Comments on: what is the BEST way to QUIT smoking…without gums and meds? My husband nees help now! Thanks!? http://copdlungdisease.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-quit-smoking-without-gums-and-meds-my-husband-nees-help-now-thanks.html Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:43:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Joshua H http://copdlungdisease.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-quit-smoking-without-gums-and-meds-my-husband-nees-help-now-thanks.html/comment-page-1#comment-4645 Joshua H Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:43:20 +0000 http://copdlungdisease.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-quit-smoking-without-gums-and-meds-my-husband-nees-help-now-thanks.html#comment-4645 There really is no very good way -- the success rate of most methods is depressingly low and it requires an average of five attempts. He really should use Chantix. But if not, he has three choices: hypnosis, cold turkey, and cutting down. Hypnosis can be surprisingly successful in some people. Cold turkey is effective, but most people can't take it. Chewing gum helps. To cut down, you wrap a piece of paper around the cigarette pack and fasten it with rubber bands. That way, when you smoke one, you have to unwrap everything and make a note of the cigarette. Reduce the number until you're down to a few a day and then quit from there. Joining a stop smoking group also improves your quit rate. Once he does stop, he has to know that smoking only one will put him right back where he started. He'll lose all the effort he put into it. There really is no very good way — the success rate of most methods is depressingly low and it requires an average of five attempts.

He really should use Chantix. But if not, he has three choices: hypnosis, cold turkey, and cutting down. Hypnosis can be surprisingly successful in some people. Cold turkey is effective, but most people can’t take it. Chewing gum helps. To cut down, you wrap a piece of paper around the cigarette pack and fasten it with rubber bands. That way, when you smoke one, you have to unwrap everything and make a note of the cigarette.
Reduce the number until you’re down to a few a day and then quit from there. Joining a stop smoking group also improves your quit rate.

Once he does stop, he has to know that smoking only one will put him right back where he started. He’ll lose all the effort he put into it.

]]> By: Michelle http://copdlungdisease.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-quit-smoking-without-gums-and-meds-my-husband-nees-help-now-thanks.html/comment-page-1#comment-4644 Michelle Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:43:20 +0000 http://copdlungdisease.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-quit-smoking-without-gums-and-meds-my-husband-nees-help-now-thanks.html#comment-4644 I am quitting right now. Its been 7 days for me! I have tried the patch, lozenges, gum and none of them worked. The best way is cold turkey and the person wants to quit. Self motivation is the best way. I am quitting right now. Its been 7 days for me! I have tried the patch, lozenges, gum and none of them worked. The best way is cold turkey and the person wants to quit. Self motivation is the best way.

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