where can i get the best help to quit smoking?
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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.
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Yes, many things in the past have driven me to smoking.  One thing that really helped me quit was a free website:\n\nwww.whyquit.com\n\nI've discovered after 15 years of smoking that I'm calmer now when I don't smoke than when I did.
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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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Gotta tell you nicorette gum was the best; and the flavor wasn't bad either.  Start chewing the amount you need to cover your nicotine intake (the gum comes with a chart).  Decrease; by one stick each week until your done.  It was the most painless way I ever quit smoking and I had quit cold turkey on several occasions.
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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.
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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.
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They helped me quit smoking years ago...lol
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This method works for me, I quite smoking 2 years ago\nand is the only money back guaranteed.\n\nGet the Facts\nEasyway, founded by Allen Carr in 1983, has the highest independently verified 12-month success rate (75.8% for a smoker completing the program) of any quit smoking technique and a 90% satisfaction rating. \n\nCompare Easyway to other methods and see for yourself why Easyway is called “The Cadillac of quit smoking methods.” \n\nThe Allen Carr Method\nHOW THE METHOD WORKS\n\nUsing psychotherapy, the method works in the opposite way to the “willpower” method. It does not concentrate on the reasons the smoker should not smoke : the money, the slavery, the health risks and the stigma. Smokers know all that already. Instead it focuses on why smokers continue to smoke in spite of the obvious disadvantages.\n\nIt is fear that keeps smokers hooked!\n\nFear the smoker will have to give up their pleasure or crutch. Fear the smoker will be unable to enjoy life or handle stress. Fear the smoker will have to go through an awful trauma to get free. Fear the smoker will never get completely free from the craving.\n\nThe Method removes these fears \nSmokers quit with the Allen Carr Method as happy non-smokers, not feeling deprived but with a huge sense of relief and elation that they have finally achieved what they always wanted….\n\nTO BE FREE!\n\nWhat about the terrible withdrawal pangs from nicotine?\n\nThe physical withdrawal from nicotine is so slight that most smokers don’t realise that they are addicts. What smokers suffer when they try and quit using other methods is the misery and depression caused by the belief that they are being deprived of a pleasure or a crutch.\n\nThe Allen Carr Method removes this feeling of deprivation. \nIt removes the need and desire to smoke. Once the smoker is in the right frame of mind and they follow the simple instructions, the physical withdrawal from nicotine is hardly noticeable.\n\nNo Gimmicks!\n\nThe Method does not use any gimmicks, useless aids or substitutes. No nicotine gum, patches, lozenges, tabs, inhilators or nasal sprays! No needles! No lasers! No drugs! No herbs! No shock treatment! \n\nThe Allen Carr Method is successful because:\n\nIt removes the smokers’ conflict of will. \nThere are no bad withdrawal pangs. \nIt is instantaneous and easy. \nIt is equally effective for long-term heavy smokers and light smokers. \nYou need not gain weight. \nYou will not miss smoking. \n\nMedical Endorsements\n\nA personal view from Professor Judith Mackay MBE, JP, FRCO (Edin), FRCP (Lon), World Health Organisation Advisory Panel on Tobacco and Health\n\n“I have no hesitation in supporting Allen Carr’s work. Many clinics use some of his techniques but it would appear that few do it in quite such a successful package.” \n\nCarole Johnson, Coronary Heart Disease Prevention Unit, Tyne Tees \n\n“his success rate was such that, when budgets allow, we continue to use Easyway for work with specific groups and individuals.”\n\nDr Anil Visa BSc, MBBch., FRCA, Consultant – Royal Hospitals NHS Trust – Royal London Hospital\n\n“I have observed the Allen Carr method at first hand and have found it to be very successful and I wholeheartedly support it as an effective way to quit smoking.”\n\nDr William Green, Head of Psychiatric Dept, Matilda Hospital, Hong Kong\n\n“It is a remarkable fact that Allen Carr, on his own admission a non-professional in behaviour modification, should have succeeded where countless psychologists and psychiatrists holding postgraduate qualifications have failed, in formulating a simple and effective way to stop smoking.”\n\nDr Martin Jarvis, Principle Scientist, Imperial Cancer Research \nFund and Reader in Health Psychology, University College London\n\n”...I am more than happy to testify to Allen Carr’s enduring involvement and to recognise the value of the kind of behavioural and cognitive support he provides.”\n\nDr PM Bray MB CH.b.,
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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!
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To quit smoking, you need to make two considerations.  First, you have to deal with the cravings, which are from the physical addiction to the chemicals in cigarettes.  Second, you have to address the habit or the behavior of smoking.  The cravings can easily be addressed with acupuncture, it does work for this.  On the other hand, the behaviors - things like smoking after a meal, lighting up when you are stressed, etc - are a completely different issue.  You will have to make the effort to form new habits to replace smoking.   It is like that old saying, "you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink."  The role of the acupuncturist is to make YOUR job of quitting easier.  If you are determined, the acupuncture therapy can make the process of quitting go more smoothly for you.  Also, acupuncture therapy can help your lungs and body begin to detoxify, reduce stress and improve your general health.  Good luck to you.
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Go to www.Anti-Smoking.com. There are valuble guidlines and tips that will help you convince him/her, such as the illnesess. For drinking, go to alcoholism.about.com/od/support/.
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http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=414752\n\nIs the journal your talking about\n\nhttp://www.smokesignals.net/ClinicallyTested.aspx\nand\nhttp://www.smokesignals.net/Utility.html is the first clinical test.\n\nDon't think it has been released yet to the general public. Though there are plenty of different ways out there to quit smoking, the main and only way truly to quit, is to want to quit and have the will power behind it.\n\nGood luck, and I hope you succeed.. something I have not yet been able to achieve myself.
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Here are some things I've found from a website you could find very useful, and congratulations on your decision to quit smoking. I know it is not an easy one and I hope you have a good support structure around you to help you through it.\n\nCravings. Each one lasts 3 -5 minutes, and may be strong. Over time however, cravings will happen less often. More about cravings below.\n\nHeadaches (occasional), indigestion, nausea, diarrhoea and sore throats rarely last more than four days.\n\n      Try usual over the counter remedies for these symptoms.\n\nInsomnia and an increased tendency to dream.\n\n\n      Tea and coffee contain caffeine and, without nicotine, your body absorbs much more of this stimulant, which can make you restless, irritable and sleepless for a while.\n\n      Try drinking less tea and coffee, make your cups weaker.\n\n      Consider coffee substitutes, water, fruit juice and caffeine-free cola drinks.\n\nCoughing most commonly caused by the cilia that line your lungs cleaning out the tar and mucus.\n\nIrritability, depression or anxiety are closely connected to the physical action of nicotine leaving your body and will lessen over one to three weeks.\n\nIncreased appetite and possible weight gain.\n\nTiredness and lack of concentration.\n\n      Try and relax more during the first few weeks any tiredness will pass.\n\n      Take a break from what your doing and take a short walk if possible to help concentration.\n\nThe first few days after you quit can be the hardest.\n\nThe most problematic symptom tends to be cravings.\n\nFew smokers quit without getting cravings. If you want to succeed you must learn to get through them. The following tips should help:\n\n      Confront cravings head on and learn to 'overcome the urge to smoke at will through sheer determination'.\n\n      The choice to quit smoking and the responsibility for not smoking is yours alone.\n\n      Cravings only last 3- 5 minutes and they WILL subside. Once the urge to smoke has gone your resolve will strengthen.    \n\n      Focus on the reasons you decided to quit. Take a look at your quitting plan.\n\n      Take 3 or 4 deep breaths. Breathe in slowly through the nose and fill your lungs, then breathe out again slowly through the mouth.\n\n      Drink water. Sip it slowly and try to savour the taste. This will also help to satisfy any increased appetite.\n\n      Keep busy. Take your mind off smoking by going for a walk, doing an odd job around the home or in the garden or call a friend or relative on the phone
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Its always best to quit as soon as possible.There is a great website that will help you to quit.\nhttp://www.givingupsmoking.co.uk/
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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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1. decide you want to quit\n2. get patches, they work 8-10 week program\n3. alter behaviour and watch for triggers, (things which make you really want a cigarette)\n4. take it a day sometimes an hour at a time\n5 set up reward system\n6. Do some research on what transpires in a body even in the first 12 hours of stopping the smokes.  \nFinally:  The body and systems are very forgiving and rejuvenate themselves towards healing.  It is amazing to smell, taste, and not stink,,,,\n\none who knows,,,
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ya the best way 2 quit smoking is to make up ur mind..if u decide in ur mind that u r not going to smoke again u can definately quit this habit u just need to exercise self restraint