How can I help my husband quit smoking?
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Have you considered hypnosis?    A good hypnotist can usually determine why he smokes, what he could do instead to satisfy the craving or addiction, and find the underlying causative factors that led him to begin smoking in the first place, and then use guided imagery and positive health suggestion to help the smoker decide to take a healthier path
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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.
642276
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.
1004774
Smoking is a tough addiction to quit. The key to stopping is the personal desire to stop. If your mother doesn't have that desire she won't. To help her learn all you can about addiction. You might want to joint a support group to help you. Good luck to you both.
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Hi there,\nmy fiance is going through the same thing, and this isn't the first time he's quitting. He's quitting with a friend, because it helps that your friends can act as a great support during thost cravings and withdrawals.\nYou can view the question here where I asked a question similar to yours:\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=AvRyq9AYLtbSxAB_MwVRw4sjzKIX?qid=1006032602505\n\nI believe the best way is cold turkey, because having nicotine in your body would always make you tempted to smoke and still be hung on nicotine, but I've been told by Delaya (who advised me in the smoking question), who's in the health field, that it would be okay to go on patches and so on if you can't go fully cold turkey.\nIt's best to drop it all at once and not return to it. However, if you find yourself going back over and over again, you'll have to ask yourself whether you're quitting for YOURSELF or for someone else. It normally helps more if you're quitting for yourself to better your health and lifestyle rather than for one person (it helps too, but you have to quit for yourself and want to quit first!).\n\nSome tips on methods to beat cravings my fiance is also using :\n\n- chewing on gum or sucking on toothpicks if he feels the need to 'put something in his mouth' or 'do something'. Smoking usually stems out of habitual routine.\n- Drinking fruit juices and lots of water to keep his sugar levels steady instead of UP and DOWN. \n- Having a few small meals a day instead of having big meals and having the urge to vomit.\n- Mornings, instead of smoking outside before we go to college, he wakes up and goes for light jogging in the morning air. It really helps, because he comes back feeling so good and forgetting about smokes.\n- Explaining to his loved ones that he might have mood swings to prepare them for the occasional irritable snaps. He says that when he doesn't smoke he "feels like to fight with people" regardless of whether it's something big or small. This helps people stay off his toes and keep the pressure off him as well.\n- Explain to your loved ones before hand to give the "Smoke if you want to, but remember your goal" kind of casualness and suggestive support instead of the pressurizing feel of "Are you going to stop smoking or not?" or potential pressure which may drive you to smoke more out of stress.\n- Herbal or fruit teas without sugar help. They act as a calming influence to the body.\n- And try to stay away or go off if there's smoke around you. It will tempt you to smoke. If you're in an enclosed area with a smoker, kindly ask him to stop smoking. \n\nIt will be difficult, but trust me, you will feel great. Be strong and you will win the fight against the evil cigarette!\n\nGood luck!\nJenova\n(d.yuffie@gmail.com)
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Just the quitting smoking is enough to have those symptoms.  It's said it takes a month to get out of your system, but when I've quit before (even with the patch) it seems to be much longer than that.  Adding the uneccesary stress of a loss...  All I can say is support him.  Accept his moods, not as an insult to you, they aren't, he can't control them when he is nic-ing out.  Just let him know that you are there for him.  Spend time, but don't push.  If he wants to sit and brood, give him a peck on the cheek, sit near him, and think about something that interests you.  Your presence should help him, even when he's not in control of his emotions enough to express it.  It'll be a rough ride, but if he's a keeper, he's worth the effort.  Good luck and don't get down on yourself about this.  He's trying to change for the better in a rough time.  Wish him well, but don't push him.
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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.
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first of all you must be seriously and willingly want to quit. Think of all the diseases that you might have if you keep smoking. you should set an example for you children if you have any.keep all the above in your mind.\nI was a smoker and i quit now for 1yr & 7m this what I did\n1- I prayed a lot to God that make me hate the ciggarrates\n2- I promised God (I worship) not to smoke (I sat a date)\n3- Get rid of all thing related or help me to smoke like ashtray, lighter from my bedroom \n4- Have sweet or chewing gum handy\n5- keep my self bessy especially the time i used to smoke\n6- Don't sit with smokers especially the first weeks\n7- Avoid smoking areas\nfinally, I hard many stories and I saw my sitter (a former smoker) gave up many times about how difficults is it, but when you set you mind to do something believe me you will succeed. Good Luck
408472
I would certainly get help from the organizations that offer help. You must go and seek help even if the husband does not (or cannot) go. YOU must go and find out what CAN be done to save your marriage,your family, your life!You have to make up your mind that you have had ENOUGH the "lifestyle" of a drug user! MAKE UP YOUR MIND AND THEN MAKE A MOVE!
216679
The only way a smoker can quit smoking, is if he is good and ready to quit.  Pestering him about will only make it worse.  If he is actively trying to quit, continue to tell him how proud you are of him, but other than that there is really nothing you can do to help.\nIf you don't want to date a smoker than you should seriously consider breaking up with him, though.  What if he never quits?  Only stay with him if you are sure that you wouldn't mind living the rest of your life with a smoker.  If you wouldn't mind your children being raised with cigarettes in the environment.  I'm not saying that staying with a smoker if an awful thing, but it all has to be taken into consideration.
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stop cold turkey.it is the best way to quit smoking.
119343
First thing is encourage him and give some self confidence to quit the smoking. After that tell him what are the problem when smoking and advantages of quitting smoking. then say the way. Some easy way is ask him to use whenever willing to smoke means chewwing gum, and tablet is available it gives the effect of smoking. ask him to take medidation. when mind is ask to smoke take small pencil and imagine that it is cigarrete and smoke it. definitely he will stop the smoking habit. ok all the best try these tips now itself my dear friend.
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you are married so i think you musrt be mature enough. there is only one true answer to  this. he doesent want to argue with you.he says he stoped smoking,but he is not strong enough to do it yet.but still,he doesent want to hurt you or he doesent feel goog to admit he is too week and cannot stop so easy. but if you are not repressing him with that,and if you support him and show him you love him no matter if he smoke or not, it will be different. so,show some empathy here.its not easy to stop smoking for some people. you'll see ,he may be stronger when see you wont make a big deal from it
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Have you tried one of the online smoking cessation forums? Unfortunately, I have not been brave enough or smart enough, for that matter, to lay the cigs down but I know from others that these work. Not only do the sites give you information but there are chat rooms/bulletin board type forums where you can share the experience with others, who are in the same shoes. Good luck and WOW, only 1 yesterday and none today. Good for you!
39679
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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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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there is not much you can do. Me and my husband quit. about a month ago. I have to say that i just did because he did. i didn't really want to. But as of right now am still smoke free and feel better. oh, i want one every so often but not like i thought i would. i have children too and it sure did make them happy. It feels good to be free of "oh, did i get my cigs" or "do i have a light".  Show your dad this question and answer. I will be praying that you do this for your child. Just give it a try. We used the patches and gum. only had to buy 2 weeks worth and then the patch became just plain annoying and the gum just tasted plain gross. Just try it. My husband smoked 1 1/2 pks a day and i smoked 1 pk a day and didn't even want to stop. once the nicotine gets out of your system, You will feel better. Trust me. just try it.....