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I’m only 18 turning 19 but I have been smoking since I was 12. How can I quit smoking with out getting the gum and buying stuff because then I would just buy smokes. I really don’t want to here " JUST STOP" its not easy i wrote out a check to get smokes and bounced a check. Can someone give me advise. I did stop smoking for a while when I got babtised (GO MORMONS) but I need help now. Thanks
Mike_T says:
I know exactly how you feel, I was in a very similar situation. I remember that I was so nervous at that time and I took it out on everyone around me. I didnt know what could I do until, thanks god, I found Smoke Deter. Now I can look back and laugh on myself and in the same time I remember how helpless I was. I hope that I'll never be in the same situation again
I’d tell you to go Cold Turkey, but you don’t want to hear that. Once you decide that you are a non-smoker, you won’t be smoking.
I quit cigarettes over 20 years ago when I was your age, when a girl I was dating let me know she didn’t care for it. Within a month we went our ways, but I didn’t pick up the smokes again, as I had decided that I was a non-smoker.
Always avoid go to place that you will smoke. Stay at non smoking area. Avoid go to disco, bar & etc.
Join more sport activities.
Oh, please get on the Church Welfare System immediately and get your smokes from the Bishop’s Warehouse. They’re made from discarded Garments, and are guaranteed to make you quit or die trying. Don’t inhale.
I have tried the gum. It didn’t work. Tried cigarest, didn’t work. Tried it all. I would recommend this book (it costs less than gum, or a carton of cigs). It helped me quit smoking just weeks before I had a major surgery. To me it was well worth it. I feel a lot better now..and I am saving so much more money now that I don’t smoke.
Your question seems to indicate that if you had money you would simply buy smokes. So, I wonder if you really have a strong desire to quit. Perhaps you want an easy solution like waving a magic wand and making your addiction go away.
Sorry, but quitting an addiction as serious as nicotine addiction just isn’t as simple as that. You’ve got to really be committed to quitting.
The first step you must take to quit smoking is to have a strong desire to quit. You need to be motivated.
Perhaps your local Mormon church could help provide some motivation and cessation assistance.
If you do not want to try cold turkey, i would recommend doing something else whenever you have a craving. Try chewing a piece of gum every time you get a craving until it passes. good luck. and you can do it.
Don’t rely on others to quit, Working out should do great. I am 26 and I was smoking since I was 13 and Smoked till I was 21 and was off and on for a four years.. I last couple years, I got to where I only smoke when I drank alcohol, which very few people have the drive to do that. Now I have completely quit. You just have to be strong and motivated.. BTW, chewing gum is not bad.i am not talking about nicorette. But regular sugar free gum. Or even putting rubber bands on your wrist to give you something to fidget with.. But working out is good, because it gets you motivated and starts making you feel healthy which in turn motivates you helps you stay off of cigarettes. Running also brings up your dopamine levels in your brain which also help to start feeling better. It isn’t gonna happen over night,, so Just be strong and keep it up. And if you drink and you find that when you drink you crave a cigarette and you can’t hold out, then you gotta quit that too. I still drink and I crave cigarettes still. But I stay strong and Think about how I will feel the next day if I smoke.
stop smoking…. whats the problem. Its retarded. It does nothing but give you bad health.
Contact the Quitline.
If you can afford it (at your young age) and spare the time (away from work) you could join a Quit Smoking Clinic.
Hi,
If you realy wants to quit smoking then you should know some facts.
This is for your information pl. that Cigarette smoking kills nearly about 420,000 people a year, making it more lethal than AIDS, accidents, homicides, suicides, drug overdoses, and fire.
The main risks of smoking are
1. Heart disease
2. Cancer
3. Dementia and neurologic diseases
4. Lung disease
5. Female infertility and pregnancy
6. Male sexuality and reproduction
7. Behavioural and Social Problems
8. Effects on bones and joints
The methods to quit smoking are
At this time the most effective methods for quitting is a combination of nicotine replacement products and the antidepressant drug bupropion bolstered by counselling.
1. Nicotine replacement
Nicotine replacement products provide low doses of nicotine that do not contain the contaminants found in smoke. They are proving to be twice as helpful as other standard quitting methods. Replacement products include nicotine patches, gums, nasal sprays, and inhalers. Side effects of any nicotine replacement product may include headaches, nausea, and other gastrointestinal problems. People often experience sleeplessness in the first few days, particularly with the patch, but the insomnia usually passes. Patients using very high doses are more likely to experience symptoms, and reducing the dose can prevent them. Certain individuals like people with heart disease, pregnant women, small children may need to avoid nicotine replacement products.
Nicotine patches: Nicotine patches, or transdermal nicotine, can be an effective way to quit smoking. The quit rate for patch users is around 20% after six months. Nicotine patches are available over the counter, but it is best to consult a doctor before using them, particularly people with any medical problems.
Nicotine gum: Nicotine gum (Nicorette), available over the counter, has also been effective for a number of people. Some prefer it to the patch because they can control the nicotine dosage and chewing satisfies the oral urge. Long-term dependence may be a problem with this method.
Nicotine inhaler: The nicotine inhaler resembles a plastic cigarette holder. It comes with a number of nicotine cartridges which are inserted into the inhaler. It has some specific advantages over other slower nicotine replacement products:
Nicotine nasal spray: The nasal spray satisfies immediate cravings by providing doses of nicotine rapidly, and thus may play a useful role in conjunction with slower acting nicotine replacement therapies.
Nicotine tablet: A nicotine tablet that is held under the tongue is also very useful.
2. Alternative and ther Methods for Quitting
Scheduled reduction: One study showed that people who used a systematic withdrawal schedule were twice as likely to quit as those who went cold turkey. The procedure involves the following steps:
Divide the number of minutes per day awake by the number of daily cigarettes; the result is the minute-long wait between smokes.
Set up a schedule with time intervals based on this result and using a timer, smoke only at those intervals; if the "cigarette appointment" is missed by more than five minutes, the smoker must skip that cigarette.
The following week, one-third fewer cigarettes are used and the smoking time is recalculated based on the lower number.
During the third week the count is again reduced by a third, and the smoker quits in the fourth week.
Change daily habits:
Change the daily schedule as much as possible. Eat at different times or eat many small meals instead of three large ones, sit in a different chair, rearrange the furniture.
Find other ways to close a meal. Play a tape or CD, eat a piece of fruit, get up and make a phone call, or take a walk (a good distraction that burns calories as well).
Substitute oral habits (eat celery, chew sugarless gum, suck on a cinnamon stick.) Go to public places and restaurants where smoking is prohibited or restricted.
Set short-term quitting goals and reward yourself when they are met, or every day put the money normally spent on cigarettes in a jar and buy something pleasurable at the end of a predetermined period of time.
Find activities that focus the hands and mind but are not taxing or fattening: computer games, solitaire, knitting, sewing, whittling, crossword puzzles.
Avoid heavy drinking of alcohol, caffeine, or other stimulants or mood altering substances.
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