Got any tips on giving up smoking?
919145
Don't think about it too much. You need a bit of determination & you obviously have that to ask about it.\nQuit on the spur of the moment - try & frighten yourself & until you cope without one, steer clear of the pub & people who smoke. I gave up in June like that & have stuck to it where previous attempts failed. I did at first allow myself to have one with a drink but then went so long without going out that I sickened myself & haven't touched one since. Be careful of that though because it can become an excuse for a cigarette. If you've been smoking 20/30 a day you may want to have patches to help you & as well as giving you nicotine it can also act as a deterrent because it is dangerous to smoke with one on. But like I said once you've quit, forget about it. The more you say to yourself I've given up the more you'll be thinking about smoking. Keep busy with a hobby. Good Luck x
824124
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.
630155
Congratulations on quitting!! As a former smoker I know exactly how you feel. For me quitting was one of the toughest things I have ever done. It is very common for people to start up again after quitting, especially when confronted by stress in life. The best things you can do are the following: throw away all smoking related things(ashtrays,lighters etc.)Try to avoid places where people smoke. What helped me alot was chewing on plastic straws,gum etc. I tried the patches and the nicotine gum and they really did not do anything for me. You just have to set your mind on this goal and tell yourself you can do it. Reward yourself somehow for every day you go without. Good luck!!
94446
http://www.philipmorrisusa.com/en/home.asp\n\nThen click on quit assist.  Lots of good reading material.\n\nHope is works for you.  I am still trying.
1088438
I smoked 30yrs.ago and i decided i was going to quit....I would eat peeled carrots when i wanted to smoke and it did help some...But the way i ended up quiting was,COLD TURKEY....Your really have to what to quit to get through this and don't start eating to make up for not smoking....Set your mind that you are going to do this no matter what....It really work for me....You know i can't stand to be around anyone smoking,it's a dirty nasty habit and the smoke just stinks and hurts my nose....And the second hand smoke is killing people all the time...Thats another good reason to quit and the cost,i can't believe it....I can remember when a pack was $.25.....Be strong and quit,you will feel alot better and you won't smell of cig. anymore......GOOD LUCK......\n Clowmy
472714
you have to really be determind, and you cant give in to temptatioin. try doing somethhing that gets youmind off of it. every time you want to smoke go do something; shop, sport, talk, take a walk..........\nbut DO NOT SMOKE! \nThis site is what people think about using nicotine patches/ gum/ etc. to stop: http://health.yahoo.com/topic/smoking/\n\n\nThink of the consequences:\n-Death\n-cancer\n-emphasema (did you know you cant even blow out a candle)\n- You could get a stoma (hole in throat so you can breath) which will cause phlem to build up in throat, which will have to be removed each week\n-yellow eyes, nalis\n-smelly hair\n- you might need to carry around an air tank every where so you cant swim/do most sports/ every day things\n\nALSO DO NOT USE CHEWING TOBACCO AS A SUBSTITUE:\n-jaw cancer, tongue cancer, throat cancer, tooth dacay/loss, white sploches in mouth, bad breath, always overflow of spit, gum cancer.\n\nGOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
722983
Eating something that you really hate every time you get an urge to smoke should help.  If you start to associate cravings for cigarettes with something foul-tasting, then that might be a good thing for you.  \nSomeone that I knew quit cold turkey after many attempts.  The last "cigarette" he ever had was made up of a bunch of butts that he found around the house--and he said that smoking THAT cured him.
170303
get support & help from everybody, like family, friends or AA.\nwhen your resolution falters, get distraction. but don't push yourself too hard. get a new hobby , or change your lifestyle.\n(for example, before i quit smoking, i usually buy 2 packets of marlboro daily. when i decided to quit, i kept my marlboro in the office, so that it's not convenient for me anymore. if i have the urge, i have to go out & buy it again...) \nlet,s say, if you are used to drinking 2 bottles daily, make a short term plan to reduce to 1 bottle daily.... and gradually cut down. \nsince you know you have a drinking problem, it's a battle half won!\ngood luck!
15841
Do you mean quit smoking?  If so, you can quit cold turkey by just stopping smoking.  Or you can try nicotine gum or the patch for your cravings.  Good luck and stay strong!
27580
I quit almost 3 years ago by taking Zyban.  It really helped.  I smoked over 2 packs a day for over 20 years.  It was a little difficult, but not too bad.  You have to be really ready to conquer that monster.  Good luck!!!
901575
Don't give in to them!  I found it helped me get through by telling myself that I could smoke as many as I wanted tomorrow and that I just had to get through today.  When tomorrow came I would say the same thing.  It was really hard to start with and so tempting to just have a cigarette, but after a few weeks the cravings had gone completely.  \n\nI found that counting days, then weeks and finally months gave me a mental milestone to say I'd reached.  I have not smoked for 16 months now, but I still tell myself that I can have another cigarette 'another day' if I really want one.  \n\nI know it's dreadful at the moment but if you stick with it it will be worth it. Just one little piece of advice that you can ignore if you like...try not to replace gigs with food or alcohol.  I did this to start with and put on over 14lbs!  I've lost it again now, but if someone had told me that advice 16 months ago I'd have been grateful!\n\nGood luck!
665509
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.
621681
I gave up 2 months ago and it took nothing except my own will power.  It was hard but not as hard as I thought it would be.  I have managed to go for 2 months without a smoke at all, my boyfriend smokes as do most of my friends but this has not tempted me at all, I have even been to the pub and not smoked at all.  Set yourself a date to give up and mentally prepare yourself.  get rid of any cigarettes, lighters, tobacco, ashtrays or rolling papers you may have in your house.  If you really do not think you can give up on your own, try smoking replacement gum or patches and go to help groups, there is a lot of help out there, if you need it, then go find it and take advantage of it.  Good luck, giving up is the best thing I have done for a long time.
573867
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.
41019
What I have been trying to do (which so far is helping a great deal) is when I have a craving for a cigarette, I have a glass of water or a piece of fruit.  Then I walk around my house and look for things to do.  Breaking the habit of putting something in my mouth has been the most difficult, but I honestly think that the water is helping.  I haven't quit yet, but I've gone from a pack a day to between 4 and 7 cigarettes a day in about two weeks.  Good luck to you : ) (and to me, too).
487074
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.
275007
Firstly, good job on quitting smoking! I've never smoked, but I know how hard it must be to stop, since I've had 2 relatives who've smoked, and they've tried several times to quit but were unsuccessful.\n\nSecondly, I have never smoked, so there's nothing for me to quit. But good job to you!! And good idea on getting it off your mind!\n\nThirdly, I think you should watch the movie "Thank you for smoking" as a reward this week. It's a very funny movie about the people behind Firearms, Cigarettes, and Alcohol. They only show it in select areas, so check your area (movietickets.com is a good site) to see if they're showing it.\n\nI think with your enthusiasm you'd love it.\n\nOnce again, good job on quitting!!! \n\n< 33 Ana