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so I am wondering about ways to quit smoking without drugs. I am a recovery addict and don’t want to quit nicotine by putting more drugs in my body.
Anyone have any ideas 
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
first you need to find out if smoking is a habit or an addiction.if it is an addiction, use the tools that you have already been using in breaking your other addictions. if it is just a habit here are some tips to help you quit and break the habit.
set a date of quitting in advance (about 3 to 4 months ahead). mark it on your calender.
tell yourself every time that you light up on mmddyy that you will no longer need a cigarette anymore because you are quitting on mmddyy.
start by keeping a smokers log. write down every cigarette you smoke the time and reason why. do this for a week or two.
after this concentrate on the reason, when you want to smoke because you are bored, find something to do that is diff rent and involves the use of your hands. do this until the replacement becomes a new habit. if the reason is hungry, chew gum instead. if you are depressed or nervous, exercises if at all possible.
start extending your time in between cigarettes, if you smoke every hour, then extend by 15 minutes the first day or two, 20 min the next day or two and so on. don’t forget to keep telling yourself that you are quitting on mmddyy. after 2 weeks of this buy cigarettes that you do not like the flavor of so that it is not satisfying to you.
it is easier to break a habit if you are prepared and have convinced yourself of such.
just a few suggestions, good luck.
Here’s some ways;
1. hypnosis – expensive but many swear by it
2. the patch
3. inhalers – they are like cigarettes except have only a little nicotine
4. cold turkey
5. my boyfriend quit by using the patch for a few weeks then as he got cravings he’d suck and chew on sunflower seeds – it has the hand to mouth motion. He’s now been off them for 4 months and used to smoke about a pack a day.
Lol… Cold turkey, but f*ck that! just use paches. Oh and don’t ever have another ciggarette in your life, you’ll get addicted again, trust me, that’s why I still smoke. Because I had a drag of someone’s thinking it wouldn’t do anything…
The drugs they use to treat nicotine addiction are not mind-altering or addictive, so will not cause you to relapse. They are safe, and quite effective.
Besides, nicotine is a drug. You are already putting it into your body, so why not use something safer for a very short period of time?
The patch, gum, etc., all have nicotine in them, so you are putting drugs into your body. The only way to avoid that is going cold turkey which is something I don’t suggest.
my wife smoked for 15 years and when she was finally ready to quit she just quit cold turkey. If you are really serious about quitting just quit cold turkey because 90 % of the habit is mental.
slowly start taking them away. for example. If you smoke 5 a day, start with 3. put them in a baggie. a week later limit it to 2 and so on. once you get down to one, if you can totally quit, great. but you may need some assistance. suggest using the patch or nicotine gum. even if you don’t use this method i know you’ll do it! good luck girl! (:
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there are ways to quit just cold turkey. drugs sometime that needs to be done with medical help. you can get quite sick during withdrawls
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Both my parents quite cold turkey, and it took the first time. They were determined, and they never smoked again in their whole lives.