tell me how to quit smoking? please?
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Dear Friend, \n\nGood on you that you want to quit. YOU CAN DO IT!!! Can a smoker overcome the physical addiction and habitual behaviors of tobacco use? The answer is a resounding yes. Not only is quitting possible, but it is also highly beneficial. It is never too late to stop using tobacco. Quitting at any age and in any state of health improves one’s health.\nBecause no single condition leads to tobacco dependence, no single solution cures smokers of their dependence on cigarettes. Some people are able to quit smoking easily, while some find quitting so difficult that they do not quit even when facing tobacco’s serious health problems. Smokers who believe that quitting smoking will be easy or that God will make it easy for them may become disillusioned if they experience the normal withdrawal symptoms or if they relapse back to smoking. Therefore, it is wise for smokers to take time to plan this important change carefully and prayerfully.\n\nSuccessful treatment can include at least three components: (1) counseling and advice from a skilled, knowledgeable professional, with a focus on developing problem-solving skills, overcoming barriers to quitting, and preventing relapse; (2) support from friends and family members; and (3) the possible correct, careful use of legal stop-smoking medications, including nicotine replacement and other drugs tested for safety and effectiveness.\n\nA local hospital or clinic may offer a stop-smoking group, and a health professional may be able to provide expert advice about medications that can help ease the physical and emotional discomfort of withdrawal symptoms. A nicotine replacement medication helps control withdrawal symptoms over a period of weeks or months while the ex-smoker gradually becomes accustomed to living without tobacco. 11 Nicotine replacement products are not designed to replace nicotine permanently; rather, the ex-smoker tapers off the nicotine replacement medication over a period of weeks.\n\nThe least successful way to stop smoking is to try to quit all at once, or “cold turkey,” without any kind of help. Quitting this way may seem like a good idea at the time, but statistics show that only a very small percentage of those who attempt to quit this way will still be smoke-free a year later. The work of quitting smoking involves not only the initial actions of becoming tobacco-free, but also the lifetime task of remaining tobacco-free.\n\nCheers
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The absolute BEST way is quite honestly COLD TURKEY.  The reason is...it takes 72 hours or 3 days for all the nicotine to get out of your system and once you live through those three days then it's just mind over matter as your body's NEED for nicotine is gone.  The patches, gum etc. anything with nicotine in it and the "tapering off" just prolongs the agony of nicotine withdrawal.  \n\nYou have to replace that "bad habit" with a good one so be prepared BEFORE you quit....and know what you are going to do INSTEAD of smoking.  Remember the average 'craving' lasts 3 minutes.  \n\nI used whatever it took to get through the first 2 weeks, sugar free suckers, licorice root (you can buy at the bulk store usually) to chew on, sugar free gum, tic tacs, and believe it or not straws the extra tough ones that come in drinking boxes (I chewed through about 7 of them and just keep cutting off the chewed end) and you can also "inhale" through the straw and then slowly exhale.  Drink a ton of water, now instead of smokes and a lighter I carry bottles of water with me everywhere.\n\nI also learned how to knit to keep my hands busy, you could do crossword puzzles, circle words, Suduko puzzles, or some kind of manly crafty thing like leather working or wood burning I suppose....\n\nAlso I downloaded a little counter from the site I posted below....I was so determined not to have to reset my counter back to zeros I wouldn't have another smoke!\n\nGood luck, you'll need it.....but trust me when I say looking back from the other side it is SO WORTH IT!!\n\nIn three days you'll start to notice how bad smokers really smell and you'll think OMG I used to STINK like that too, in 2 weeks when you run your tongue over your teeth they won't feel like they have fuzzy slippers on them anymore....and if you can make the 3 week mark without slipping at all......I believe that the statistics for maintaining the smoke free lifestyle are about 60% for those that can make it to the 3 week mark!\n\nGOOD LUCK!\n\nOne year, ten months, four weeks, 8 hours, 28 minutes and 34 seconds. \n13947 cigarettes not smoked, \nSaving $4,602.53. \nLife saved: 6 weeks, 6 days, 10 hours, 15 minutes.
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Quit smoking?  The best is to cut down at first.... only smoke when you drink or if you are stressed-out or something.  You soon begin to realize you don’t need it. \nIf you want to quit cold-turkey - all at once - it's something you need to DECIDE to do.  Chew on some pencils and play with a rubber band.  If you are really physically addicted, the best is a nicatrol in haler.  It is something to do with your hands, feels like smoking (almost) and you get the nicotine.\nQuitting smoking is mostly mental.  You have to decide to do it and just do it.
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You have to TRULY want to stop to be able to succeed and then you need WILLPOWER.\n\nI used to smoke 40 a day and had been smoking for around 16 years. \n\nI had tried cutting down but that didn't work for me as I found myself getting desperate for the next "fix",,, and ended up pinching rations from the next days ciggies!\nDecided I wanted to stop cold turkey and I set a time and date for doing so. \nLast ciggie to be at 10pm Friday two weeks away. I then psyched (sp) myself up by saying, each time I smoked that I didn't really want this ciggie, it tasted awful, It made me smell...etc\n10pm that Friday I had my last ciggie....no more in the house and I have never smoked since....that was in 1982.\n\nI did read somewhere that drinking fresh orange juice helps to flush the nicotine from your body so I drank loads of that and also had some carrots to chomp on when I felt I wanted a ciggie, though in all honesty I didn't have that many.\n\nDoing it this way worked for me, it may not work for everyone, but I'm glad I did it. \n\nI wish you good luck which ever way you try....it can only be good for your health and your finances.
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Yes!  Go to a website called WHYQUIT.COM  I smoked for over ten years and I really wasn't even ready to quit.  I met someone who was a smoker and he had used that website and shared it with me.  It is not easy; I tried gum, celery, chewing on straws, everything...you have to WANT to quit.  Go to the website and read it!!!  It is true and inspiring and helpful!  \n\nIt is worth saving your life!!!  Good luck!
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stop smoking!! Wish me luck...
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just breathe second hand smoke... that should do the trick
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cold turkey. make your last cigarette be just that. your last. consider yourself a non-smoker from that moment on. \n\nyour lungs will thank you. not to mention, your heart, your hair, your teeth, your taste buds, your skin, your clothes, and those around you.\n\nhappy breathing! being alive smells so good! :)
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ya the best way 2 quit smoking is to make up ur mind..if u decide in ur mind that u r not going to smoke again u can definately quit this habit u just need to exercise self restraint
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theres a million and one reasons to quit smoking and a million and 2 two excuses not to stop. I smoke and wish I didn't.  I quit 2 times (when I was pregnant & nursing my 2 kids. ) WHY did I start back up??? Don't know, sitting by the fire one night I thought I could have just one.  NO NO NO.  \n        I can tell you a good thing that happened when I quit and that was I had a lot more free mental time to myself and time to get other things done.  \n     They should have a smokers anonamous because I want to quit, like you and need support. It is hard but you can do it and so can I.  We weren't born with a cigerette in our mouths. :)   \n         If you need someone to talk to or just tell how many cigerettes you had today, just email me.  You can contact me via this answers site.   that nicorette gum does help a little.  but your Will does all the work,  Don't doubt yourself and take it minute by minute if you have to..   Someone told me its harder to quit smoking than to quit herion.   My best to You.
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1. decide you want to quit\n2. get patches, they work 8-10 week program\n3. alter behaviour and watch for triggers, (things which make you really want a cigarette)\n4. take it a day sometimes an hour at a time\n5 set up reward system\n6. Do some research on what transpires in a body even in the first 12 hours of stopping the smokes.  \nFinally:  The body and systems are very forgiving and rejuvenate themselves towards healing.  It is amazing to smell, taste, and not stink,,,,\n\none who knows,,,
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Yes, I quit smoking over two years ago now. I smoked for about 7 years previously. How did I do it? Well, what worked for me was patches and counselling. Yeah, I can't think why anyone would want to try and quit any drug of dependence without some kind of assistance (especially nicotine). If you're a regular smoker, for example, you're going to go freaking nuts at times while the nicotine is exiting your system. At least get some patches, gum, or whatever so that you don't go mental! Also, you might want to ring a support number for quitters. I used Quitline in Australia. They helped enormously.
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You just quit!  If you decide to quit, pick a date and time and stick to it.  Tell your family and friends about your plan so that they can support you.  When the time you picked comes, crush and throw out any leftover cigarettes.  If you are weak willed, stay away from smokers, smoke filled places and anything else that triggers your desire to smoke.  I stayed away from bars and drinking and everytime a friend lit up I would walk away until they were done.  Plus, I don't like being wrong so I made a point of telling everyone that I quit so if I caved and smoked, I would feel stupid.  I didn't want to ever feel stupid.  I have been smoke free for 18 months now (I smoked for 10 years).  You can also reward yourself at milestones (1 day, 1 week, 1 month, etc).  Good luck!!!
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I quit seven years ago by changing brands of cigarettes about every two or three months . Each time I changed brands I bought one with less tar and nicotine than the last .when I got to the lowest rated one I could find I smoked them and picked a quiting day and stuck to it . It is very hard to quit ,but it is possible ,Just convince your self you can do it and prove to every one that said you couldn't ,you have a stronger will power than they thought . I tried the patches,pills ,and gums none of them worked . Cold turkey was the only way I managed to quit . If you don't succeed the first time like I did , try again as soon as possible.If I can quit any body can .I smoked for 36 years
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hey man there aint no easy way. i smoked for ten years and am quit for a year now.  first you have to do it cold turky. no cutting down patch gum or anything. do it only when ur the most motivated and determined. then use all the will power that you have to not take even a hit off another cig, when cravings start chew gum, and work out. If you run it out that works vary well also, just keep yourself busy and you will notice in a few weeks the cravings will start to go away. just remember the key is cold turky if you put nicoteen in your body in any way you will fail its inevitable. remember dieng of lung cancer will suck, good luck.   -clokey
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Cold turkey.\n\nPlease visit http://www.whyquit.com and read about nicotine replacement therapy (gum, patch, etc.) to see why it doesn't work well.\n\nRead a few sections of "Why do people smoke?" and "How to quit smoking."  The site even tells you what to expect (accurately) during the surprisingly short physical withdrawal period and how to minimize the symptoms.\n\nVisit http://www.whyquit.com\n\nIt is really quite eye opening.
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I dont know I am trying myself.  every week on monday I try again to quit.  on tuesday I buy another pack.  It is hard.  I am getting better. though.  just keep trying.  Pick one day of the week where you are not going to smoke, but leave your self one or 2 emergency cigaretts for when someone will die if you cant smoke and try to make it the whole with out touching them.  If you can great if not well try again next week.  It takes practice.