quit smoking easy

I dont smoke but I know a lot of people who do. Everyone says quitting smoking is the hardest thing you could do. I keep seeing these anti smoking commercials on tv that says if you trying to quit, we can help. Do they really make it easier for people to quit? What do they do?
do those ads really help you quit?

I don't understand personally why cigarettes are legalized. They are extremely harmful, and nictoine has been placed either second or first as the most addictive thing to quit, trading places with heroin.

Those ads you see on TV, generally work on the same principle as getting people to stop doing heroin. They generally still contain nicotine but in a smokeless form, and step down the daily dosage to minimize the negative effects that come with withdrawls, making it easier for most people to quit than doing so "Cold Turkey" (immediately quitting).

I've also talked to people who have told me that hypnosis to quit smoking did have an effect on their ability to quit. However, like other answers have stated, you really WANT to have to quit to succeed...it's not a miracle drug.

2009-01-21 12:43:06 by Click Click Derk

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

This is the third time I've quit smoking for an extended period of time. Each time, there has been little or no withdraw symptoms. Are some people not as prone to nicotine addiction?

Nicotine addiction affects everyone in different ways, some will feel more strongly than others.

I have to agree with the first answer. You find it easy to quit but have tried three times. That is one of the strangest statements I have ever heard.

2008-09-15 10:39:34 by Wolven

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I am 23, been smoking since 15 and it is really out of hand. I can go through a pack a day and I am afraid for my future. I want to quit, but after a couple hours without nicotene all I want to do is smoke. I need help... any suggestions from any former smokers?

Well, if you are able to go a couple hours without one, write down the time you finish one, and then again when the urges start. Once you know that time, don't let yourself smoke before that. Slowly add time between each cigarette, until you are only smoking less than 3 or 4 a day.
If you start feeling the urge, and it isn't too bad, distract yourself with something for your mouth and hands. Carry around some small snacks (like sunflower seeds) to snack on and extend the time between cigarettes.
When you finally decide to not have one at all, avoid situations and people that you normally associate smoking with for a while. Makes it easier to not be tempted.
Worked for me years ago.

Good luck with it.

2007-08-03 09:25:15 by MsLiteSkin

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I have been smoking for 5 weeks now. I smoke about a pack every 2 days. How easy is it to quit smoking cold turkey for someone who has been smoking that long? And, is half a pack a day considered heavy?
just to add.

I want to quit before i get too deep into it. My friends do not pressure me. Actually, the guy that got me hooked is now constantly nagging me to quit and apologizing for it. I don't blame him for my weakness when i chose to pick it up from him.

You won't know until you try. Most people don't quit on the first try. So don't lose faith. You will learn with each time, and eventually get there. Best to start now, and yes that is extremely 'heavy'.

Even cutting down would be a great achievement.

It's up to you how you go about it. But if you plan to quit cold turkey choose a good time and plan for it. Like plan to be busy, or off work, out of school etc. Whatever you think. If you're a girl you could time it due to your menstrual cycle as that will put further stress on you while you're trying to quit. You get the idea.

It is harder or easier based on your routine too. Luckily you haven't had a smoking routine for long and it's not an ingrained habit or anything. Unluckily for you it sounds like one of your friends might have introduced you to it. Meaning they might constantly put pressure on you or tempt you if you hang around smokers or smoky environments. Make sure all your friends know not to offer you one, and to support you.

2009-03-22 21:14:48 by Venkatesh I

I've tried every thing from cold turkey to pill to hypnosis to the patch.

Honestly no there is no easy way to quit smoking, trust me! It is mostly surrounding yourself with people who do not smoke. Gum is the best way so far. You have a craving you chew the gum any time! It is going to be hard I won't lie to you but if you have the drive and ambition to quit you will succeed!

2006-09-27 10:33:49 by trucking4656