methods to quit smoking

my fiancee really wants to quit smoking for me and wants me to write up a plan on ho he can do it, but i've never smoked so i don't know how to quit it! Help!

TELL him to pretend that the cigarette is a penis when he's sucking on it, then he'll get grossed out and quit because smoking is gay.

2009-02-16 18:42:36 by Rose91

How to quit smoking cigarettes by dissolving cravings and withdrawal. A self help method to stop smoking that really makes quitting possible.

Can it be replaced with something that is healthy?

JUST STOP

2006-03-15 12:16:57 by orpheus

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Successful experience of this method is preferred, not just what you've heard or read about.

A combination of a smoking cessation medication along with behavioral counseling results in the highest quit rates.

Chantix, a twice a day pill, has 45% quit rates at 12 weeks, Zyban has 30% and nicotine replacement systems around 20%.

Your odds of quitting on your own, without a medication or behavioral counseling support, are 7% at one year.

Good luck!

2006-11-09 18:17:23 by thorncore

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I work for a company that is going smoke-free in about 2 weeks, they have many options available. I would like opinions on the best ways to be successful in quitting.

Look into the new medication Chantix from Pfizer.

Extremely high success rate - 20% remain off cigarettes one year later.

http://www.chantix.com

2006-09-14 19:49:56 by kmk

My boyfriend quitted smoking in May but now he starts it again! He told me that he doenst smoke as much as he used to but I dont really believe him.
I would love to help him to quit! He even tells me that he wants to quit but it's so hard. I'm not a smoker, and hope that I won't be.

What else beside the patch that I can get my boyfriend so that he can quit smoking? (He's allergic to the patch) Do you know any any gum or candy that prevent smoking? He said once you got addicted to the cigs, it's hard to quit. But he doesnt wnat to get addicted to the gum or candy neither... Wat can I do???

He seems to be making excuses as to why he cannot quit.
He's not ready yet.
You have to wait until he absolutely determined to quit.
When he is, then the following applies.

Quitting smoking is a great opportunity to learn about ourselves, as you have already observed.
Congratulate yourself on having the desire to stop - then you are over the worst, but still need to maintain your resolve. It's just so easy to start thinking that just one won't hurt, but it does. Just one achieves nothing except feeling the need for another. Whatever you do, don't have just one.
Here's a few home-brewed tips that might be useful.
It's not just nicotine addiction - there are 50+ chemicals in cigarettes. Also the main problem is habit.
We have been used to having body sensations which we translate as 'my body needs something', which we have attempted to satisfy by having a cigarette.
When we try to stop smoking, we still get these 'my body needs something' sensations, and we still feel that we want a cigarette. We have to train our body to be more selective. When we feel we need something, we have to work out what it is that we actually need.
A glass of water is an excellent substitute if nothing else comes to mind, as it helps with the clearance of the toxic substances in our body. Another good substitute is a bag of salted peanuts, used in combination with the water.
Another thing to do is to find an activity which occupies the mind or body. Go swimming - nobody wants to smoke while they are swimming. Slowly, as our body adjusts and translates the 'want something' feelings into something other than cigarettes, then the feelings begin to go away. We know its not a cigarette that the body really needs, because as soon as we've had one we still have the feeling, and want another!
We will have a few bouts of feeling or even being short tempered. We must try to bite our lip, and control; ourselves. Recognise the short temper as being the removal of toxins which are trying to find a way out. They went in through the mouth, and they try to get out that way to. We must learn to keep our mouth closed, and force the toxins out the other way.

2006-10-25 10:56:59 by nisky_daisy