Do you think that part of the high tax on cigarettes should be used to help people to quit smoking? -

Friday, February 25, 2005

Do you think that part of the high tax on cigarettes should be used to help people to quit smoking? -

I think people are going to smoke regardless of how high the tax is, it is ridiculous how much tax is on them to start with, and yes i think they should be putting some of that money back into helping people quit, but realistically they are creaming all that tax on them and if everyone quit where would they make up that extra revenue?
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Sure, why not? I just quit smoking - I had to pay a lot of money to do it, some help would have been nice. I mean, only smokers are going to take advantage of something like that (because non-smokers don-t need to quit) so why not let them pay for it, in advance. The general public is just going to have to pay for the medical needs of those who are uninsured - sick from smoking so go ahead - cut my taxes - tax them instead.
No, that-s a silly reason. It-s like picking a cash cow that-s dying of hoof and mouth disease. Right now, we tax cigarettes and keep raising the taxes for schools and roads and children-s healthcare. Then, some Congressman says -and it should be more of an incentive for people to quit-. WHAT!? Then what happens to schools and roads and children-s healthcare? If it has to finance this important stuff the government needs to encourage people to smoke.
yes and no smoking is going to kill you and people still do it. so why not let them kill there selfs
Well for how much tax is on 1 pack of cigarettes, people who smoke should get a Little more consideration if you ask me. I quit smoking almost a year ago, but I still think it-s crappy how smokers are treated like 2nd rate citizens. You would think with all that tax revenue they would at least be able to provide smokers with somewhere to smoke and be able to help them quit. Drunk people bother me far worse than smokers and you can still get drunk at some family restaurants, that kind of hypocritical.
yes... we should take advantage of peoples addiction!
The purpose of the tax in some countries, other than to generate government revenue, is to provide funds for the remedy of the problems the items create. One example is in recycling. A government (City, State or National) may charge several extra cents for every can of soft drink that is sold. Then from its revenue, it takes every two cents they earned from the can taxes, and give it to companies that recycle the cans. In other words, the consumers pay for the recycling through the extra tax tagged onto the price of the soft drink cans.

The higher tax on cigarettes therefore should also be used to fund -quit smoking- campaigns as well as other ills caused by smoking - such as lung cancer.
Do you think that part of the high tax on cigarettes should be used to help people to quit smoking? -

Should I really quit smoking cigarettes? -

Should I really quit smoking cigarettes? -

I only smoke a couple of individual cigarettes a day or so.... do I really want to quit?
-but I don-t really want to quit-

You don-t have to quit if you don-t want to, and there is no problem with smoking in moderation if you enjoy it (and two per day is pretty small)

But it is best for your health if you do. If your not keen on quiting, there are plenty of other things you can do to improve your health. Remember that as a smoker it is especially important you have a healthy diet, including large amounts of vitamins A - C (smoking reduces the effects of these vitamins). Also eat plenty of cruciferous vegetables like lettece, caulifower and brocolli as these will reduce your risk of lung cancer (see
http://www.medscape.com/Viewarticle/5839…
for details). And of course excercise can reduce your heart attack danger, and help increase your lung capacity.

One good way to decide is to take the questionares for lung cancer and heart diesease on the website your diesease risk (
http://www.yourdieseaserisk.wustl.edu/
) linked to the Washington school of medicine. Even though I smake about the same amount as you, the website tells me my risk of lung cancer is -below average-, and my risk risk of heart diesease -very much below average- compared to the average male my age.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
Check this out - it-s not for quitting, but it-s a way you can smoke without taking in the thousands of chemicals in a tobacco cigarette. This one puts out only water vapor and the nicotine comes from green peppers, tomatoes, and potatoes (yeah... weird, but those veggies and several others have nicotine!).

Also much cheaper than regular cigarettes - and you can smoke it nearly anywhere.
Well you are the only one that can answer that question. I would recommend quitting but you need to have a plan. I am going to suggest you try some smokeless cigarettes. They might not benefit you bc you are not a regular smoker but its just a suggestion. This was the easiest way i ever quit smoking real cigarettes and trust me i have failed with the patch and the gum. check them out.
I know you don-t want to quit. I didn-t want to quit either, and I smoked a lot more than you did. But at the same time, I did want to quit, for my own health - my loved ones.

It-s funny, too, how when you quit and then later smell someone who smokes, you-ll be like, -Wow, did I smell that bad when I smoked?-

From things I-ve read, it-s still pretty bad even if you only smoke a little bit. Plus, it-s easier to quit now than if you wait until your habit gets worse.
wtf is this about polluting cars pollute more than cigarettes id worry about your health more than that.
i have somewhat high self control so ive smoked for maybe half a year and just now quit but i know i will never let myself get addicted i usually have just 1 or 2 randomly in a week or month sometimes go a few months without one.

i have rolling tobacco so its easy to just take it as i need it.
Yes and it is up to you to do so as fast as you can. Smoking any cigarettes no matter how many can lead to an addiction caused by the nicotine. So don-t even try it and or think of it as a small thing. I am going to die earlier than I wanted to because of the fact that I would not face it and put it away and out of my life as I and you should do. No matter how many a day. One is too much. Please stop now.
Do you really want to keep smoking? It can be easy for those couple of cigs to turn into a pack a day before you know it. Never mind the stink and health problems....it can get EXPENSIVE.

Its up to you, of course, but I-d quit if I were you. It will be 1000x easier now than it would be if you started smoking more or for long term.
simple answer: yes. along with all of the obvious medical problems, most people shy away from smokers as they pollute the air and set a bad example for future generations.
Yes you must do it, find about that information -Negative Effects Of Smoking-
you dont smoke ciggarette, Ciggarette smokes You.
any smoking is bad for your health, even one cigarette a day....it can cause cancer and other diseases..so you decide
The only way you-re going to give up is if you really want to.
yes that-ss if you want to quit
only if you want to
Should I really quit smoking cigarettes? -

I have a friend who says hes quit smoking...but has he really quit? -

I have a friend who says hes quit smoking...but has he really quit? -

I am wondering because when I see him, I smell cigarettes on his breath. He claims to have quit smoking; so what I-m really asking is::

How long after you-ve quit does the smoker-s breath linger?
He-s lying. It could linger on his clothes until they-re washed a few times but smoker-s breath is gone after a couple of days of teeth brushing.
If you can smell it on his breath, he hasn-t quit. The smell can linger on clothes, though, for a long time. Also, women have a stronger sense of smell than men, so you may smell even the slightest hint of it on his clothes.
If he-s eaten since he quit you shouldn-t smell it. If he didn-t quit maybe he just said he did so people would leave him alone about it.
i quit a month ago i dont smell like smoke at all ps i really quit
I have a friend who says hes quit smoking...but has he really quit? -

I am trying to quit smoking , any one have any suggestions? -

Thursday, February 24, 2005

I am trying to quit smoking , any one have any suggestions? -

I am 53, I started when I was 9, that is a long time, most of my life, I don-t want to die from it but... I don-t know how to live without them, please help.
I am trying to quit as well, keeping busy helps, i don-t think the patches helped me, so i am trying cold Turkey at the moment, good luck
I agree with the Allen Carr suggestions. However for me - a smoker for 20+ years (I-m 43) - I stopped using patches, which Allen Carr does not advise. I found it helped me deal with the nicotine withdrawal while I adjusted to a life without cigarettes. I read the book after about 2 months quit and it also helped a lot.
As a long term smoker, smoking will be very much part of your life and it will feel incredibly difficult to imagine life without it. I stopped by not underestimating the massive (beneficial) change I was making to my life and totally altered many of my routines at the same time.
I didn-t drink at all for the first few weeks as I wasn-t sure if I would be able to resist smoking if I was even a bit tipsy.
Now (nearly 4 months down the line) I have no cravings and cannot describe how much better I physically feel and look and I-m getting richer too.
Deep Breathing Perhaps The Single Most Powerful And Important Technique: Every time you want a cigarette, do the following. Do it three times.

Inhale the deepest lung-full of air you can, and then, very slowly, exhale. Purse your lips so that the air must come out slowly. As you exhale, close your eyes, and let your chin gradually sink over onto your chest. Visualize all the tension leaving your body, slowly draining out of your fingers and toes, just flowing on out.

This is a variation of a yoga technique and is very relaxing. If you practice this, you-ll be able to use it for any future stressful situation you find yourself in. And it will be your greatest weapon during the strong cravings sure to assault you over the first few days.

2. Taking In Fluids:
The first few days, drink LOTS of water and fluids to help flush out the nicotine and other poisons from your body.

Remember that the urge to smoke only lasts a few minutes, and will then pass. The urges gradually become farther and farther apart as the days go by.

3. Stay Away From Alcohol, Sugar And Coffee
Do your very best to stay away from alcohol, sugar and coffee the first week or longer, as these tend to stimulate the desire for a cigarette. Avoid fatty foods, as your metabolism will slow down a bit without the nicotine, and you may gain weight even if you eat the same amount as before quitting. So discipline about diet is extra important now. No one ever said acquiring new habits would be easy!

Nibble on low calorie foods like celery, apples and carrots. Chew gum or suck on cinnamon sticks.

Stretch out your meals; eat slowly and wait a bit between bites.

After dinner, instead of a cigarette, treat yourself to a cup of mint tea or a peppermint candy.

4.Taking An Oral Substitute
In one study, about 25% of quitters found that an oral substitute was invaluable. Another 25% didn-t like the idea at all - they wanted a clean break with cigarettes. The rest weren-t certain.

One can use cinnamon sticks, chewing gum or artificial cigarettes as a substitute. You will mostly find that after the first week of being a non smoker, you wouldn’t even need these.

5. Get Exercising
Go to a gym, sit in the steam, exercise. Change your normal routine – take time to walk or even jog around the block or in the local park.

6.Pamper Yourself
Go ahead and join a yoga class or maybe reiki – they-re great! Get a one hour massage, take a long bath - pamper yourself. Get yourself involved in a hobby.

7. Ask For Support
Ask for support from co-workers, friends and family members. Ask for their tolerance. Let them know you-re quitting, and that you might be edgy or grumpy for a few days. If you don-t ask for support, you certainly won-t get any. If you do, you-ll be surprised how much it can help. Take a chance - try it and see!

Ask friends and family members not to smoke in your presence. Don-t be afraid to ask. This is more important than you may realize.

8. Destroy All Your Cigarettes
On your quit day, hide all ashtrays and destroy all your cigarettes, preferably with water, so no part of them is smokeable.

9. Write It Down
Write down ten good things about being a nonsmoker - and then write out ten bad things about smoking. Do it. It really helps.

10. Don’t Pretend
Don-t pretend smoking wasn-t enjoyable – it was. This is like losing a good friend – and it-s okay to grieve the loss. Feel that grief, don-t worry, it-s okay. Feel, and you heal. Stay with it - you can do it!

11. Affirm Yourself
Several times a day, quietly repeat to yourself the affirmation, -I am a nonsmoker.- Many quitters see themselves as smokers who are just not smoking for the moment. They have a self-image as smokers who still want a cigarette.

Silently repeating the affirmation -I am a nonsmoker- will help you change your view of yourself, and, even if it may seem silly to you, this is actually useful. Use it!

12. Holding Out
Here is perhaps the most valuable information among these points. In Phase 2, the period which begins a few weeks after quitting, the urges to smoke will subside considerably.

However, it-s vital to understand that from time to time, you will still be suddenly overwhelmed with a desire for -just one cigarette.- This will happen unexpectedly, during moments of stress, whether negative stress or positive (at a party, or on vacation). If you are unprepared to resist, succumbing to that -one cigarette- will lead you directly back to smoking.

Remember the following secret: in these surprise attacks during Phase 2 - and they will definitely come - do your deep breathing, and hold on for five minutes, and the urge will pass

First you have to say that you are doing something that can cause many health problems to you and around you. Then you have to say i will not smoke a single cigarettes ever in my life. Try to do different activities that you like and be with your family and exercise every day and be happy that you are a better person now.
The two people who mention Alan Carr have got his name wrong. It should be ALLEN CARR and he was not a doctor either. Here is a link to the book:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Allen-Carrs-Easy…


It is the world-s most successful method of stopping smoking. You can also visit
http://www.allencarr.com
for further information.

I wish you the very best of luck, though I don-t think you will need luck with his book!
Many of my friends have read that book by Dr Alan Carr, they read it and did exactly what it said it would do...they stopped smoking. Me, I still have my copy sitting there, have not got passed first couple of chapters, but it does state that it may take years to read it and you must be ready.
There is alot of good information on this site including how to quit:

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/conten…
Break your leg which require surgery and 2 months in hospital like I did. I quit smoking after 20 years while in the hospital.
-The Easy Way to Quit Smoking- By Alan Carr. I read it and quit. It will be a year on the 26th.
chandrix ! My boyfriend quit he smoked for 29 yrs and smoked 2 packs a day.
I am trying to quit smoking , any one have any suggestions? -

Running everyday , quit smoking , eating healthy . not good enough ? -

Running everyday , quit smoking , eating healthy . not good enough ? -

i quit smoking 3 -4 weeks ago , and i been running everyday, but yesterdya i had some heavy food and today morning i had a salad and my cousins ordered some pizza so had that . went to play football and i felt tired in less than 15 minutes . it was really hot outside .

my question is what the hell ? i been running , quit smoking and
everything . Just because i ate like 4 -5 slices and couple of chicken wings with some pepsi , does that affect my body conditioning or my stamina / endurance a lot ?i don-t undersant it . please help
3-4 weeks of no smoking and excercise is not enough to suddenly be an agile, resilient, stamina infused human being. It-s going to take time to recover some of the youthfulness you once enjoyed. How long? That-s on you and you-ll know when you get there. Today wasn-t the day obviously. Just keep it goin man. =)
you-re doing good cause you quit smoking and you started eating healthy and you run. you probably were just dehydrated so make sure you drink alot of water cause the signs you described were the signs or lack of water in your system....so keep on and you will fill better everyday.
hmmmm... i see your problem you just have to stop living and you wont feel as tired as much, i promise
did you have enough water?
You may have provided your own answer within your question: -It was really hot outside.- Even top athletes tire quickly playing football in the heat.

Be sure to stay hydrated (and that does not mean Pepsi) if you are outside in the heat. Hydration means water.

Congratulations on improving your health! You have tremendous willpower and will live longer for it.
it will take more than 3-4 weeks to undo the damage of smoking
QUIT DRINKING lmao
Are you afraid that years of smoking have taken their toll and that you may be taking an early dirt nap?

Fear not! You can still undo the damage you have done. Just stop eating 5 slices of pizza, continue to excercise and you should be ok.

Oh and stop with the Cancer Sticks!
Running everyday , quit smoking , eating healthy . not good enough ? -

What is the best way to quit smoking cold turkey? -

What is the best way to quit smoking cold turkey? -

is there any special food (other than rx items) to help you quit? I heard cinnamon toothpaste. Is there any truth in that? And when is the best time to start
I did it cold turkey about 25 years ago. It was hard but I had a plan. I used quilting to keep my hands busy so that I had something to do with them all the time. I made an entire quilt in a week. The first 3 days were the hardest and the 4th morning, when cigarettes were NOT the first thing I thought about, i knew I had it licked. It may have been the 2nd thing I thought of, but it was not the first !LOL I also nibbled on sunflower seeds and did a lot of cleaning and rearranging the house for that first month. Basically anything to keep myself occupied. My husband did it too, but not till about 5 years later. His thing was snacks. I bought him a bunch of small amounts of snacks from the grocery store that had those bins of bulk snacks. i got soy snacks, and different candies, dried fruits, etc. but each was bagged separately so when he needed something to keep his mind of smoking, it took forever to unwrap a snack, check it out, nibble on a few pieces, close it up, select another and do it all over again. It really worked for him. i also took up crocheting but I bet anything to keep your hands busy would do.
Cold turkey just isn-t the answer for everyone. If you find -cold turkey- too hard then accept thats ok. Instead the following can work very well. Accept that you want to give up. Next craving.. allow yourself to indulge but just smoke -half- your usual intake. Next craving.. don-t have any. Next craving have -half- the usual intake etc and keep this up for the first day. Next day.. you should be able to follow the same process but -half- the intake again. Over a period of a week you should be well on the way to weaning yourself off.. cravings way less with the body accepting a couple of puffs. You may find over the next few days that -yuk-, you don-t even want the stuff anymore and the thought and smell just turns you right off. This actually worked for me many years ago when i wanted to stop smoking that -green- stuff. Within 10 days i didnt even like it anymore. I never achieved this by going cold turkey tho. When i told myself i -couldnt- have.. i wanted it all the more. If you can relate to that then try the other way.
I smoked for a very long time. Quit once for four years with accupuncture. Problem is that there are few capable practicioners who are reliable for cessation of nicotine even though they all say they are successful. Evelyn Wright in San Francisco I can recommend. Have Quit now for three years, yes again, with laser accupuncture. Painless. About 45 min treatment. Walked out feeling like I had never been a smoker. That would be Mark Costello in Littleton, CO. Hypnosis can at times work well.
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do you know how much a pack costs now? maybe you should think about how much money you could save and what you could buy with that money. i-m not trying to be rude, smoking is really hard to let go...but think of the money! I think it-s all mentally really, you should think about your health as well. Think about a potentially new you-without cigarettes!
it is mind over matter i quit April 12Th 2008 cold turkey after 35 years of smoking up to 4 packs a day. i got up one morning started coughing for about 1 hour so i quit have not had a smoke since. i also have lost 20 lbs. i have 1 nerve left ,. so no trick you just have to quit
cinnamon the herb has a tobaco deterant..the toothpaste has no cinnamon in it ..just artificial flavoring use cinnamon sticks as cigs in your hand
Start dipping.

=)

I recommend Copenhagen.

Enjoy!
exercise.Walk,run or bike.
the best way to stop smoking is.
throw the crap away
What is the best way to quit smoking cold turkey? -

How do I keep my figure once I quit smoking? -

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

How do I keep my figure once I quit smoking? -

I want to quit smoking but am afraid of gaining weight. I-ve always had a good body from working out daily and have been often complimented on how I look in a bikini.
Despite working out and eating well, I smoke 7 or 8 cigarettes a day and have for 10 years (since age 12) and I know it partly contributes to my staying thin.

Is it inevitable that I will gain weight once I quit eventhough I already am very disciplined in exercising and diet?
Absolutely not! Instead of smoking, eat some celery - it provides the same metabolic boost a ciggie gives you, but with virtually no calories. Plus, you-re already disciplined with your exercise, just keep it going. People tend to eat more after quitting because food tastes better.

Just a side note: No one looks good dead, bikini or otherwise. And I say this as a smoker - take the plunge, girl. It will be worth in in the long run. It-s cold outside, now-s the time to do it - if you gain a few pounds, it-s sweater weather for the next few months.

Best of luck!
If you eat well and exercise you will not gain weight. If need something to replace cigarettes, celery or carrots are best. They won-t make you gain weight and are very healthy. Your body will look and feel better when you stop smoking. Working out will feel easier and more satisfying when you quit smoking, making your work outs more productive. Also, your body-s inside affects what-s outside, and if you are healthier inside you will look healthier outside. The healthier you are the better you will look. Even people who gain 10 lbs when they quit smoking look better all around, even in a bikini.
I don-t smoke so I couldn-t really say. But the following websites are set up for this exact question:

http://quitsmoking.about.com/od/weightga…


http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2…


http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles…


http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/healt…
As it always goes with the smokers, their craving for nicotine is hard to be overcome. Every smoker swears that he will quit the habit -tomorrow- and forever, but it never happens. In my case, however, my physician had advised me to stop smoking as I suffered from migraines continuously for days and I had to miss my work. His prescription drugs only made me physically and mentally worse and soon I was out of my daily routine. I discontinued the drugs and continued to smoke as usual. One of my old friends told me to buy smoke deter to quit smoking.

I knew there were some supplements claiming to create an aversion to smoking, like -smoking aid-, -quit smoking in 7 days-, -anti smoking pill,- etc. The owners of suchlike products were making money by exaggerating the facts. I had tried some of these products but I did not find anything worthwhile in them and I was reluctant to buy smoke deter as one of such type of supplements.

One day, I got up from my seat in the middle of some important point in a meeting and went out to smoke a cigarette. My same old friend who was attending the meeting again advised me to buy smoke deter this time to give it a try.

I read the full details about smoke deter and came to know that unlike other supplements, it was purely a homeopathic combination and did not have any side effects. The supplements I had used had caused burning and inflammation in my mouth. Though, I was doubtful about it being safe to use, I bought it just to see if it worked as my health was seriously running down. I had its first dose in the form of a spray under my tongue and it tasted a little bit like alcohol mixed with something like a flower essence, which was relishing.

I used the remedy as per directions put on the label but didn-t find any effect on me. I was smoking as usual and I was very much worried about what to do further. In frustration, I discontinued its use and was thinking of some other alternative like self-hypnosis to boost my confidence to quit the habit at once. But after a few days, I did felt its effect and whenever I wanted to smoke, I found there was not an intense urge like before. It is more than a year now I haven-t smoked a single cigarette.

The smoke deter is free from any crude herbal substances and it contains only herbal dilutions in tincture form or in potency to act mildly on human organism and some dilutions in 200c to affect the mental sphere to get rid of the habit of smoking.

Check the url in the source box below for a free trial and also more info about this product.It seems to confirm some of my comments and is dedicated to helping smokers improve their health, fitness and beat the smoking habit.
How do I keep my figure once I quit smoking? -

What should I do to help my GF quit smoking? -

What should I do to help my GF quit smoking? -

My girlfriend has been smoking for along time now. I really hate it and as matter of fact, I despise it. I keep telling her that she is way better than that and we end up arguing about it. She keeps tell me that its not easy to quit. She tells me that I should appreciate for who she is? That really makes me mad even more. What should I do?
im smoking right now but i gave it up last year in march by using a book called the easy way to stop smoking by alan carr, you can wikipedia it and find out some more info

It worked for me until june, god i wish i hadnt started again, just word of advice she needs to finish it everyone i have given it to gets half way thru and stops reading it, it really motivates you in the last half....good luck
You should appreciate for who she is or you-ll end up alone and try not to be so controlling...
What should I do to help my GF quit smoking? -

Quit smoking, can I still grow? -

Quit smoking, can I still grow? -

I started smoking when I was 14, and I was like maybe 5-6 then. I am now 17 and I am 5-9. I have recently quit smoking and started eating healthy and exercising regularly. Is it realistic to think that I will reach 6-, or taller. When I was a baby the doctors said because of my abnormally large head I was probally going to be pretty tall. My dad is around 6-2 and my mom is around 5-2. Ohh and Im a guy, I guess that would help.
You only have a year or so left. It is possible.
Males don-t reach full maturity until age 21 (thats why it-s the drinking age here in the US) so maybe. You might just bulk up and not get taller though.
Good job on quiting smoking. Since your only 17, you will definitly be at least 6- if your 5-9 now. But it might now be until your like 19 or 20
My son was only 5-5- until he turned 18. Then he had a huge growth spurt and is now 6-2-. Be patient and keep away from those cigs and see what happens.
Well, you might grow for another 3 years, and then again you might not. Get plenty of sleep and work on your posture to make the best of what you are and will be.
Anyway, 5-9- is not exactly short.
ummmmmm no. It-s hereditary I don-t smoke, never have and am still only 5ft lol
Quit smoking, can I still grow? -

If I quit smoking amp; drink more water will my cellulite go away? -

Wednesday, February 16, 2005

If I quit smoking amp; drink more water will my cellulite go away? -

I only smoke very lightly (not an excuse) - drink very little water. If I improve these nasty habits will my cellulite go away or at least decrease?
I am slim and don-t really have any fat to lose - it-s just the appearance of cellulite.
NO!!!!!
sorry....
but cellulite is visable because the fat cells are larger in those areas and it causes dimpling in the skin.
try toning up...but theres no real way of getting rid of it. all part of being woman :)
The obvious way to burn fat is to eat less food and move more often, the issues appear when we really aim to put that into operation! There are loads of opportunities to fail in the real world aren-t there?! The sole diet which definitely worked for me was wu-yi tea, it can be seen in the resource box underneath, they have a handful of free trials left, it was reported in Reader-s Digest and USA Today. I worked off 30 pounds, it definitely does work!
you can buy an anti cellulite cream which will do the job. If you look at Boots on line in England this will do the job as it fades away the scars which come with the condition.
Yes. A healthier all-around diet while improve the quality and appearance of your skin. Also, drink more water. It is critical to almost every bodily function (including skin maitenance)
Unfortunately cellulite is practically impossible to get rid of.There are things you can do to help but that is-nt one of them.
No, but it-s still a great idea.
nope im sorry it all in your genes but i wish it would work
If I quit smoking amp; drink more water will my cellulite go away? -

How do I quit smoking? -

Friday, February 11, 2005

How do I quit smoking? -

I am only 21 years young, and yet I have been smoking for the past 3 years. I am desperate to quit, but anytime I try to, I keep going back to it. It-s an obsession I want to get rid off. Someone please help.
Mongoose, quitting smoking will be one of the best things you-ve done in life seriously.

Here-s a really good tip:

when your quitting smoking you have to realize you-re quitting a nicotine and caffeine addiction, so when you-re quitting cigs, you can definitely drink more coffee, because it helps a lot.

Some other tips from a smoke quitter:

lozenges are easier to use than the gum, in my experience, and have somewhat better results in studies. Make sure you follow the instructions, if you slack off and your nicotine levels start to drop you-ll go for a cigarette rather than a lozenge.

my uncle tried this and so should you!
1. find a jelly jar (or any little jar) and fill it half way with water
2. put some cigarettes inside the jar
3. shake it up and put the cap on
4. bring it with you everywhere a
5. smell it when you want to smoke
6. keep smelling until the urge goes away (warning: it smells AWFUL)
7. after a while, you won-t even WANT to THINK about smoking
it worked for him, and i really hope it works for you. good luck!!

Also I know a ton of people who tried this product and it told me it works.
http://susanwilder.com/quitsmokingnow
hi MunGoose..

yep its actually more than an obsession, its addiction, to one of the most addictive drugs, known to man.. otherwise you could do what the other guy says, just don-t buy any, or a lot of stuff that non smokers say..

the bad news, is that nicotine is generally a hard drug to quit.. the good news is, that it is doable.. quitting young is a solid for you, good call!!.. there are a Number of ways to quit.. and all of them work for some people.. you might want to call 1-800-quit-now.. they can provide you great info, as well as many times, can send you aids like patches, etc..

i tried many methods before finding something that worked for me.. ultimately, i ended up joining a support group.. i found it much easier to quit, with a group, than alone.. i attend Nicotine Anonymous meetings, both locally, and on line.. online voice meetings are as close as your computer.. you can attend meetings before actually quitting..


Nicotine Anonymous is a Non-Profit 12 Step Fellowship of men and women helping each other live nicotine-free lives. Nicotine Anonymous welcomes all those seeking freedom from nicotine addiction, including those using cessation programs and nicotine withdrawal aids. The primary purpose of Nicotine Anonymous is to help all those who would like to cease using tobacco and nicotine products in any form. The Fellowship offers group support and recovery using the 12 Steps as adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous to achieve abstinence from nicotine.
How many cigarettes a day do you smoke? Do your friends smoke? When do you usually smoke? I used to smoke and those were the three biggest barriers to me quitting.

At my peak, 10 years ago, I smoked about 10 - 12 cigarettes a day. I heard that people tend to smoke at certain times (always after a meal, always with coffee, always when they had a drink, ect.) I heard a good way to quit was to gradually nix one of those habitual smoking times one by one. So first, I stopped smoking on the way to class. Then, with coffee, then after meals. After a year or so, I was only smoking about 5 cigarettes a day.

My biggest challenge, which I-m still fighting, is the urge to smoke when I drink. Up until last year, I only smoked when I drank, but sometimes that could be a whole pack of cigs! Lol. I-ve worked hard to resist, and now I-m down to maybe 1 or 2 cigs a week, tops. I want to quit all the way tho.

If you can quit cold turkey, by all means go for it. But personally I think stepping down gradually is much more effective.
How to stop smoking? You are making the right choice! At 21, now is the time to stop smoking. All the best to you! You will need to motivate yourself if you truly want to quit smoking. Nicotine is like medicine to the body and people will usually start considering it very important for them. Therefore, they are into a bad habit that is very hard to stop. Smoking is terrible, in that it damages a persons health and will eventually bring them closer to death. You need to want to quit from within yourself first. Also, if people offer you cigarettes, say no to them and let them know you are really trying to quit.
Stop buying cigarettes. If cigarettes don-t exist in your life, you can-t possibly be smoking.
How do I quit smoking? -

Im trying to quit smoking now that i cut down i feel....why? -

Wednesday, February 9, 2005

Im trying to quit smoking now that i cut down i feel....why? -

i usually smoke about a pack or a little more then that a day. yesterday i smokled 3 today i smoked 6. i feel really noxious and i have a really bad head ache. why, when i cut down?
ooooooowwwww!
That-s not the nicotine addiction - that the crap chemical addiction. Nicotine is addicting, but not half as much as the stuff they put into smoky treats to keep you tossing down your Lincolns. Bear with it, drink lots of water. Breathe. Breathe intentionally and deeply. You can do it.
Your body is used to you smoking everyday so now its going to be hard for it to get used to you not smoking.
Have U ever heard of -WITHDRAWLS- Nicotine is highly addictive, and the lack of it will cause withdrawal symptoms, such as you-ve described.
Hi Ramona,
I think cuting down too much or too fast can be a problem.
Try to just cut back one cigarette the first day, cut back two the next day and so on, or just smoke a half at a time and the other half later, that way your body does not feel a too big of a change at once and you are smoking less at the same time too :)
My wife had the same issue before she had quit smoking.
She smoked for over 10 years and when she found out that she was preagnant with our now newborn 3 months old daughter, she had promised me that if I found a good solution for quitting, she will try her best to kick the habit.

Well in my spare time I started researching online for quit smoking programs, meanwhile she was trying out patches and gums that you can buy at grocery stores and adventually they would not work for her.

After about a week of researching I had stumbled over a website that really impressed me on what they had to offer and that they actually say that they almost guarantee your success, and most importantly that you can try it out for free.

The company has been around for over 20 years now and they have helped over a million smokers quit since and their kit has everything that you possibly need to help you quit smoking, I thought WoW that is impressive.

I went ahead and ordered the free trial for my wife (only paid for shipping) and she has quit smoking in just two weeks and she doesn-t want to hear about or smell another cigarette again in her life :)

Now it is up to you, but since my wife has quit, I was so happy about her success, so much so that I had built a small review site of the product to also help other people quit, you can check it out at;
http://time2quitnow.com
if you want to find out more.
Thanks for reading my short story, I hope it helps, good luck and stay healthy.
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Are there any Laser Touch offices in Indiana to help me quit smoking? -

Tuesday, February 8, 2005

Are there any Laser Touch offices in Indiana to help me quit smoking? -

I have heard of alternative measures in helping a person stop smoking. Someone mentioned a laser system using accupuncture had been real effective. I was hoping to find a place in Indy and if anyone had used this procedure effectively.
Apparently it is an expensive scam. I would recommend the old fashioned accupuncture, even backed up with a session of hypnotherapy.

Nothing is guaranteed of course, and you do need a lot of will power. You also have to really want to give up.

Good luck my friend!
Are there any Laser Touch offices in Indiana to help me quit smoking? -

I need help. How can I help my friend quit smoking? -

Sunday, February 6, 2005

I need help. How can I help my friend quit smoking? -

He is a little more than a friend and I really care about him
I hate the fact that he is killing himself!
please!! I really need advise
eck.
well, i-m not too sure, but you don-t have any answers, so i thought i-d try and help.
does he know that you want him to quit?
if y-all are close friends, and he knows that he-s hurting you by smoking, that might give him an incentive to stop smoking.
if you or him can afford it, try the gum, patches, anything.
if not, i-ve heard that keeping your mouth busy [chewing any kind of gum] can make the craving pass.
honestly, it-ll probably be hard, but i-m sure he can do it.
good luck with him, and remember to just be there to support him...
I need help. How can I help my friend quit smoking? -

How do I quit smoking? -

Saturday, February 5, 2005

How do I quit smoking? -

Need help with it, I have never tried to quit yet, but i don-t want to stop. I need to lol, Need tips and stratigies. I don-t want to cold turkey, rather a plan to ween myself off of smoking.

Thanks for the input.
Hi Sean, Why don-t you want to quit cold turkey?? That-s the cheapest, quickest, and best way to quit! My husband quit after 25 years of 1-2 packs a day cold turkey. I wasn-t ready at the time. 9 months later I was ready to quit. That was after 20 years of 1-2 packs a day. All it takes is a little willpower, and you have to want to quit.
Every day I see cancer patients who are told they must quit or they-ll die, and they just quit. No problem.

The first 2 weeks will be a little hard, because it-s a big habit. But after 2 weeks, Sean, you-ll be proud to say, -I don-t smoke.-


You can do it! I know you can! Bless you and good luck! :)
You need to WANT to quit. You will find it really difficult to stop by -weaning- yourself off , you either smoke or you don-t - there-s no halfway I-m afraid.
Good luck with it though - I did it with the help of nicotine patches and joining a website with other quitters for support. It-s by far the best thing you can do for your health and it-s really worth it!!
When you want to stop then is the time to quit. All the time you want to smoke you will find quitting difficult. First you must remove the desire to smoke. Once you realise that you lose nothing by quitting then you are ready to quit. All the time you think you have something to loose by quitting you will not
depending on how much you smoke cut back a certain percentage....like if you smoke a pack a day, smoke one less a day until you stop or if you smoke one pack a week, do the same thing but with weeks
Stop breathing and You-ll stop smoking


Soon.
Smoking will die soon, you know? Stop smoking now!
How do I quit smoking? -

How come every time I try to quit smoking? -

Friday, February 4, 2005

How come every time I try to quit smoking? -

I have heart palpitations? They won-t go away. The most I will make it to is about a month and then I can-t take it anymore. They disturb my sleep and I just start smoking again. Does this happen to anyone else? What do you do about it?
Make sure you either taper off slowly or try the nicotine patches. Sounds like your body is like mine and can-t take quitting cold turkey. The 1st time It happened to me I had heart palpitations 24/7 with fevers and a few other things for 3 months. But the last few times I tryed to quit the Anxiety took a greater toll. Each time adding more trauma than before. So needless to say I smoke. And it will be awhile before I attempt to quit again. I know I can NOT taper and too paranoid to stop again right now.
It-s extreme anxiety caused by the nicotine withdrawal and deprivation. I-ve had them, too. (I-ve been so upset at quitting that I-ll get suicidally depressed, and once started again after 8 months).

What I did about it was to go to my doctor and ask for a prescription for Chantix. It-s a little expensive, but so are cigarettes. How it works is that it ties up the nicotine receptors in the brain so thay you don-t undergo the chemical withdrawal. All you need to overcome is the behavioral stuff, like a cigarette first thing in the morning, or while you-re on the phone, etc. You will have very vague urges to smoke, but they are fleeting. I found that a little exercise helped shut down the urges.

You take it in the morning and at night. I took it for about 5 weeks with success of 1 1/2 years, and no depression! When I went off it, for some reason I had few cravings. Eighteen months later, I will rarely want one after a big meal, or when under stress, but the success and freedom has kept me from restarting.

Since you have to contact your doctor for this, why not ask for a prescription for Xanax? You could get 0.5 mg tablets, which are scored (and which is a small dose) and cut them in half. It-s also advisable to anyone quitting to avoid coffee, tea, and other drinks with added caffeine. (I just found out Sunkist orange has almost as much caffeine as Mountain Dew!)

I had tried about 10 times to quit. With Chantix it was a breeze, and I didn-t even get b*tchy!

I think your palpitations were caused by adrenaline being pumped out by your system due to the shock and discomfort of quitting. I would ask your doctor for Chantix, and the Xanax. It-s worth it when you consider the incredible harm cigarettes do to your body!

Good luck!
I haven-t had that but maybe it is anxiety and the stress of your day to day... Since smoking has that calming effect and you are no longer doing it this could be the case. Sorry if it wasn-t much help I just know when I quit smoking in sept I seemed more worried and stressed before I quit. I hope you find the answer you are looking for!
How come every time I try to quit smoking? -

Information/statistics about teenagers doing the quit smoking therapy? -

Information/statistics about teenagers doing the quit smoking therapy? -

if it-s possible, information/statistics of teenagers doing the smoking therapy, compared to adults.
still waiting for an answer? good luck .. better still read magazines and research your answers ...
Information/statistics about teenagers doing the quit smoking therapy? -

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