how can I stop smoking?
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Some people have found success with cleansing while trying "cold turkey."  If you get the built-up toxins out of your system more quickly it may help reduce your withdrawal systems.  AND, once you "clean yourself out" it will be less desirable to start smoking again since you'll be "dirtying" yourself up again after doing the work involved in cleansing and feeling so much better overall.\n\nI've personally used the bowel cleansing system called the Cleansing Trio produced by Young Living and been very pleased with the results.  It's also advisable you do a liver cleanse.  I haven't specifically used the liver cleanse products by YL so I can't say one way or the other about them.  There's lots of cleansing kits, but if you're interested in the one I've tried you can find it at their official web site www.youngliving.org.\n\nI wish you well in your endeavor.\n\n"If at first you don't succeed, try try again!"  :)
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You can't. Smoking is an addiction. Like any addition the addict has to decide themselves that it is time to stop.  It is your choice on your reaction.\n\nThere are actions you can take, but they will put your in conflict or endanger your marraige. If you do not want him smoking around your kids tell him to stop smoking in the house. If he refuses, throw his cigerettes away where ever you find them. Another option is to simply move yourself and your children from the house. These may seem like extreme reations but you have to make him realize you are prepared to make him choose between his family and his addiction.
532873
First of all STOP SMOKING.\nand second, rub baking powder on your teeth after brushing.
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I don't know what the best way to quit smoking is...but,the easiest way would be to die.Ha,Ha!
992843
You can try this , cut back but be serious about it. if you smoke a pack go to half until you are use to it. then cut that in half again. do this until you can get to 1 cigarette a day and keep that routine for a year. Now , when you do one a day, you will have stressful days where more than one will seem needed. It's okay to smoke another as long as the next day you go back to just ONE! after a year of one a day, then go to one day off a week without any smoke. after that is easy for you , you are ready to try more days off, until you are without the craving. it's not the nicotine as many think , it's the actual act of smoking that stick that is hard to kick. you need to rehab yourself and time helps. you'll feel much better once your all through, and your skin and hair will show the improvement. God bless.
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I've quit more than once and the key is to keep busy so you don't dwell on the habit. The act of smoking is as addictive as the nicotine.\n\nGenerally, it takes about seven days for the body to rid itself of nicotine dependence, so your "withdrawals" will probably last about a week. Keep busy and when you feel the craving, divert it to something else (NOT candy, cookies, etc.). Preferably, some kind of physical activity (mop the floor, straighten your closet, etc.)\n\nKeep some cigarette butts (hidden away) that can be lit and good for no more than two or three drags if you really get desperate. Taking a "hit" will help alleviate the symptoms.\n\nObviously, only use them in case of severe symptoms, don't take more hits than absolutely necessary.\n\nYou can do it, but the method you choose has to be one you are willing to use since no method will work if you don't apply it.\n\nGood luck.
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Laser treatment cannot stop you from smoking.\nIf you want to try something nontraditional, try hypnotherapy or acupuncture. Or maybe just go cold turkey. That seems pretty nontraditional too these days.
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don't smoke is the only way. there are plenty of "remedies" for the smoke smell on the market. however, a non-smoker can still smell the smoke 5 times more than a smoker can.
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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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Tell him you love him and will help him and support him if he choses to stop. Otherwise tell him that it is you or the cigarettes. Remember that a bad habit is more easily broken when it is replaced by a good habit. Good Luck!
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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 not an easy task. Just like other additctions the person(s) must really want to quit. That is the first step. Then, trying the patch or the gum. If one can't use them, then everytime you want a cigarette, you wait until as long as you can. Believe me this will help reduce the amount of cigarettes and can eventually lead to quitiing. Finally, if all else fails, quit cold turkey! Since smoking is a hand and mouth thing. Try just holding the cigarette and chewing some gum or sucking on hard candy.
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follow this simple yet effective regimen: if you smoke about 18 cigs a day now, starting tomorrow keep track and only smoke 17 cigs. do that for a whole week, it isn't even hard. the next week smoke only 16 cigs a day ( don't lose track). the next week smoke 15 cigs a day and so forth. when you get down to five increase the time period to two weeks. after the two weeks you are down to four. then just keep going at the two week pace and you will be smoke free. try it!
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stop smoking!! Wish me luck...
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Cold turkey is the only way.  Cigarettes have been proven to be more addictive than heroine but you can quit.  I did--10 years ago after smoking for 26 years and my husband also did after smoking for 34 years.  For me, I realized that I was more addicted to the oral fixation part.  I simply quit lighting the cigarettes.  This way, I could go through the motions of smoking (holding, puffing, flicking pretend ashes and blowing no smoke out) and still get rid of the addiction.  It was weird in a way because people would ask me if I needed a light and I would say, "No thanks, I don't smoke." even though I had the cigarette in my hand.  It took a year (the carton lasted that long) but I have no desire to smoke anymore.  My husband, on the other hand, went to a religious convention one weekend and purposely left his cigarettes at home.  He never smoked again.\n\nWhich brings me to a second point--it really helps to be seriously motivated and include prayer in your struggle.  Both of us did this and feel it would have been much harder (maybe impossible) if we hadn't.
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Nicotine has a blood half-life of about 60 minutes.  That is, each hour, your body metabolizes half of what is in your blood.\n\nHow long you need to quit to pass your test depends on how much you have in your bloodstream when you quit.  The second site cited below says that you should stop smoking for 7-10 days.\n\nDo yourself a favor and quit for good, if you can.  (Nicotine addiction is, if I've understood my toxicologist friends correctly, the toughest addiction to break.)  It's a filthy and disgusting personal habit.  You and your clothes and your abode smell bad.  Now, it's expensive enough that you have to budget for it too.\n\nGood luck.
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First of all, You have to be ready to quit. It doesn't matter if everyone wants you to, but you aren't ready.\n\nWhat worked for me was to set a target date. Cut back on daily intake until that day, then get rid of all items related to smoking. I found a hypnotherapy and meditation system about quitting and used it as I approached my target date. I found some tea tree oil chewing sticks to chew on to give my mouth something to do besides eat. I also made sure I had plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables available so I did not gain tons of weight.\n\nAnother highly effective thing was that I did not smoke inside the house, so I did not have the lingering smell to contend with. If you have been smoking inside, you will want to wash your walls and floors and possibly even paint to remove the odor, which will help reduce the cravings.\n\nFinally be patient with yourself. It often takes more than one attempt to sucessfully quit.