Any tips on how to quit smoking...?
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I too am trying to quit smoking.  I was smoking full flavor 100's and smoking about 1 1/2 packs a day.  I have lowered to lights shorts and smoking now only about a 1/2 pack a day.  My suggestion would be not to grab a cig as soon as you get up in the morning and everytime you eat.  Try not to pick one up just because your bored or think you need one.  Wait until you just can't take it any more and you HAVE to have one.  Pay attention to how often you smoke.  If you just had a cigarette 30 minutes ago, make yourself wait another 30 minutes.  Also, set a goal that by a certain day you will be a non-smoker.  And write down the reasons that you want to quit.  Post the goals and reasons on the fridge or somewhere that will remind you constantly why you are doing it.  Good luck sweety!  You can do it!
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There are a lot of products available, but there weren't when I quit.  So, I used the "cold turkey" method.  The longer you've smoked, the harder that one is, but it can be done.  However, nicotine addiction is the first and most important task to accomplish.  Long-term smokers have a tougher time without help.  Here's some info on kicking the addiction from the American Lung Association.
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Set a goal each day to make it through without smoking. The key is to take one day at a time. \n\nStay away from your triggers: Coffee, tea and alcohol are well-known triggers for smokers.\n\nReward yourself!\n\nThere are plenty of websites that offer tips and support for those trying to quit.
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my uncle has, and this is a recomendation\n\nfirst of all, get rid of all things to do with smoking, think of how your kids will react to your smoking. think about how you will be killing people with your secondhand smoke, get a hobby or something, and lastly, think about how you would improve if you stopped.
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COLD TURKEY.\n just walk away.\n stay away from smokers.\n it works I have been smoke free for over a year. \n ( 4 Packs a day.)\nwhy give the money to someone else.\nput it in your pocket.
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My dad quit cold turkey after smoking for over 50 years. If you have the willpower, that's the best way, but for most people, it's a hard thing to do. I suggest you ask your doctor, because there are many remedies out there that can help. There are also smoking sessation classes that you can attend. Check your local paper for events around your area. Good luck!
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Smoking Cessation Classes.\n\nCheck with area universities for them. Ask your health insurance about where to get them and if you get re-imbursed for them.\n\nMy mother used  hypnotherapy to lose weight once. The Hypnotist offered Smoking Cessation as well. You could try that too.\n\nI know a guy that just made up his mind on Great American Smoke-Out day to quit cold turkey. It worked for him, but you don't have to wait for the day to come around again. (Third Tuesday of November)
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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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Quitting smoking is the hardest thing to do.  I quit 4 months ago.  I smoked 2-4 packs a day for over 40 years.  I never considered quitting until they took me to the hospital by ambulance.  I have 1st stage emphysema which is a miracle but will live with the consequences of smoking for the rest of my life.  I wish you well.  I can not imagine smoking one cigarette a day.  It seems a bit ridiculous.  However, if you smoke one cigarette a day, it seems that would not necessarily be bad for you.  Tobacco is an herb and has medicinal properties, but you would have to grow the tobacco yourself, since each cigarette produced by our huge tobacco companies has been enhanced with over an hundred chemicals which go directly to the brain and cause the craving and addiction which has proven too difficult for some people to quit even to the point of death.  I loved smoking for most of my life but have been devastated at the horror of coming "off" of this drug for the last 4 months but am determined to remain smoke free.  I have tried the commit lozenges, nicotrol gum, a nicotrol inhaler and the patch and am using the gum right now.  Hopefully, I will be able to get off of all nicotine by the end of this year but in any case, I am no longer polluting my environment and causing grave harm to my health.  There is a huge pool of resources available to "quitters".  I have used them all, even down to a counselor that I got by calling 1-800-nobutts.  Again, I wish you well.
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start by telling your immediate family you want to quit smoking so they are aware of your withdrawal from the nicotine.\nstart by going to the doctor, get patches , nicabate or something similar..sit down and start a diary, write down everything that is in your head.. when and if you feel like a cigarette, walk outside pull weeds out of the garden for 15 minutes or go have a shower or go for  a drive, clean the car..anything to keep busy. the first 3 weeks is the toughest in that you have to break old routines.. lighting a "fag" before you get the evening dinner ready,,etc etc.\nthrow the left over cigarettes in the bin. This is a true committment..be prepared to feel sick like flue symptoms and expect to feel head achey, tired etc..dont give in every 15 minutes you will crave but dont give in ..chew chewys..etc..make a call to the quit line as well they are good for support. good luck..
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The best way is cold turkey and suffer through the first 10 days until the nicotine is out of your system.  Then it is just mind control after that.  You control your mind.  It doesn't control you.\n\nCoach
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January 1, 1987 I had my last cigarette at 1am, after smoking a pack-a-day for over 20 years. Try the following. It will work. You don't even need good luck.\nLocal hospitals offer week-long programs to make you quit smoking. Then you'll need this trick to not go back to it: Just don't have that ONE CIGARETTE!\nPeople buckle under the intense urge for a cigarette and think that their problem will go away with one cigarette. But that just makes the problem go away temporarily, only to come back with a higher intensity.\nQuitting smoking feels like a loss of a loved one because to the brain it is just that - a loved one. So be prepared for the longing and the pain. Just endure it. It won't kill you. Actually, it will make you live longer.\nAdapt a new lifestyle i.e. eat fruits, go jogging, etc. Do whatever, but once you have gone through the week-long quit-smoking program, DON'T HAVE THAT ONE CIGARETTE NO MATTER WHAT. If you have that one cigarette, you fail and if you don't then you succeed. It is that simple. You do need that week-long program to launch yourself into the wonderful world of non-smoking though. \nOne more thing: you may need to keep the company of non-smokers for a while i.e. at least one year.
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giving up smoking is HARD.  I have done it several times, this last time for several years.  I am still smoke free, but it's kind of like being a alcoholic.  You need to just quit cold turkey.  No patches, no gum, no tapering off.  It's nonsense.  Just don't light a cigarette.  You will need something to replace it with.  People will tell you exercise, walking, etc.  People are crazy.  You aren't ready for that.  I recommend baby carrots.  No, i'm not kidding.  Eat a baby carrot everytime you want a cigarette.  They take about the same amount of time to eat and they will give you something to do.  Baby carrots cost about 1.50 for a plastic bag of them.  It's cheaper than cigarettes and no one ever got fat eating carrots.  And they are even healthy.  I quit for my son too.  I want to hold my grandchildren someday.  You CAN do it.  Congrats on your decision.
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STEP 1\nNOT ALL SMOKERS ARE THE SAME\nIf you've had enough of being a smoker and just want to stop, then just do it! You will improve your chances of success if you get help as soon as possible. Ring Quitline on 0800 00 22 00 or email stopsmoking@quit.org.uk to find out what support will suit you best.\n\nIf you prefer to plan ahead, then that's fine too. Set a date not too far ahead and stick to it. You can use the time to find out what help is available and what should suit you by calling Quitline 0800 00 22 00 or email stopsmoking@quit.org.uk\n\nThe most important thing is that you are committed to your new life as a non smoker!\n\n \n \n    \n  Step 2\nCHOOSE THE RIGHT SUPPORT FOR YOU\nOnly 3% of smokers succeed by willpower alone\nBoth Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) and Zyban have been proven to double a smoker's chance of quitting successfully. If you take NRT or Zyban AND get support from a local stop smoking group you increase your chances by up to 4 times!\n\nCigarettes deliver nicotine very quickly, which contributes to their addictive nature. However the nicotine in NRT is supplied in a slower and more controlled way. This is because NRT is designed to help you quit smoking and so reduces your need for nicotine, until you don't need it anymore.\n\nThere are a wide range of NRT products available. If you are having trouble deciding which product to use, give a QUIT counsellor a ring on 0800 00 22 00 and they will give you independent advice to suit your lfiestyle.\n\nYou could also try www.Click2Quit.com for a free personalised quit plan to help guide you through your quit attempt and a discussion board to talk to others who are quitting too. \n \n  \n All NRT products are available on prescription and can also be bought over the counter at pharmacies and large supermarkets. It's important to complete the full course of NRT as this increases your chances of quitting successfully. Some NRT formats may also help reduce weight gain associated with quitting smoking. Here's a brief description of the range of products available, to help you decide if NRT is right for you. Refer to individual packs for further details. \n  \n \n    \n  NICOTINE PATCH\n(NicAssist® - only available at Boots, Nicorette®, NiQuitin CQ®) \nPatches are most helpful to people who like to feel protected from cravings throughout the day. They are easy to use and should be applied to dry non-hairy skin such as the upper arm, thigh or chest. The patches offer a continous supply of nicotine throughout the day to help relieve the withdrawal symptoms and physical cravings you'll experience. You may still get urges to smoke but these will not be as strong.\n\nA patch lasts either 16 or 24 hours, each of which will come in three strengths delivering different amounts of nicotine, which is absorbed slowly through the skin. You are recommended to use them for up to three months depending on the brand you choose, starting off with the most appropriate strength for you. Always follow manufacturers' instructions. Some people experience a slight itching or redness of the skin and this can be lessened by varying the position of the patch when you apply a new one. \n  \n \n    \n   \n  NICOTINE GUM\n(NicAssist®, Nicorette®, Nicotinell®, NiQuitin CQ®)\nNicotine gum helps you to control your cravings whenever you feel the urge to smoke. It is different from ordinary chewing gum and can have a bitter taste, especially to begin with, so you may have to persevere in using it. It is important to use it properly to get the full benefit. Theh gum comes in two strengths, regular (2mg) and maximum (4mg) and in a choice of flavours. The brand you select will determine which strength you use. The gum should be chewed slowly and then rested between your gum and the side of your mouth, repeatedly, for about 30 minutes. You should gradually reduce the number of gums you chew after a period of about three months.\n\nMaximum strength NRT
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Here are some things I've found from a website you could find very useful, and congratulations on your decision to quit smoking. I know it is not an easy one and I hope you have a good support structure around you to help you through it.\n\nCravings. Each one lasts 3 -5 minutes, and may be strong. Over time however, cravings will happen less often. More about cravings below.\n\nHeadaches (occasional), indigestion, nausea, diarrhoea and sore throats rarely last more than four days.\n\n      Try usual over the counter remedies for these symptoms.\n\nInsomnia and an increased tendency to dream.\n\n\n      Tea and coffee contain caffeine and, without nicotine, your body absorbs much more of this stimulant, which can make you restless, irritable and sleepless for a while.\n\n      Try drinking less tea and coffee, make your cups weaker.\n\n      Consider coffee substitutes, water, fruit juice and caffeine-free cola drinks.\n\nCoughing most commonly caused by the cilia that line your lungs cleaning out the tar and mucus.\n\nIrritability, depression or anxiety are closely connected to the physical action of nicotine leaving your body and will lessen over one to three weeks.\n\nIncreased appetite and possible weight gain.\n\nTiredness and lack of concentration.\n\n      Try and relax more during the first few weeks any tiredness will pass.\n\n      Take a break from what your doing and take a short walk if possible to help concentration.\n\nThe first few days after you quit can be the hardest.\n\nThe most problematic symptom tends to be cravings.\n\nFew smokers quit without getting cravings. If you want to succeed you must learn to get through them. The following tips should help:\n\n      Confront cravings head on and learn to 'overcome the urge to smoke at will through sheer determination'.\n\n      The choice to quit smoking and the responsibility for not smoking is yours alone.\n\n      Cravings only last 3- 5 minutes and they WILL subside. Once the urge to smoke has gone your resolve will strengthen.    \n\n      Focus on the reasons you decided to quit. Take a look at your quitting plan.\n\n      Take 3 or 4 deep breaths. Breathe in slowly through the nose and fill your lungs, then breathe out again slowly through the mouth.\n\n      Drink water. Sip it slowly and try to savour the taste. This will also help to satisfy any increased appetite.\n\n      Keep busy. Take your mind off smoking by going for a walk, doing an odd job around the home or in the garden or call a friend or relative on the phone
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Make sure you surround yourself with support from before your quit date arrives.  I found online forums most useful as we were all experiencing the same thing.  I'm proud to say I'm now over 3 months quit.\n\nGood luck with it and below I've provided a link to one of the great sites I found most helpful.
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the question is How addicted are you? I gave up by reading the book How to stop smoking and stay stopped for good by Gillian Riley. I went to the smoking cessation clinic who prescribed me patches and lozenges. It was hard, i know someone who could stop for days at a time yet couldnt completely give up! It is hard yet its well worth it and four years down the line i can have a fag every 6 months yet its just not the same, yet im £1000 a year better off and i dont cough and wheeze in the morning and the numb feeling in my toes has come back. My ex is looking at having his legs amputated as the blood flow and oxygen dosnt reach his toes, still he smokes. the sooner you give up the better. if i can do it you can too!