How do I get my wife to quit smoking? -

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

How do I get my wife to quit smoking? -

My wife has these excrutiatingly gory episodes where she has slurred speech, dizzy, loses all coordination.

The diagnose is Complex Migrain and Bipolar. But I-m conviced that its a long term effect of too much smoking (she smokes a half pack a day). Shes probably getting cancer---shes had it checked last year---but I think its just a matter of time. This is just the beginning of the horrible effects.

I try to impress upon her how she needs to take care of this before its irreversible, if it isn-t already.

What can I do?
Get your doctor to make a fake test and tell her that she has it, she will stop and when she does yu can tell her the truth, she might hate you but it-s better than her dieing. =/
The smoking is not causing her problems. You cannot make someone quit if they don-t want to.
You need to stop playing doctor. Your wife has a serious medical condition and needs help for that condition. Her half-pack-a-day habit has nothing to do with her condition, and your pressure and worry are probably making things much worse.

No spouse can make a partner stop smoking, and trying to do so is a form of excessive control that I have seen lead to divorce.

The decision to stop is one that the individual must make.

Al-Anon-s principles can help you deal with having an addicted spouse.
The smoking has nothing to do with it.....especially at a mere half-pack a day. Regardless, you can-t get her to stop smoking. That is something she has to do herself, and only if she wants to.
Hi, I found this while searching the internet. Check it out

Hope it helps
lots of water with real lemon loads of green vegetables be patience go to www.whyquit.com if that don-t work please pray for her don-t give up good luck please go to this web site its free
Ask her if she wants to die earlier. Tell her its a bad habbit. But the best thing you can do is trogh out what ever she is smoking and tell the local store owners who sell the smoke, to not give it to her.
It sounds more like she-s alcoholic, or smoking some non-tobacco product. Unfortunately if she doesn-t want to help herself, there-s little you can do. 10 cigs a day shoudln-t cause the symptoms you describe in the first sentence. Something else is going on.
STOP COMPLAINING AND LOVE HER INSTEAD. SHE HAS ENUF PROBLEMS WITHOUT LISTENING TO YOU NAG HER. SHE WILL STOP WHEN SHE IS READY
How do I get my wife to quit smoking? -

Can you help me quit smoking? -

Sunday, April 24, 2005

Can you help me quit smoking? -

I can-t seem to put them down. I wanna do it cold turkey. Got any tips?
Thanks.
I smoked for 23 years - 3 packs a day! Here-s what won-t work: -Trying to quit-, -Cutting down- Smoking -Light or Ultra light Cigarettes-, but the worst is -trying- and telling everyone that you-re -trying-. Imagine telling your girlfriend / boyfriend / husband / wife that you-ll -try- to be faithful. What worked for me was the nicotine patch. i was such a chain smoker that I doubled up on the patch and used it twice as long as was recommended. YOU SHOULD NOT SMOKE WHILE ON THE PATCH BECAUSE YOU-LL SUFFER FROM A NICOTINE OVERDOSE. In addition to using the patch, I told everyone who knows me and how much I smoked that tonight was my last night of smoking. It was New years Eve 2000. Of course they all laughed at me in disbelief. I was NOT going to give them the benefit of being right and thus quit for good!
Just do it cold turkey and don-t be around smoking friends, it workd 4 me, **** now i-m craving some
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Has anyone used Chapix tablets to help quit smoking? How did it go?Did it work? Is it worth buying? -

Has anyone used Chapix tablets to help quit smoking? How did it go?Did it work? Is it worth buying? -

Ten years ago my wife was getting breathless when walking so we both decided to pack in smoking and neither of us has had a cigarette since all you need is motivation determination and a bit of will power, One tip I can give is don-t sit and brood about it keep busy and here-s a bit of motivation the money you save in a year will pay for a luxury cruise
Well, I used them for a week and ended up with a right nippy ring. Wouldn-t recommend them unless you have a steel starfish.
The best way to quit smoking is to have the will. Once the will is there go ahead. You can do it.
was thinking of gettig them myself, but my mrs swears the patches! she gace up first time with them! Im thinking of going that way, not sure I like the referral of the person above, I cant be shitting needles!
Has anyone used Chapix tablets to help quit smoking? How did it go?Did it work? Is it worth buying? -

How can I quit smoking tobacco without taking nicorette? -

How can I quit smoking tobacco without taking nicorette? -

Contact the Quitline and join a Quit Smoking Clinic.
Stop using the product all together.
A medication called Chantix. You need a prescription for it. It does work and it works so well that you have to force yourself to smoke to have a cigarette every now and then so no withdrawl symptoms occur. It works!!!!! Good Luck. Nicorette and patches and anything else don-t work. This Chantix will take 3 months so you don-t go through any type of withdrawl symptoms. Then you are done smoling for good!!!
First check with your doctor on smoking cessation aids to see which one, if any, would be appropriate for you.
Second check out a Yahoo group called NicotineBusters,
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Nic…
This group has a wealth of knowledge and provides great support. You will find people who have quit smoking cold turkey or have used the patch, gum, lozenge, Chantix, etc.

BTW, I stopped smoking 3 months ago after some 30+ years.

Good luck to you!
I-ve been working on that one too. I-m not very good at it. But there are patches and lozenges. Also cold turkey. Sign up for the quitnet too (just google it). It was quite helpful the five times I quit. One of these days.... dammit.
don-t buy any more when you next run out.
it will suck for at least a few days, but once your over the inital cold turkey phase you-ll be fine.
From personal experience, Smoke Away works good. It-s all natural, and helps to remove the nicotine and other cigerette byproducts from your body while helping to control the cravings. You can pick that up at Wal-Mart for $30.

If you prefer a non medical approach, I would suggest cutting back slowly, limiting yourself to X cigerettes a day. Let-s say that right now you smoke 10 a day. Try cutting back to about 5 or 6 a day. This will help to slowly ween you off of them, while preventing an all out withdrawl at the same time. Once you can tell that you are craving them less, cut back even further to about 2 to 3 a day. You can keep this up until you no longer crave them.
dude I hope it works out for you and I-m not trying to scare you or anything, my bro tried nicorette and started passing out at random times and once even while driving.
If yo want to use it use it as a suppliment to curb cravings and use small amounts while cutting down on your cigarette smoking.

Good Luck
If you need help with this and are having a hard time, there is a new medication that your doctor can prescribe, it is called Chantix.....I have heard wonderful things about this medication. Several friends have stopped with this medication....
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!
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How long after you quit smoking will nicotine show up in a blood test? -

Saturday, April 23, 2005

How long after you quit smoking will nicotine show up in a blood test? -

My life insurance company wants to do a blood test for, among other things, nicotine. I quit nearly five months ago, will it still show up? I-d like to be considered a non-smoker, and I have no intention of starting again.
About 30 to 60 days.
Congratulations and after 5 mos you should be clean. It leaves you blood faster than it leaves your lungs. After 1 yr your lungs should be pink again.
you are considered to be a tobacco user for 1 year from the date you quit smoking.

usually the best way to handle coverage is to get a shorter term now, possibly a 1 year term at a smoker rate. once the 1 year mark for quitting msoking passes, you can apply and lock in a long term non-smoker rate.

make sure your doctors notes are updated with the date you quit.
yes
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When you quit smoking did you seem to have more time on your hands? -

When you quit smoking did you seem to have more time on your hands? -

Or did you get a lot more done that you might have once procrastinated on? I quit recently (almost 3 weeks) and have come across this. Curious if anyone else ever had.
Congratu-freekin-lations!!! You done good.

Yes, I found that I had extra time on my hands, which wasn-t necessarily a good thing since it seems like the smoke breaks were actually CALLING OUT TO ME!

The good news is, I found stuff to do that didn-t involve smoking (I learned to stencil was good AND bad on account of my family got to the point where they were afraid to sit still lest I stencil them) and, eventually, I never had too much free time on my hands.

Again...great job. Keep up the good work!
Your nearly there.21 days or 3 wks then it becomes a habit,but you have to do new things to keep up with the new you.When i stopped,i decided i was going to get fit,a new body.It took time slowly but now,iam thankful i made the right decision
It made me sh*t less
Kudos on the quitting but yes it should im not a smoker but id assume
Oh yes , and more money too.
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Whos successfully quit smoking...? -

Whos successfully quit smoking...? -

Just wanted to know who has quit smoking after smoking 10/20 a day for alot of years, and actually feels relieved to of done it, or did u quit then realize how much you missed it once you stopped. Just wnated to know because I couldn-t imagine stopping smoking unless I fell pregnant, yes money can be an issue but if I wanst spending it on cigarettes i-d be spending it on booze and take aways. any answers are welcome, if you know someone who-s stopped or what ever. Thanks for your answers! x
i smoke anywhere from 10-20 cigerettes a day.. but give up smoking when i fall pregnant everytime..
i do not smoke around my children, i always make sure i am in my own -space- when i decide to light up - this is normally outside in the back yard.. i do give up successfully for my children, theres no hesitation, my body just refuses to smoke while pregnant - im very greatful for that...

the only reason i take up smoking after pregnancy, is because i find thats my -me- time, where i can sit and relax - enjoy my OWN company hehe. even though i know its causing my body harm, i actually enjoy it! :-):-).. thats terrible i know! but im no saint!
i smoked for many years but quit when i moved into my bachelor pad coz i didn-t want it to stink of fags (i did have a few cheeky ones whilst hanging out the kitchen window though). i found it really really difficult to quit and still have cravings 5 years on but what i found that worked was having an apple instead of a cig (sounds a bit cheesy i know) but it seemed to work for me. i-m down to about 7 apples a day now :)
giving up smoking is hard, your body and mind are hopelessly addicted after all, but i do feel so much better now, and its satisfying to know i-ve given up when others couldn-t.
but to be honest, i-d still love a ciggie after my sunday dinner :)
My boyfriend quit smoking for over a year now. He went cold turkey and has no desire to smoke again. He was smoking a pack and a half a day for over 30 yrs. He is amazed how much better food tastes and the air he breathes smells fresh. I am very proud of him and he knows it. Anyway, it is no fun to kiss an ashtray, if you know what I mean.
I am going on my 12th year of not smoking and it feels so good. I can-t believe I used to smoke with the window down in my car while it was raining or when I went to the restroom. I loved to smoke and didn-t want to stop but I am glad I did quit.
I am going on 5 years at 15-20 a day!!! And i see no end in sight!! Just thinking about quitting causes me stress and anxiety.
Hate to say it but i think i am hooked for life!!!
I quit 20 years ago and am glad I did. It was really tough for me. It wasn not an easy time at all.
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Can your vocal chords and lungs heal after you quit smoking? -

Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Can your vocal chords and lungs heal after you quit smoking? -

I just recently quit smoking, will I get my breath back? Will my vocal chords go back to normal...or is all the damage permanent? I-ve smoked for 5 years...but again..I quit going on 3 weeks now
if you are still fairly young, I think you have a good chance of your lungs healing after smoking for 5 years. whatever you do...do NOT ever ever go back to smoking again...it is a great thing that you have quit!! Bravo to you!! I hope that your lungs will go back to 100% damage free.

if you really want to know...I would check with your dr. about having a medical scan of your lungs to really see how they are doing.
No one-s will go back to 100%


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yes they will, listen to mariah carey-s voice, she used to smoke before she start to sing pro. and she got her voice back :)
i-m pretty sure they will heal.but you have to never smoke again
I hope so, I-ve been smoking for over 25 yrs.!
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How much will quitting smoking help my anxiety disorder? -

Monday, April 18, 2005

How much will quitting smoking help my anxiety disorder? -

I read that smoking leads you to be 4x more likely to have an anxiety problem. If you quit how much will it help out your anxiety disorder?
It will help tremendously. I have anxiety so any type of stimulant makes it much worse. I used to smoke for 10 years, I quit this past January and it-s cut down on my anxiety attacks by A LOT!! I dont drink a lot of caffeine and I take a multivitamin for the vitamin B which helps with anxiety. I also cut down on the alcohol because that will make you feel crappier more then anything!
I have been in the hospital 3 times for anxiety attacks- they suck!!! well finally i decided to quit smoking, limit my caffiene, and it seems to help somewhat. now when i feel it coming on i try to calm myself and meditate it helps tremendously.
Impossible to say. It may make it better, may make it worse, may have no effect.
How much will quitting smoking help my anxiety disorder? -

I NEED TO QUIT SMOKING HELP and PLEASE no smart alecks that dont care and sends crappy responses help help ? -

I NEED TO QUIT SMOKING HELP and PLEASE no smart alecks that dont care and sends crappy responses help help ? -

I have never smoked this much and it is starting to bother me sooo bad . Physically as well as mentally. Because of med I take the patch is a no-go. Any body been there? Please help. PLEASE
Smoking is more of a psychological addiction than a physical one. If you really want to quit you must discover the reasons why you smoke and then eliminate or change these thought processes. As soon as I dealt with my psychological reasons for smoking I quit, first time and more importantly for good.

Once you deal with the psychological side of smoking it makes the quitting process easy, no matter your level of addiction.

Quitting smoking does not require any patches, gums, herbs or anything like that. These methods are expensive, time consuming and simply do not work. All that is required is a bit of motivation, self belief and determination.

Visit our site to join our inspirational 12 day e-course. You can also download our free book -36 Powerful Superfoods- to help fight weight gain and start mending damage caused by smoking.

Good Luck and Good Quitting

Thank you so very much for your answer. Something just clicked when I read your response. It makes sense!!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Terry


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It sounds like you are VERY motivated and that-s a great place to start! Since you mentioned the patch, have you looked at Wellbutrin (Zyban) or Chantix? Check with your Dr. about these. They are great alternatives to nicotine products (they contain no nicotine) - this might help you sort out some aids (http://www.quit-smoking-support-dr.com/QuitSmokingAids.html).

If meds are out, it-s really important to develop a plan that will work for you. For some, cold turkey works, others need more time (but not too much time!). Decide what-s best for you but setting a quit date is a great starting point. Then start brainstorming trigger situations (with friends, when (if) you drink, etc.) and substitute behaviors (deep breathing, go for a walk, eat a piece of hard candy, etc.). Having a plan can help you in difficult situations (http://www.quit-smoking-support-dr.com/SmokingTriggersPlanning.html).

Healthy regards!

Try hypnotherapy. You get 2 sessions and free one incase you re-lapse.ok, so it costs 300+, but you-re going to spend that on cigarettes over 2-3 months. And after 3 months, you won-t smoke again. I know coz my dad-s doind a hypnotherapy course. Its not magic voodoo, trust me!
Yes. You need to find someone to quit with you. My gf and i talked about it a lot and then she quit. A week later I did too. I crushed the remaining cigaretts and threw them away with the lighter. I haven-t picked it up again and never will.
. . . .the answer is within YOU. . . . . . . .


YOU can do it. . . .there are many options to choose from, many support groups, much online information. . . . .support Cold Turkey--Just DO it. . .
You should find a support group in your area. Or perhaps you may find a group in Meetup.com. Meetup is a website to network with people who share the same qualities and interests you do. Check it out!
You might be able to use nicorettes but your meds may preclude that. Some people chew on paperclips or toothpicks. Good luck anyway - I-m in the same position only I-m a heavy smoker.
suck on some hard candy whenever you get a craving
I NEED TO QUIT SMOKING HELP and PLEASE no smart alecks that dont care and sends crappy responses help help ? -

Any tips when you quit smoking weed? -

Saturday, April 16, 2005

Any tips when you quit smoking weed? -

I quit smoking weed 5 days ago and it is still a wee bit of a stuggle. Has anybody quit and found some tricks to take your mind off it? It would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
First of all, congrats on your 5 days. However, I-m just wondering why, and if you smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol? If you do, those should be the first habits kicked. Weed seems to be less harmful than either. It-s also less addictive. It-s only a mental addiction and not physical. That makes things easier. To me, the only problem with weed is that it-s illegal. Granted it-s different for everyone. Again, so is alcohol. You just never hear about a bunch of people smoking pot and getting hostile like drunk people. Anyway, not to lead you in the wrong direction, I-m net telling you that you should smoke. Just make sure you-re kicking the right habits first. As far as getting your mind off it, keeping busy is definitely the best. But if it was something you did to zone out and get to sleep at night, try something like benedryl for a few days. It-s safe. Good luck!
try cutting back a bit, i have the same problem, i smoke multiple sessions a day and i cant stop, but i smoke poppers, try going from say 10 sessions one day to 8 the next day then 6 the next then 4 and soo on, its my best advice other then cold turkey


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pick up a hobby

like many smokers, they need something to do when they would normally be doing that (eating for some)

try out things when you would normally do that

or avoid those places and times when you would smoke weed


just need to distract yourself
I use to smoke all day every day when i realized how much i was spending i quit for a while one day a friend fired one up i still like to smoke every once in a while but after going about two weeks without my friend smoked with me and afterwards it made me feel realy stupid and lazy so now i only smoke when i feel like being lazy and stupid by the way i smoked for 25 years and quit without any problems just didnt think about it any more
good for you!! try chewing gum and getting some kind of a hobby
GOOD FOR YOU that you quit. I can-t even begin to tell you how bad drugs are for you. Keep busy to get your mind off of smoking. CHEW GUM. Regular gum. This helps. Drink water too. Mind over matter.
This is a new idea that no one else is doing. GET ONE OF THESE http://www.dontgivemeasmoke.com/

tell your mates that you are out of the club for good!!!
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What can I expect to experience with my addiction, if I quit smoking? -

What can I expect to experience with my addiction, if I quit smoking? -

I-m over 50 and I have decided to quit smoking for the first time in my life, what physical effects can I expect and how long will it last
Your body may start shaking for a while, about 2 weeks. Your overall health will improve!
How much have you smoked and how long also effects you, of course everyone is different and handles it differently. I think a lot of power comes from the wanting to no matter how long or how much you smoked. I think a lot of people just go blah blah blah and say yeah they want to quit ect. but really don-t. When you make that decision than mentally that will really help you get through whatever, your mind is really powerfull and can take care of anything, if you don-t focus on the quote withdraw effects they won-t be as bad. Good luck.
Get an electronic cigarette. You get to -smoke- without all the bad chemicals except nicotine. You can even get no nicotine cartridges so you feel like your smoking (blowing out smoke, holding the cigarette) but your not. Trust me on this one.

You can see videos and such here


http://www.buy-electroniccigarettes.com
I just gave up smoking a week ago after smoking for 12 years and I have to say. I was dreading it but I-m finding it easier than I thought. I have gotten the flu symptoms and I feel a little shaky but the cravings went a lot quicker than I thought. Best of luck! x
Very few physical effects from nicotine withdrawal. An uneasy feeling like hunger for about 3-4 days until nicotine leaves your body completely. The difficult part is the mental addiction and breaking long habits.
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How do I get my husband to quit smoking with me? -

Thursday, April 14, 2005

How do I get my husband to quit smoking with me? -

I had my last ciggarette over 24 hours ago, Cold turkey. He tries nicotine replacement therapy and he always goes back to smoking. I tried using replacment nicotine also in the past and always went back to smoking. He even tried Chantix before. I want to help him but he keeps on smoking. We have a 3 year old to think of. Please help!
You did not have a cigarette for 24 hours.
Congratulations.
When you have not had one for 24 months, THEN you have given up smoking.

How did you use the replacement nicotine? and did you (and does he) expect that to do the whole job?

What you need to do is
1) get 24 hour patches, not 16 hours ones
2) get the strongest (21 mg) regardless of what strength cigarette you used to smoke
3) IGNORE where the pack says to not smoke while using them. Continue smoking if you want, but of course TRY to smoke less
The patches will flood the brain receptors with nicotine highs continuously, getting rid of the peaks and valleys which create the cravings. You will reduce the amount of this later.

Then work on the HABIT part of the smoking
1) make, and keep to, rules about where you will smoke - make yourself go outdoors, OR stop the car instead of lighting up while driving, OR sit on a particular chair and do nothing else while smoking.
2) observe when you -want- one or reach for one without thinking - answering phone? getting home with shopping? other -reward- times for finishing a job? give yourself some other rewards instead, eg sweets, make a hot drink etc. This also helps keep your hands busy.
3) use nicotine chewing gum AS WELL, to use when you-d normally reach for a smoke.
4) with cigarettes and gum both, keep them in one spot only, to force you to get up and go there to get one, and avoid the -lighting without noticing- habit.

Combining these, in 2 weeks you should be down to about 8 a day, painlessly. Then it is possible to see you WILL be able to do it, so it is easier to make the decision to REALLY do it.

After about 4 weeks you can reduce the patch strength. By then you can stop buying cigarettes, and reduce yourself to begging other people for one, which also helps you quit!

This worked for me after 46 years of puffing up to 60 a day, at my first attempt to stop.
He has to really want to or it will all be for nothing. I know from personal experience. I like smoking and so does my wife. Under constant bother, pressure and propaganda from everyone we quit for 3 months one time. We each gained about 45 LBS. We could taste and smell again-it was horrible!
We ended up moving to Nevada and got some peace at last.
Try hypnosis, I hear it works for some people where nothing else works at all.


BTW I am 55 and when I was little EVERYONE smoked EVERYWHERE all the time and Nothing happened to me.They could smoke in the stores, banks, on the job, in offices, on busses and in aircraft-and NOTHING! There were no seatbelts or airbags either.I-m still here!
Well..... he really has to want to quit smoking, otherwise, any smoking aids he uses will not work. I used Zyban (pill form) and the patch and it was so easy to quit, it was amazing for me. I never ever thought it would be that easy... Zyban works on your mind and creates an easy sense of NOT wanting to smoke, while the patch looks after the nicotine cravings. Best of luck to you both !!
Congratulations. You can by convincing him that your three year old will get more sick if he continues to smoke in the house or upwind of your child. Call the American Lung Assoc. or ASH. They can direct you to the right people.
Tell him my dad almost died from continuing to smoke and ending up stuck in hospital for 4 weeks. He now has a permanent condition called emphysema which is really horrible and has almost no treatment. Also tell him emphysema is very common in long term smokers and will NEVER GET BETTER.
Also tell him it has affected me, my dads child, as now I-m particularly prone to bad chest infections which are ruining my life.
Do not waste your time on your husband. The only people who give up are the people who want to give up genuinely. I gave up twice before for 6mts at a time. In a way, I always thought I would start again. This time I know I will never smoke again because I have a genuine reason why I dont want to smoke.
No sex
chinese doctors are really good with that stuff
sex twice a day lmao
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How long does it take to quit smoking? -

How long does it take to quit smoking? -

After you have smoked for like 20-25 years
(Isn-t me!)
It takes 3 days to go through physical withdrawls. It takes much longer to get over the habit (could take years) That is the part where many people regress
I smoked from the time I was 25 until the time I was 47. I just decided to put them down - said -No more! No more! No more!- It took me 3 to 4 days to get the nicotine out of my system - another month to not think about them at all. I do suggest finding as much as possible to do, especially mentally, that forces you to think of anything BUT cigarettes and stay away from smoking areas. I realize out in front of some places, when someone lights up, it-s not always easy to do. However, it can be done .... just keep telling yourself it smells absolutely horrible - tastes equally so; not to mention how miserably horrible it is for your health.
It only takes a minute to quit, its staying there is the hard part. I quit cold turkey many years ago and it was the best thing that I have ever done for myself, it was also the hardest, but very well worth it. Just do it, move forward with your life and never look back. You can do it if you want to.
Honestly, the answer to this question is an innumerable number. It depends on the person, and it also depends on how much the person felt the need to smoke everyday. If they went through PACKS, then years. Many many years...This person-s cells may now actually crave the nicotine, like a person addicted to say, morphine. It-s hard to get over addictions.
Hope that helped.
Seems like FOREVER!!! I-ve tried many times to quit; the last time I quit for 3 months but I-m smoking again! I even tried the pills but they made me sick.
Depends on the person. My uncle quit cold turkey, and he hasn-t smoked for 2 or 3 years now.
not long ... the minute you are dead , you will stop
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My chest is clogged due to smoking, any suggestions except quit smoking? -

My chest is clogged due to smoking, any suggestions except quit smoking? -

I smoke arpund 5 to 6 cigarettes daily. I work-out on a daily basis as well. But when I wake up in the morning, I feel like my chest is clogged by smoke. Any solution / tips to get rid of this chest clogging?
No. If you keep smoking, even if you find a solution, it won-t last.
cut your lungs out and steal someone else-s
SUICIDE
Do deep breathing. You know the ones that you slowly inhale through you nose as much as your lungs can take, hold it and then slowly exhale through your mouth until your stomach is meeting your spine. This will probably cause you to cough but that is ok so you can get rid of some of that congestion.
smoking a pipe is much healthier (so i hear)

someone I know said he drinks lots of vinegar and this makes him cought up the flem - but i don-t think it sounds like a good idea.
Try an expectorant.
You know what you have to do. Now do it.
Cod Liver Oil.
Sorry, there is no long term answer that is worthwhile except, -quit smoking-. I realize it-s incredibly difficult, I quit cold turkey many years ago myself.

But your symptoms will only multiply over time. Of course, it-s your choice, and not mine or anyone else-s. Good luck and best to you.
See a doctor. You might be developing some type of lung cancer or something.
My grandfather died from emphacima because even though he wroked out a lot, he also smoked a lot for a lot of his life.
Even though you dont want to hear it, quitting is probably the best solution
wow! i smoke a hell of alot more than that and dont really have that problem, but if i did id say hawk loogies when you can and suck on ricola lozenges. also smoke outside or in a well ventilated area, DO NOT smoke unfiltered cigarettes and DO cut down your tar/ nicotine intake by smoking a mellow cigarette. i smoke camel turkish golds or turkish silvers- theyre nice
Your best soulution is to quadruple your intake of cigs. First thing in the morning when your chest is congested and you need just one fix you better light one up.
My chest is clogged due to smoking, any suggestions except quit smoking? -

Can someone advise me about how to quit smoking marijuana? -

Can someone advise me about how to quit smoking marijuana? -

I smoke daily and have always enjoyed it. But I feel guilty for spending so much money and living life with a buzz. It feels like I always need to be high just to get through the day and I never lived this way before I started smoking years ago. All of my friends smoke weed and it would be hard to be around them when they do it. I am also scared I will be terribly bored or won-t know what to do with my time. (learned habit, i know)
How can I go about quitting smoking weed? What are some benefits to quitting? Some encouragement to quit? or some ideas to hang out with friends or stay sober?
I quit last January after a 14 year every-day habit. It was tough at first, I-m not going to disillusion you, but I found it straightforward after I managed to fill the time in other ways.

I would definitely recommend that you don-t hang around your friends when they-re smoking...but you will soon realise after a couple of weeks that you function a whole lot better than them. In some ways I look at my smoking friends now and feel sorry for them because they don-t realise what they look like. It only takes one look in their eyes for it to be obvious that they-re not on this planet.

Importantly you-ll see how different people react to them and you.

Occupy your time with some kind of hobby that you love. No doubt someone on here will tell you to -take up sport to show your body what its been missing- or something just as pro-fitness, but the truth is it doesn-t need to be something sporty, just something that can occupy your mind.

The best way to do it is to definitely hide yourself away from your normal social crowd (if they-re regular smokers) for a couple of weeks - don-t go out of your way to do this and be rude, just find other things to do as an excuse. When you do eventually return to them you will immediately see the difference between yourself and them.

Try not to smoke for a minimum of six months socially - not even a toke. After that if you do fancy the occasional toke at a party well then thats up to you - but by then the habit will be broken so you won-t feel the need to smoke every day.

Be confident, feel the difference within yourself and don-t kick yourself if you slip up and have a smoke - just get straight back on the wagon.

Also, drink Orange Juice whenever you can as I-ve found that it counters a marijuana craving (but that could just be me)
Okay the first thing you need to do, get away from your friends that smoke. Try to find another social group to hang with. Smoking is just like drinking, it is a step system of getting away from the attraction of smoking. You have already made the first step, by wanting to stop. Stay strong and committed and be healthy. Good Luck.
if u have the will to stop take control try not to smoke everyday just in the week en and take a walk it will help
Quitting pot will not cause any withdraws. The additive component is in your head. If you want to stay sober get sober friends try aa na ca or help out a old folks home. Now will any help improvement be seen i really don-t know i am not anti drug but i can see where it would help the lungs out
Everyone claims it-s not addicting so it shouldn-t be a problem whatsoever.
Check this out!

http://www.marijuana-anonymous.org/


Marijuana Anonymous Online was created to be an internet resource for support, information and recovery from marijuana addiction.
http://www.ma-online.org/


Read as much as you can on these websites and hopefully, you-ll know what to do.
ive been through drug addiction,smoking,drinking.i know your intelligent @ beautiful i-m sure...........just keep on mind that normal behavior is the best.
Substitute an alternate behavior. Do something else that you love even more than smoking pot.
Are you smoking pot with your friends? Then stop hanging out with them. Just put down the joint or the one-hitter, get out of the house, and go do something productive. Get a hobby so you won-t be bored. You-ll have more money when you stop spending it all on weed.
simple : don t buy it ~_^
Go on the weed patch... It-s a six week program to ween you off of the stuff... Seriously where can you work for a living today with THC in your blood stream...?
Narcotics Anonymous
I have not really found weed addictive and don-t think it can be really but I guess with some people it can, I-m trying to give up alcohol and failed 2 times so far and drinking a hell of a lot and more than you would be spending on weed and I have a liver count of 482 which should be below 40,I get big withdrawls if I don-t have it and the shakes and feel lost like now as I-m almost out and can-t get more for another 6 hours,but talk to your doctor about it and ask him if he will prescribe you with a drug called diazepam 5mg tablets and they can assist with withdrawls and in most cases is only a one week course,they start you on more on the 1st day and slowly bring the amount needed down to 1 on the last day,trust me they can work,but I have to try once more with some other tablets as I didn-t have the will power to give up drinking,trust me on this one.diazapam can be used for all kinds of drug uses and even help people lose weight it-s a versitile drug but can be addictive that-s why they don-t let you stay on it for long,another name for it is valuim or how ever you spell it.
Change your friends and find something else to do avoid them like the plaque. Also, I would worry about being arrested and having to go to jail or even worse. You do realize that smoking pot is illegal. That should be a major reason to quit right there.
Stop buying it. Change friends. Delete numbers out of your phone. Find somthing better to do.
Switch to crack. That will make you forget all about weed trust me.
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How much better do you feel after you quit smoking? -

How much better do you feel after you quit smoking? -

Really... those of you who have quit smoking, how much better do you feel all around?! Also... how long did it take you after you quit before you stopped having bad mood swings and withdrawls?
It-s been so long since I smoked that I can-t answer the question about how I felt. But I can tell you medically (from a nursing stand point) how your body will improve when you quit

WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BODY WHEN YOU QUIT SMOKING?
* 20 minutes after quitting: your blood pressure drops. Your hands and feet warm up
*8 hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide level in your blood ddrops to normal.
*24 hours after quitting: your chance of a heart attack decreases
*2weeks to 3 months after quitting: Your circulation improves and your lungs perform better.
*1-9 months after quitting: Coughing, sinus congestion, tiredness and shortness of breath decrease; cilia (tiny haris that move the moucus of the the lungs) returen to normal, increasing the ability to hanlde mucous, clean the lungs and reduce infectioin.
*1 year after quitting: the increased risk of heart disease is half that of a smokers.
*5-15 years after quitting: your sstroke ris is reduced to that of a nonsmoker.
*10 year after quitting: The Lung cancer dath rate is 50 percent lower than it is for continuing smokers. The risk of cancer of the m mouth, throat, esophagous, bladder, kidney and pancreas also decreases
*15 years after quitting: the reis of heart disease is that of a nonsmoker.

Hope that provides some encouragement.
alive..
I quit smoking after a one-year go at it. It never had any real effect on me, and I actually felt better after day 1. I haven-t had cravings, or anything, even though I had at least 3 individuals per day. I think the way someone feels after depends on how often they smoked, and how long.
A lot happier then before. First you will feel sick and some people might get depressed others not depends and after you get through the sickness You will feel so much happier.
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Why do most people gain weight after they quit smoking? -

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is it because they eat or.... something else? i am trying to quit. I-ts been day to and ive smoke a cig and a half. i am on the patch and i must say the cigerette i smoked tasted like DIRT. so if i quit will i gain weight and why? or again is it because most people turn to food after quitting?
Cigarettes actually suppress the appetite. Therefore, when you quit smoking your appetite comes back. In some cases people do turn to food to take their minds off of their cravings. Just being aware of this possibility will help you to control it more. I commend you for quitting. Good Luck. And remember, a few extra pounds is better than lung cancer any day.
all the people above me have stated tha exact truth.. smoking cigarettes is a hand to mouth motion and when you quit you have to fulfil that hand to mouth motion still.. thats the addiction. so any other hand to mouth motion that will take place of the cigarette is the substitute.. (like eating). thats my take on it..
They eat to compensate for the absence of cigarettes Plus cigarettes are an appetite suppressant anyway.
Coming off cigarettes you are likely to feel hungrier.
because people eat to find a new addiction cos that what smoking was, they would always rely on it and now they need something else to feel the void
If you gain a few pounds while going through the process of quitting tobacco, so be it. The benefits will affect your life as well as those who love you in more ways than you can imagine. You can quit smoking without gaining a lot of weight. Don-t let the fear of weight gain keep you chained to an addiction that will kill you, given the chance.
Weight can be lost, lungs cannot.
Smoking increases metabolism slightly:
Smoking burns up to 200 calories a day in a heavy smoker
Because smoking burns calories, metabolism is boosted (increased) slightly
Nicotine is an appetite suppressant
When you quit smoking, a gain of between 5 and 10 pounds during the first few months of cessation is normal. If your eating habits have remained the same as they were when you smoked, you can easily shed this small gain with a brisk, 30 minute walk daily.
Studies have shown that women are at greater risk than men for returning to smoking as a way to avoid weight gain. Understanding what happens to our bodies when we quit smoking, and what we can do to alleviate discomforts in constructive ways that do not involve weight gain will help you stay on track.
Sometime food is a replacement for smoking and you feel a little satisfied but if you really want to quit you just have to stop and consider all the bad things smoking can cause, I think if you are sincere about quitting cigarettes that you can do it , You can smell when someone is a smoker when you are not smoking because the smoke clings to your clothes,
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Where can I find FREE hypnosis download MP3 to quit stop smoking for smoking cessation? -

Where can I find FREE hypnosis download MP3 to quit stop smoking for smoking cessation? -

Where can I find FREE hypnosis download to help me quit smoking?
FREE HYPNOSIS audio DOWNLOAD to QUIT SMOKING can by found on this psychologist-s website:
www.GreatSmokeout.org
on alta vista
Id like to know too. Although I dont believe I would trust a free download of a hypnosis. There might be hidden messages in there to send the maker all your money and you wouldnt even think twice about it. Or worse, It could tell you to kill your mother and eat her heart with a rusty spoon. Hypnosis it crazy like that. Subliminal messages could be imbedded into your thoughts and get you into some serious stuff. I would only trust that kind of thing to a reputable source and any source like that I gurantee would charge for that service.

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http://www.uniquehypnosis.com/smoking_mp…
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Has anyone used the 12 step AA program to quit smoking successfully? -

Has anyone used the 12 step AA program to quit smoking successfully? -

sorry, no. I sucessfully quit by using the -my-husband-almost-died- method. I would NOT reccommend that one though. His lungs filled with fluid and he had pneumonia and actually did have to be brought back to life with the paddles. After he recovered (with only very minimal memory problems) he quit and I quit.
It may take something that drastic for some people to quit, or the 12 step program, or the gum, patch, whatever... you may have to try a few.
good luck
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Thursday, April 7, 2005

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I-ve heard some pretty crazy answers, and i-m sure it varies for alot of people. A few details to help out: I started smoking when I was 16. I-m almost 23. I smoked about half a pack a day, sometimes more when drinking.
I smoked from the time I was 11 to about the age of 37....I quit a week before my birthday in 97 and am still feeling like it isn-t quite out of my system yet.....I think it depends on your lung capacity and other things, (like where you live), to determine the time frame.
i don-t think they clear out
You have immediate benefits the moment you stop. Within the first few days, your body will begin to adjust to the decrease of tars and nicotines into your system. Your lungs and heart will begin to function much more normally and efficiently. If you start an exercise program, this speed up the healing process. If you can go one year and have had an exercise program that stresses aerobic conditioning; then you will removed most of the detrimental effects of smoking. If you quit for 10 years, then life expectancy tables will reflect that it will be like you have never smoked. However, for self-satisfaction, quit immediately, start walking, then jogging and then running. If you can sustain a 6 - 8 mile per hour rate for 30 minutes after a few months of conditioning, you-ll be doing great.
I quit smoking a week ago and am now hacking up alot of black tar looking flem.
okay i read at the doctors office that you otamatically start getting better after 1 hour but it takes 2-10 years to completely clear your lungs out
I can email you an awesome chart, that I found when I was in the CMA program at the community college. Please message me if you are at all interested.
you feel better within 24-48 hrs but it takes a long time to get out of your system however long it takes good for you for quitting keep it up
just saw program about smoking they said within 2-3 weeks the lungs start to clear themselves this means a lot of heavy coughing with sore throat being a problem for some people but its worth the effort so stick with it
I have often heard from various people and from two of my doctors that it takes about five years. I do not know where this information came from and never did ask.

I have also read that over a seven year period you change out every cell in your body!! So I have held with the five years.

Also, I was at one time a 3-pack a day smoker. It has been over five but less than seven years since I finished smoking . My x-rays are clear. So I hold with about five years as a minimum

So you can clear out your lungs in the time it would take you to pay off a new car! Go for it.

I started at 21 and went for 30 plus years. What a waste of time and money. It still probably cut some years off my life, because other things can be affected besides the lungs.
Changes begin to occur within 10 hours.

I-ve heard 5-10 years, and your lungs will look close to their original state.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2005

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Hey! I-m looking for non-traditional ways to help me quit. Thanks for helping me out.
hi, my advice to you is to really really want to quit smoking,if you want it from deep down inside you ,you will quit smoking and go for plans to quit it! gooooooooood luck
tell everyone you know you have quit chew lots of chewy and get through the first 2 days.
After the first 2 days think well i did 2 days now i can do 4 then aim for a week and double that.
as for telling everyone you have quit you are commiting yourself to quitting like if you start up again you look weak to your friends and that might be enough off a psycological edge to get you past the first week or two.
i have been smoke free for 10 weeks today and im not going to lie to you i still crave nowhere as bad as the first week it comes but goes real quick.
I feel better for it.good luck all you need is you to stop smoking
Eat the sweets (spicy) ,drinks the hot tea others than cigarettes !
Well you could bin ALL your cigarettes and when you have a craving eat some chocolate. And with all the money you saved you could buy a running machine to get rid of that excess weigh from the chocolate
i don-t recommend it, but getting the flu has worked for me in the past! don-t *try* to get sick, but if you ever happen to get too sick to move it might be a good time to quit smoking, too.
just quit cold turkey or when you get the urge drinks lots of water is all i know of
I took up knitting to quite smoking, I know it is a bit Grandmotherly.

But everytime I wanted a cigrette I would start knitting and now I have a really really long scarf and no cigrettes.

It was hard, I was smoking for ever a decade when I decided to smoke. But those knitting needles didn-t let me quit.
My dad had acupuncture treatments to quit smoking and it worked!
Keep your hands busy. When I quit I did alot of cleaning. I also ate sunflower seeds, opening the seeds kept my hands busy and the salty taste made me forget about cigs.
use nicortte gum!!!! yuo can buy it in japan...
Okay, you asked for it...I should warn you though, this is pretty hardcore. But do you want to quit, or not?

Smoke a pack over a few hours. Use the same ashtray. When you have finished, empty out the stubs, but leave the ash in the ashtray. Now lick the ashtray. A nice big lick!

Spend the next hour puking like you-ve never puked before.

Fancy a cigarette after this ? I don-t think so.
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What helped you to quit smoking? -

Friday, April 1, 2005

What helped you to quit smoking? -

My father is attempting to quit for the 9374343 time!
I-d like some insight on what helped other people!

Thanks.
I went from smoking ready made cigarettes to rolling my own with loose tobacco and filter paper as i heard loose tobacco contain a lesser amount of chemicals used to process the ready made ones.

Gradually I was weaned off them competely - no need for patches, gum etc. I think i got tired of rolling my own!

Lots of luck to your dad
Hi Steph
I was a 22 year smoker that worked at a factory that went smoke free. So I got a prescription for Chantix. Granted I have heard pros and cons about it. I started taking it on Christmas day and on the 8th day I smoked my last cig.
Caution : I started getting very irritable which I have found to be a side effect of Chantix. I quit using it on Jan. 13th and still [ after 2 months ] have not and do not want a cig. I hope this helps you to help your Dad. I am 44 and doing well !!
Seeing my skin start to change, the negative effects on my body were enough to keep me strong.
Consistent will power.
Strong reasons for quitting.
Supportive people who remind of those reasons.
Hypnosis. (also known as subconscious reprogramming)
An appropriate substitution for the times when smoking would occur habitually.
Prevention from being around smokers while they are smoking.
i quit by using commit lozengers and prayer. i bought the lozengers at walmart and walgreens. over the counter.

i smoked for 30 yrs.
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How can i quit smoking? -

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i want to quit smoking my age is 35 yrs, i smoke 8 to 10 cigarette daily. can you give some tips to quit that habit
I quit smoking after getting some tips from a friend. I recently wrote an article at ehow on how to quit. You can check out the article here...

http://www.ehow.com/how_5713872_quit-smo…


It-s about breaking the habit before you quit, which makes it a lot easier on you when you do decide to quit. The tips that I got from my friend about breaking the habit is the only reason why I was so successful. I know that many people are trying to quit right now and I wanted to do my best to help. I hope that my article helps you to quit. Best of luck.
Through self hypnosis. That-s how I did it. and I smoked 2 packs daily for forty years.
Here-s how. In the moments just before going to sleep our consciousness is approximately on the same level as hypnosis. That-s why you hear hypnotists saying -sleep, sleep, sleep-. Begin the first night by repeating over and over again, -I want to be a non smoker, I want to be a non smoker, I want to be a non smoker..... over and over again until you fall asleep. After about a week or so you will wake up as I did and look at the ashtray and say -YUCK-. From that point on, at sleep time, say over and over again, -I am a non smoker-. Keep saying this for a month or so.
This is by far the best way to quit because there are no withdrawal symptoms normally associated with quitting.
You will need to continue at least once a week with the -I am a non smoker- mantra otherwise you run the risk of the hypnosis wearing away and you could be back to the same old smoking. I can remember the strange feeling when every once in a while the thought of -Hey, let-s have a smoke- would pop into my head and immediately another thought would pop up screaming, WHAT ARE YOU CRAZY, WE-RE NON SMOKERS-!!!!!!!!!!. If or when this happens it-s time to renew your -I am a non smoker- routine at bedtime. Try it. You-ll see. It works.
Oh yes, and all the while maintain a positive attitude and have faith that it works because it really does.
I am 40. It-s not that easy. And it-s also not that difficult. I myself had been smoking for about 17 years and quit more than two years ago. First thing is, you have to de condition your mind. That is whenever you have the urge Hold your hands together, take a deep breathe, that is inhale deeper and hold the breath or (breathe) for a few seconds, then exhale slowly. It will be really tough, but initially you have to struggle but when you follow this gradually you can overcome the desire to smoke. Also you have to avoid the smokers in the initial stages. Avoid going to the places where you usually smoke avoid such companies , Even then if you have urge decide to go to far off shop to get the cigar, walk further , walk further,. These are all in the initial stages. It took just 10 days for me to practice such things. But later on I never felt like smoking. But you should have a strong intention to quit smoking. At the initial stages you should strictly avoid smoking companies, places that tempt you etc. Practice those methods. lead a happy smoke free life. C.u. Bye.
Well, maybe I can scare you into it. If you don-t quit now, you-re going to look 50 by the time you-re 40. lol

You don-t smoke a lot so that-s good. For me the hardest part was the physical addiction. The habit in other words. I spent so much time smoking it was unbelievable. Here are a few things that helped me:

Hot tea - it has zero calories, it-s good for you, and you still get that hand to mouth motion
Excersise - I hit the gym for 2 hours a day when I quit. It kept my mind off smoking in a healthy way.
Blogging - I wrote down my struggles each night before bed. Sometimes during the day. I did it for a couple weeks. It helped me to identify when and why i had the worst cravings and that way I could avoid that situation next time.
Make a plan and a quit date.
Tell everyone before you quit. that way you will feel stupid and they will hold you accountable

Get Help! only 3% of people can quit cold turkey. Find a natural product too. If you start using the patch or the gum you-re just going to become addicted to that instead. I used smoke deter and really liked it but there-s plenty on the market. Here is a site that offers some reviews: www.firstproductreview.com
... hmmmmmm 8 to 10 a day. wow get a grip..
most people can-t stop immediately but start by only taking 4 to 5 a day then lower it slowly.. duh its gonna be hard... but if u wanna stop its UR problem so if u wanna look lik a monster by ur 40-s then keep on puffing that junk
i don-t believe in nicotine patches or pills because well.. they have chemicals in them just like the junk u smoke.
My Dear, if you are really trying to quit smoking then check my site www.stopsmoking.hpage.com
You will find your answer.
You can get some quick on how to quit smoking from this site.
Its good and I have also used it.
How can i quit smoking? -

Does anyone have tips on how to quit smoking cold turkey by tomorrow? -

Does anyone have tips on how to quit smoking cold turkey by tomorrow? -

I have pneumonia and need to quit smoking altogether ASAP. Any ideas???
i was a pack a day smoker and i quit cold turkey. i tried three times, but the third time was a charm because i had a real incentive - money.

my state-s cig tax caused a carton of smokes to go up almost 10.00. the carton that cost me 18 was now costing 28. for me that was the incentive to work. my health, smelling like smoke, cancer scare, burning holes in everything, etc., none of that mattered to me. but the possibility of giving the state more cash sure worked magic. it has been 4 or 5 years and not one relapse.

you should have some kind of incentive for yourself to help strengthen your resolve to quit. maybe think about the money you might save that can be spent on something else.

or anything that can keep you on track when you think you might derail.
There is a product available called NewReality Personal Achievement Device (PAD) that uses a Creative Visualization and Relaxation program to help quit smoking. The light and sound technology in the PAD guides your mind into a desired mental state - the perfect state for making life changes such as quitting smoking.

Check out the website at http://www.newrealitytoday.com for more information. There is also a great article on the site about a journalist using the device to quit smoking.
Well instead of smoking try like yoga or somthing to occupy your mind. It is super difficult to stop all in one day though. You could also try meeting with a consulor and talking about your addicton and im sure she would have good ideas on how to quit. Also theres this gum i forget what its called but it is supposed to help.
stay around people that don-t smoke, don-t go to bars, stay in areas where you can-t smoke and every time you get the urge go do something else, it doesn-t matter what it is just do something else. go for a walk, run or whatever.

I used to smoke and going for a run when i had a craving really helped.
I think you can quit smoking by medicine or some diet.
And just insisting.
Remember you are doing buiness for yourself, but not by yourself.
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Try the patch. Or nicowater, nicorette gum, anything with nicotene.

Also, try and get someone to keep you company and stop you if you lose it.
My dad always used to go to fortinos or your local grocerie store and get those bags of in-esexpensive candies (the ones you bag yourself and weigh) and he just popped one in his mouth whenever he wanted a cigarette!
the only way I can think of is to just quit. Throw away the cigarettes. Pepperment sticks or mints can help. As they do for stomach pains as well.
DON-T THINK ABOUT SMOKING PERIOD !!! after 24 hours its a piece of cake JUST Don-t think about smoking PERIOD !!!
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