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Which Method Is Best For You To Quit Smoking

There are various options available to quit smoking, but the most important is to stand by your decision to quit smoking. Unless you have a lot of willpower, quitting smoking is next to impossible no matter how effective the technique you adopt. Your decision depends upon your habits, personality and bank balance. Determining The Method That Best Suits You First, you need to consider your smoking habits – whether you smoke only a few cigarettes or have a three-pack-a-day habit. … Continue reading →

Choosing a Stop Smoking Program

There are many different stop smoking programs that are available on the market today. Some of these stop smoking programs claim to provide instantaneous results to those using the program, often without much effort on the part of the individuals trying to stop smoking. Often these stop smoking programs will provide stop smoking patches to help with the physical part of the addiction, easing the withdrawal systems, while providing support with the mental part of the addiction. Many of these … Continue reading →

Using a Stop Smoking Shot

There are different methods that can be used to stop smoking such as hypnosis, patches, gums and groups. There are also controversial methods that are used that have not been proven to work for all individuals who are seeking help to stop smoking. The stop smoking shot is one of these methods that has proven successful for some people but has not proven effective for others. As with all methods of stopping smoking, the shots are usually most effective when … Continue reading →

Quit Smoking Advice From My Mom

Now, why should you listen to my Mom when she gives you advice on how to quit smoking? Because she used to smoke a pack and a half a day for years – and then one day quit cold turkey and hasn’t had a puff since. The day she quit was in 1967 – 40 years ago. She’s lived on both sides of the coin, knowing what a smoker (and non-smoker) has to go through. If you are serious about … Continue reading →

Should You Take Quit Smoking Aids And Paxil?

We hear more about people who are trying to quit smoking also taking Paxil, an antidepressant in the same family as the better known Prozac. Why has Paxil become the new drug that doctors prescribe to patients wanting to quit smoking? Doctors started prescribing it to smokers who have a tendency to become mildly depressed when trying to quit smoking. When you are trying to quit smoking and Paxil is prescribed, you should avoid any withdrawal depression that can result … Continue reading →

Was it Second Hand Smoke?

Earlier today, I stepped in to a local business and was immediately confronted with the most nauseating smell I’ve encountered in a long time. Not only was it offensive to my smell but I could also taste it on my tongue. I immediately left (being in the building less than 30 seconds). For the next several hours I could still taste that noxious substance as I fought off an upset stomach. Had I been to a local tavern or other … Continue reading →

Free Stop Smoking Patch Myths

Smoking cessation is a challenge that many smokers meet several times in their lives. During the smoking cessation journey, they examine and try various techniques and products with one goal – a life free of cigarettes. Many ex-smokers have used stop smoking patches. Many have read a few times advertisements for a free stop smoking patch. However, the truth is that there is no such thing as a free stop smoking patch. Sorry. The good news is that nicotine patches … Continue reading →

Five Reasons Why You Should Stop Smoking, Now!

If you are reading this article it means that you have already thought about stopping smoking. The first step in quitting a habit or in changing your life is to take a firm determination or a vow to yourself that you are going to do something. However, in order to take this first step you have to be convinced that it is the right thing to do. If you need some more reasons why it is time to do something … Continue reading →

Quit Smoking Aid: Which Are the Best?

Although doing it cold turkey is always going to be the best route if you want to quit smoking, there are few people who are actually able to handle it this way. The withdrawals are going to be quite intense if you quit cold turkey, especially if you have been an avid smoker for years now. You can do it however, as long as you have the motivation and determination behind you and you know that you really do want … Continue reading →

Get A Support Group And Quit Smoking

Have you decided to quit smoking? If so, then taking pills, chewing gum, enrolling in a quit smoking program or hypnosis may not be enough. The most important thing you require is a support group. This quit smoking support group can include your whole family, friends, co-workers, doctors, even smokers in the quit smoking program and anonymous well-wishers. The people who would love to see you healthy and want you to give up smoking can make all the difference. Better … Continue reading →