Best Quit Smoking .com

Behavior Modification: Smoking

Even as a child, I’ve always known smoking was bad for your health. My dad smoked when I was very young, but quit due to the health risks he imposed on his family as well as himself. He quit cold turkey, meaning immediately and solely by himself. He said it was hard, but he got over it. Since then he told me never to smoke. Now I can’t exactly tell you how I picked up smoking, but it definitely started after my 18th birthday when I was legally able to purchase cigarettes. I bought my first pack just because I could, and I smoked them periodically at school, especially when others were doing it, and especially if they were attractive females. This made me think I was cool enough to associate with them. As the months went on, I started getting more and more stressed with school and work, I slowly grew dependent on cigarettes. By the time I was 19, I needed to smoke whenever I studied, worked, or socialized with my friends, because most of my friends were also smokers. I have quit numerous times and succeeded at the goals I’ve set because I would set goals such as not smoking for two weeks, however I have never set a permanent goal due to fear of losing my crutch. For example, I would not smoke for two weeks, what allowed me to abstain was the thought that I can have a cigarette after two weeks.

Tracy Orleans, et al., (1991) conducted a research study on quitting smoking interventions. The study consisted of four groups, (a) the self help group, who were given a standard self quitting guide to quit with no other support, (b) the social support group, who were given the same self quitting guide along with a support guide for their family and friends, (c) the telephone group, who were given the same self quitting material, but with four telephone calls to a counselor, and (d) the control, who were given only tips to quit smoking and a referral to local quit smoking programs. The results of the study were not significant, the quit rates of the control and experimental groups were about the same, the only difference was the way the two groups quit. The experimental groups tended to quit using behavioral requiting strategies (e.g. setting a quit date, switching brands, etc.) while the control group tended to use outside interventions (like voluntary group therapy, nicotine gum/patches, etc). An interesting finding in this article was that heavier, long time smokers were less likely to quit using self help interventions alone, than were lighter, less addicted smokers (Orleans et al., 1991). This may appear like common sense in hindsight, because clearly longer, heavier smokers are more addicted, therefore its harder for them to quit, similar reasoning could be added to the opposite; lighter smokers are less likely to quit because they feel that the health threats are trivial because there is no immediate concern, whereas long time smokers are more likely to be diagnosed with a chronic illness as a result of their smoking, thus forcing them to stop due to their health. Although the former is a finding as a result of the study, the latter was found in my specific intervention, as well as my brief encounter with smokers in the past.

My specific strategy was to monitor my smoking for five days, then implement my plan, which was to smoke one less cigarette a day. Now I only smoked about 4-5 cigarettes a day so my plan was to start with five, then kick it down to zero. Of course, as I’ve stated before I knew this would be easy because my goal for the future was to smoke again. I started my change in behavior smoking five the first day, only three the next day, but then on the third day I was angry at the thought that nicotine was controlling me, so using self control, I smoked no cigarettes on day three. Day four I was supposed to smoke two, but only smoked one at night, this one cigarette at night felt better than any cigarette I had previously smoked in weeks. I wanted this feeling again; I knew it was from nicotine withdrawal. The next three days I went off track of my original plan and smoked one cigarette a night. I used a form of operant conditioning, where “the individual performs a behavior, and the behavior is followed by positive reinforcement” (Taylor et al., 2006). In this case the very euphoric feeling of a nicotine rush is the reward due to a nicotine withdrawal from not smoking all day (which is the behavior). Sure this may not be the ideal goal of operant conditioning, but it did greatly reduce the number of cigarettes I smoked in a day.

This behavior change was only temporary in my mind, as were the past attempts. I chose to monitor my smoking habits because it is probably my most health compromising behavior (aside from riding my motorcycle but I don’t think that is a “health” issue, more of a “lifestyle” issue). According to the text, “smoking is the single greatest cause of preventable death…In the United States, it accounts for at least 430,700 deaths each year” (Taylor et al., 2006) Even without the book, and without the media telling me the negative effects of smoking, I knew it could not be good for me. When I go to sleep just after smoking, I notice my heart rate is very high, anytime I do strenuous physical activity, I always gasp for air after, although I do notice that I can hold my breath longer than many of my non smoking peers. I smoke mainly because the immediate payoffs outweigh the immediate consequences, and because I am human, evolutionary psychology shows that my immediate future is more salient than anything many years ahead (Ornstein, 1991). Sure I can get lung cancer or heart disease in 20-30 years, but that is less salient on my mind, besides I, like many others fall into the false consensus effect theory; I believe that the same health compromising behavior that kills hundreds of thousands a year, probably won’t affect me.

After the twelve day period, I continued with the one cigarette a night, after a few days of that, I went to one every other night. As I am writing this paper, I am down to two a week. My goal is to bring it down to zero, however as I have implied, the thought of being able to smoke in the future is the only thing allowing me to go without a cigarette for a period of time. What worked well in my intervention was that I did not give in to the abstinence violation effect which is “a feeling of loss of control that results when a person has violated self-imposed rules” (Taylor et al., 2006). On a couple of days I gave in and smoked more then I was supposed to, mainly because I was with my smoking friends, a main effect of abstinence violation is relapse, but I made sure I did not by telling myself it was a one time thing and I will continue with my original plan, that definitely helped me from saying “screw it” and continue to my old ways of four to five cigarettes

This intervention has taught me a lot about my specific cues for smoking and I have realized that for the most part it is not a severe addiction for me; rather it is just something to do between classes, lunch breaks, or socializing with friends. I am very thankful that I had the opportunity to do this, as I probably would have never monitored my smoking otherwise. Because of this project, I have cut my cigarettes down to only six percent of what I used to smoke, with no signs of relapse, or cravings during the day. Perhaps for the future, I will only smoke when girls hit on me, which is never.

References

1) Orleans, CT, Schoenbach, VJ, Wagner, EH, et al. (1991). Self-help quit smoking interventions: effects of self-help materials, social support instructions, and telephone counseling. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 59(3), 439-448.

2) Ornstein, R (1991). Evolution of Consciousness: The Origins of the Way We Think. New York: Touchstone

3) Taylor, S.E (2006). Health Psychology: Sixth Edition, Health-Compromising Behaviors (pp. 133-148), Health Behaviors (pp. 54-78). New York: McGraw Hill

A Pfizer drug shown to help more than one in five smokers stop smoking received federal approval on Thursday, adding another option to the limited pool of effective stop-smoking prescription medicines.

Varenicline is only the second nicotine-free smoking cessation drug to gain FDA approval. Pfizer Inc. plans to market the twice-daily tablet as Chantix stop smoking pill.

Varenicline works in two ways, by cutting the pleasure of smoking and reducing the withdrawal symptoms that lead smokers to light up cigaret again.

Most other stop-smoking pills are various nicotine-replacement therapies, sold by prescription and over the counter in gum, patch, lozenge, nasal spray or inhaler form. In 1997, the FDA approved bupropion, an antidepressant already sold as Wellbutrin but rebranded it as Zyban, an anti-smoking drug.

The approved course of Chantix pill treatment is 12 weeks, a period that can be doubled in patients who successfully stop to increase the likelihood they will remain smoke-free, the Food and Drug Administration said.

Other clinical trials show the drug’s effect is more pronounced in the short-term: 44 percent of patients quit smoking following a 12-week course of treatment with Chantix, compared to the 30 percent of Zyban patients who quit, according to Pfizer. However, smoking cessation experts said the longer-term data are more applicable, given the difficulty of quitting the habit for good.

“It’s not going to be a revolution, it’s going to be a substantial step forward,” Thomas Glynn, director of cancer science and trends at the American Cancer Society, said of varenicline. Glynn added that the greatest value will be for smokers who have tried Zyban or nicotine-replacement therapy but failed to quit.

“My bet is that it will work as well as they do and, from the look of things, a little bit better,” he said.

Varenicline latches on to the same receptors in the brain that nicotine binds to when inhaled in cigarette smoke, an action that leads to the release of dopamine in the pleasure centers of the brain. Taking the drug blocks any inhaled nicotine from reinforcing that effect.

The drug also slows the release of dopamine, which cuts the craving to smoke that occurs when nicotine’s effect wears off, said Pfizer research chemist Jotham Coe, who invented the drug.

“It’s a shield and at the same time, it stabilizes you and prevents you from having the lows, which lead to craving and withdrawal, but at the same time, it shields you from the highs,” said Coe, a former 2 1/2 pack-a-day smoker who quit smoking a first time cold turkey and then a second time with the help of nicotine gum.

One in five American adults, or nearly 45 million people, smoke. An estimated 32 million of those smokers would like to quit, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Smoking kills nearly 440,000 Americans a year.

“Tobacco use, particularly cigarette smoking, is the single most preventable cause of death in the United States and is responsible for a growing list of cancers, as well as chronic diseases including those of the lung and heart,” said Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Medical and Scientific Affairs.

Quitting, as any smoker will tell you, isn’t easy. Fewer than one in 20 smokers can do so without help, Schroeder said. With help, whether it’s a drug, counseling or both, the success rate rises at most to roughly one in five, he added.

Both the FDA and European regulators recently shot down attempts by Sanofi-Aventis to gain approval for rimonabant, or Accomplia, as a stop-smoking aid. Both have recommended that the drug, which blocks the same pleasure centers in the body activated when pot smokers get the munchies, be approved for weight loss.

And at least two vaccines are being developed that could block nicotine from ever reaching the brain.

The FDA does not recommend that Chantix be used with other smoking-cessation products. Its most common side effect is nausea.

Cigarette smoking can lead to a lot of unlikable effects like tooth decay, stained teeth, gum problems, and premature aging. Other more severe effects of this bad habit are emphysema, cancer, and even death. As a matter of fact, cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. Furthermore, the number of deaths associated with smoking is above 440,000 in the United States alone. For this reason, a lot of smokers have decided to save their health and kick the habit.

Unfortunately, because cigarettes are very addictive, most of the attempts to quit have not been successful. For people who have been smoking for a very long time, withdrawal syndromes are very difficult to fight and they end up returning to the habit they have been trying to avoid.

Stop Smoking Aids

It’s a good thing that there are now aids for people who want to quit, like the nicotine replacement therapy which involves chewing a nicotine gum or putting on a nicotine patch. Nicotine is the substance that makes cigarettes addictive. People crave for it because of the burst of energy and pleasurable feelings that are induced by the substance when it enters the bloodstream.

The nicotine replacement therapy stops a person from smoking by providing him with the dose of nicotine he needs to get through the day. Although this therapy is very effective in reducing withdrawal symptoms, it is not recommended to be the only method for quitting cigarette smoking because people tend to become dependent on it. Fortunately, with the new innovations of medical technology, we now have other aids, such as stop smoking shots and pills that can wean people from their nicotine addiction.

Stop Smoking Shots or Pill?

The stop smoking shot can make it easier for smokers to kick the habit. In order to stop a person from looking for the desired effects of nicotine, this stop smoking shot prevents the nicotine from entering the brain where it usually works as a stimulant. By not being able to feel the pleasurable effects that they associate with smoking a cigarette, these people lose the need to ingest nicotine.

Although the stop smoking pill can also wean smokers from the bad habit without the use of nicotine, it is not as successful as the stop smoking shot. The first stop smoking pill is actually an anti-depressant that takes the place of nicotine by increasing the levels of dopamine and norephinephrine in the body. The most recent type of stop smoking pill works just like the stop smoking shot because it inhibits the effects of nicotine in the bloodstream. Unfortunately, it has to be taken for weeks before it becomes effective.

The stop smoking shot, on the other hand, can stop a person from smoking with just one dose. For these reasons, stop smoking shots have a 70-80% success rate which is twice more than those of pills. The only drawback is that these shots can be a bit expensive. But then, you have to ask yourself this question: Can you put a price on good health?

How to help a friend quit smoking

 Smoking is the number one preventable cause of death in the U.S.  Smoking causes lung cancer, heart attacks, emphysema, and stroke.  People who smoke have much  shorter life expectancies than people who don’t.

 How do you help a friend or family member quit smoking?  It isn’t easy.  Smoking is a difficult habit to break.  Smoking is an addiction with physiological and psychological components.

 Nevertheless, there are things you can do to help someone quit smoking.  In my talk I will explain how to present a smoker with information on the health consequences of smoking, how to develop a Quit Smoking Plan, and how to persuade a smoker to follow such a plan.

 I realize that by talking about the health affects of smoking I run the risk of depressing the whole audience.   I promise to move quickly to the more practical question of how to quit.

 The health consequences of smoking are well documented.  Two places to find such information are the Mayo Clinic website and the American Lung Association website.

 Smoking is responsible for nearly one in five deaths in the United States. Almost half a million people die every year from the consequences of smoking.

On average, smokers die 13 to 14 years sooner than nonsmokers do.

Lung cancer is the No.1 cause of cancer death in the United States.

Almost 90,000 Americans die each year of coronary heart disease caused by smoking.  Smokers have triple the risk of coronary heart disease that nonsmokers have.

Smoking raises your blood pressure, cholesterol level and your risk of blood clots. A smoker is two to six times more likely to have a heart attack, and the more you smoke, the higher your risk.

Depending on how well you know a smoker, you could simply mention these websites or print out and discuss the information with the smoker.

 After reviewing the health affects of smoking, the next step in quitting smoking is the Quit Smoking Plan.

 A quit smoking plan is a detailed list of steps that someone should take to quit smoking.  It is usually not realistic for someone to just wake up one day and quit smoking.  A certain amount of planning and preparation is needed.

A quit smoking plan should mention some of the health and other reasons that provide the motivation for a smoker to quit. 

A quit smoking plan should set a quit date, which is a date sometime in the near future, when the smoker will plan to stop smoking.  This gives a smoker time to prepare to kick the habit.

The bulk of the quit smoking plan contains a series of actions the smoker needs to take to get ready to quit.  Such actions include joining a local smoking cessation class, identifying a group of people who can provide support when the smoker quits, and reviewing the quit smoking literature available on the ALA website.  This website contains a detailed seven module program called Freedom from Smoking which describes how to quit smoking.

A smoker can also join a gym or get a treadmill, because exercise is helpful for someone giving up smoking.  In addition, smokers can consult a doctor or pharmacist about nicotine patches and gum and become familiar with smokeless cigarettes as an alternative to smoking.  

Other possibilities include starting deep breathing yoga exercises, using relaxation CDs, or squeezing a physical therapy ball to relieve tension.  A quit smoking plan needs to be tailored a bit for each individual.

 A Quit Smoking Plan is fairly easy to prepare.  The hard part is getting a smoker to follow the plan.

 There is no guaranteed way to get a smoker to follow a quit smoking plan.  However there are some things you can try.
 To get the smoker’s attention you might try sending the smoker some of the anti smoking merchandise available for sale on the ALA web site.  There you can order T shirts and other items with slogans urging people not to smoke.

 You may be able to convince the smoker to prepare a quit smoking plan.  If not, you can prepare one yourself and give it to the smoker.  You can also talk about the plan with the smoker and explain the importance of each step of the plan.

 Repetition is a useful tool of persuasion, so remind the smoker as often as possible of the quit smoking day and the need to prepare for it. 

 Explain to the smoker that the withdrawal symptoms are worst in the first 7 to 10 days after quitting.  This may enable the smoker to get through the first few days.

 Spending some money on the effort may also help.  For example, if the smoker cannot afford a quit smoking class or an exercise program, you could pay for it yourself.  This will show that you take the issue seriously, and they should too.

 Preaching  to or nagging the smoker not to smoke is probably not that helpful.  Part of what you do will depend on the smoker’s attitude.  The smoker may have no interest in quitting and rebuff your efforts entirely.  Or, he or she might have some interest in giving up smoking, but may be unwilling to follow every step of the quit smoking plan.  In some cases a smoker might need just a little nudge to quit smoking.

 Another possibility is that after the quit smoking date the smoker succeeds in cutting down on smoking but does not quit entirely.  In this case you need to praise the smoker’s effort to quit but also remind the smoker that it is necessary to quit completely.  Review the reasons to quit with the smoker – often health benefits alone are not enough to persuade a smoker to quit.  Also review the parts of the quit smoking plan that were not followed and try to get the smoker to follow those parts of the plan as well.

 You are doing a friend a big favor by trying to help him or her quit smoking.

 To be successful, you need the right tools.  Consult relevant websites for information on the health affects of smoking.  Prepare a detailed quit smoking plan.  Convince the smoker to follow the plan.

 46 million Americans who once smoked have successfully quit.  It isn’t easy, but the health benefits are considerable. 

 You may feel bad if your friend does not quit.  The best thing to do in that case is to say “good try.”  Quitting smoking often takes several attempts, and each attempt is a step forward.

 If you have a friend or family member who smokes, try helping them to quit.  Stick with it.  If you are not successful on the first attempt, remember the old adage, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.”

You may need help if you have been unsuccessful in your attempts to stop smoking. There are those moments when the withdrawal symptoms are too much to handle, or the cravings simply become too powerful to ignore.

These moments can occur even when you are using aids like nicotine gum, patches, or maybe even laser therapy or anti-smoking hypnosis. If you have a lapse and pick up a cigarette, you can quickly become a full-time smoker again.

Now days, if you get those lapses there are some natural herbal products available that can help you get through those periods. Remember the goal is to stop smoking completely, and make it as painless, and as easy as possible.

There are a variety of natural herbal-brand products around in tablet form that can help you if you are having a tough go of it. Some even has an accompanying homeopathic spray that can be applied directly to the tongue. The tablet and spray imitate the effects of nicotine, without putting any nicotine back into your system.

The premise is, if your craving for tobacco becomes particularly intense, you also utilize the spray. It’s a liquid oral spray that is quickly absorbed by the tongue into the body. A couple of applications of the homeopathic spray, a few times a day, accompanied by the recommended tablet dosage is designed to help you get through the craving periods, and to assist you to stop smoking.

Some products utilize Lobelia, also known as Indian tobacco as a key ingredient. It has the same effect on your nervous system as the effects of nicotine. But, it is suppose to be a much healthier substitution than nicotine supplements.

The idea is; that the nicotine in your system is flushed completely from your body, and ideally the craving for tobacco disappears with no side effects. The theory is: the product causes the taste of any tobacco product to be so unpleasant it kills the urge to cheat.

There are many products on the market to help you stop smoking. Some work, many do not, but it is in your best interest if you are serious about quitting to, at least look into the ones that are going to make it the least painful for you.

It is a common tendency of all smokers – when asked about their habit they invariably say that they are trying to stop smoking. But if all the smokers of the world were indeed making a genuine attempt at it, no one would have remained a smoker today.

The fact of the matter is, most smokers want to give up the habit, but they do not know how to go about it. Cessation of smoking does require a great deal of help, and most smokers do not know where to get it.

But, indeed, the best place to get stop smoking help is within yourself. You need to make a strong determination first to kick the habit. Are you finding it difficult? Are you too much into the habit that you are actually scared of coming out of it?

Or, are you making attempts at stopping, but are reverting back to the cigarette time and again? If anything such is thwarting you from stopping the smoking habit, then all you have to do is think of three things.

First, think of your own health. You are shortening you life with each cigarette you smoke. Second, think of your finances. If you work it out, you must be spending hundreds of dollars each month on your smoking habit. And third, think of the people you care for.

You are probably putting passive smoke into their lungs too. If you have children, you are depriving them of your company due to your smoking habit. Smoking could kill you too, and if that happens you are leaving all those who depend on you in the lurch.

If you are strong in your own determination, then there are several other people who can extend you good stop smoking help. Everyone you know will help in some way or the other. Your family members can provide you with the best support here. Try spending more time with them. It will create a psychological effect on you, for sure. The more time you spend with your family, the more time you will spend away from the cigarette.

Also, tell about your plans to quit smoking to all your friends. Good friends will encourage you tremendously in quitting the habit. But, you must keep away from your smoker friends, or at least have a strong enough determination not to smoke when they do.

Many social organizations have come forward in a strong way to help smokers give up their habit. You can be a part of a group such as Nicotine Anonymous, that is an association of people who are trying to give up the habit.

Then there are several alternative centers where you can go for getting stop smoking help. Joining a spiritual center is a good idea, because here you can cultivate the mindset required to give up the habit.

Resorts have mushroomed up in several Asian countries where smokers from around the world can stay for a fortnight, and make use of herbal remedies along with techniques such as Panchakarma for the internal purification of the body. The popularity of herbal remedies in smoking cessation has made them an integral part of almost all kinds of stop smoking help methods.

Few things in life are as difficult as stopping smoking. The tobacco addiction has been compared to heroin addiction, though I have talked to counselors who work with heroin addicts and smokers and they have assured me that tobacco addiction, while strong, is not really as powerful or difficult to manage as heroin addiction. But one thing both addictions have in common, in fact, that all addictions have in common, is that once a human being is addicted to a substance, the addiction, though it may be managed, lasts for a life time. So if you are a smoker today you will be a smoker for life. You may stop smoking for years, but if you start to smoke, thinking you will smoke occasionally, then you will soon find yourself right back where you started, wishing you had never tried to smoke a little. It is the same as if you were managing an alcohol addiction, a reformed alcoholic can’t take “just one drink,” and a reformed smoker can’t take “just one puff.”

The worst part of stopping smoking is the immediate withdrawal symptoms which may vary from person to person, but are found in almost every incidence of smoking cessation. The first 72 hours are the critical hours when smokers find it the hardest to stick with the stop smoking plan. Therefore, it is important to look ahead and make plans for how you will deal with the symptoms. That should be the first step in your stop smoking program. Ask yourself, “What will I do if I crave a cigarette?” If there are times when you are more likely to smoke, like after a meal, while driving, while out drinking with friends, for instance, then you should plan ahead and think of ways to deal with those situations. Having a clear plan that you can fall back on will make your chances of quitting a lot better.

The old saying, “Those who fail to plan, plan to fail,” certainly applies to many misguided attempts to stop smoking. One mistake that smokers often make is thinking that they will think of something creative when the time comes to deal with a strong urge to smoke, or they ignore that possibility and disregard the danger of giving in to the urge to smoke. If you don’t manage your smoking habit, then your smoking habit will soon be managing you. Isn’t that what has been happening all along?

Very few people manage to stop smoking on their first try. It often takes several attempts before the smoker successfully handles the addiction. The reason for this is twofold. First, when you first try to stop smoking you don’t know exactly what to expect. You may have heard other people talk about their attempts and experiences, but since no two people are exactly alike, you still don’t know for sure how your attempts to stop smoking will feel or affect you. Secondly, since you don’t know what it feels like to stop smoking it is difficult to plan ahead for ways that you will deal with cravings and other urges that may occur.

Once you have attempted to stop smoking a few times you will know how your body reacts to nicotine deprivation and the psychological affect of giving up smoking. So it is wise to consider each attempt, whether completely successful or not, as a positive step toward stopping smoking. The first few attempts are trial runs, training efforts, and learning experiences. Each experience, no matter how painful or frustrating, can be looked at as a valuable lesson and that will help to relieve the frustration and disappointment of a failed attempt.

Another valuable resource that should not be overlooked is the advice of people who have been able to stop smoking and professional counselors who help with addictions. Their advice and support can help you to avoid some of the pitfalls. When you decide to stop smoking you are making one of the biggest and potentially life saving decisions of your life, so using every possible aid at your disposal makes good sense. It all starts with a good plan.

When people try to stop smoking they donâ??t really understand the 2 specific problems they face and there attempts to stop smoking fail.

Understand the problems and the solutions are straightforward.

Letâ??s look at them.

The first problem is mental addiction.

Most people see cigarettes as a friend that they canâ??t let go.

Smoking is social and pleasurable (despite the health risks) and to overcome mental addiction you simply must want to stop.

You know the health risks and the cost and you know deep down if you really want to stop.

If you do you will if you donâ??t you wont. Itâ??s a simple choice.

Now, if you really want to give up the battle is with:

The physical addiction.

Quite simply, if you stop you will face nicotine withdrawal symptoms and they are not pleasant.

You will face nausea, stress, irritability and fatigue, itâ??s hard to cope with but there is good news.

You donâ??t have to face the above!

You can simply take nicotine, which causes these symptoms outside of cigarettes and if you do it will do you no harm.

Nicotine is not dangerous!

Nicotine only provides the addictive nature of smoking and does not cause death or disease – That is some of the other 4,000 chemicals consumed in cigarettes, many of them poisons.

There are many ways to satisfy a nicotine craving.

You can use patches, gum, puffers and inhalers that all give you a measured dose.

Forget hypnotherapy and herbs, they donâ??t satisfy the craving as they donâ??t contain nicotine.

If you want to stop smoking you need a dose of nicotine.

If you are finding the addiction uncomfortable and you donâ??tâ?? have the willpower, you need some help.

Still worried about taking nicotine? Then read on.

Fact: Nicotine does you good!

Nicotine not only does you n0o harm, it actually does you good – When consumed outside of cigarettes.

Many people donâ??t know that it’s actually part of the natural food chain.

Trace elements are present in many everyday foods including:

Teas, tomatoes, potatoes and bell peppers, to name just a few.

In organic form it is safe non toxic and does you good.

It is proven to make you feel better by improving mood, attention and concentration and is being researched to provide help with a number of conditions from depression to Altziemerâ??s disease.

Organic nicotine products are now being produced and the first one to hit the market with no added chemicals is nicotine in water.

Originally just aimed at smokers when they could not or did not wish to smoke, itâ??s now being taken by many non smokers for its health benefits.

Final words.

Mentally itâ??s easy to stop smoking – If you really want to you will.

The physical addiction is harder to overcome, as nicotine withdrawal symptoms are hard to cope with â?? So donâ??t try!

Get help and satisfy your craving when you stop smoking.

Take nicotine outside of cigarettes and you know that not only will it satisfy your craving, it will not only do you no harm, but will actually be healthy for you as well.

If you understand the above and really want to stop smoking you will.

Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of death in the Unites States. With the ill effects of this habit on the teeth, skin, lungs, and cardiovascular system, a lot of smokers have made several attempts to kick the habit. Unfortunately, the withdrawal symptoms caused by nicotine addiction are difficult to fight.

Fortunately, there are now a lot of stop smoking treatments and products available for the people who want to stop their dependence on this highly addicting and fatal habit. These stop smoking treatments stem from western (traditional) and eastern (non-traditional) medicine. Although none of them can guarantee a 100 % success for you to stop the habit, these stop smoking treatments and products can in fact help you along with the cessation process.

Nicotine Gum

This is one of the most popular aids for a person who wants to stop smoking or have already stopped but still cannot kick the nicotine craving. These gums contain nicotine and it is released thru chewing, so instead of lighting up a cigarette they just reach for the nicotine gum.

Nicotine Patch

The nicotine patch is another stop smoking treatment that is a part of nicotine replacement therapy. These patches are impregnated with nicotine which the user sticks to his or her skin. It can be stuck anywhere on the body and is easily concealed under a person’s clothing, allowing people to kick the habit without the unsightly gun chewing that just looks wrong on executives of respectable companies. The patch releases small amounts of nicotine which is just enough to fool your brain that you are smoking, but without the dangerous effects or ingredients that are absorbed when smoking.

Stop Smoking Pills

There are a lot of pills that can help you in quitting the habit. One of the more popular brands in the market is called Zyban. This pill doesn’t contain any nicotine, which would explain its popularity for the people who just don’t want to quit smoking but also want to remove their dependence on nicotine. It also has the effect of an anti-depressant without being an anti-depressant pill.

Quit Smoking Injections

This is one of the most popular modes of stop smoking treatments because just one dose of this drug will help the smoker quit the habit. The substance found in the medication essentially blocks the nicotine receptors in a person’s brain, inhibiting his craving for nicotine.

Herbal Products

If you prefer a natural stop smoking treatment, there are a lot of herbal products that will aid you in breaking the habit. There are pills and drops available that work on the same principle as many chemical pills. There are also teas that help reduce the craving for cigarettes. Instead of lighting up, just help yourself to a cup of herbal tea. There are also herbal cigarettes that look like the nicotine ones but without the harmful components, such as nicotine and tar.

Combining a suitable stop smoking treatment and a good behavior therapy will help you realize and fully understand why you need to quit smoking and lessen your dependence on nicotine. Moreover, a good behavior therapy will aid you immensely in organizing your life without smoking.

Regardless of what stop smoking treatment you may choose, you should always consult with a physician in advance. The doctor can recommend to you the best options and can also monitor the progress of your journey in quitting the habit.

While most people are determined to know exactly how many times it takes to really quit. Getting a firm grasp on the number of tries that it will take is important. You might be confused as to what this information can actually do for you. It actually serves the purpose of setting you up to be confident as you approach the date when you need to quit smoking. If you have a grasp on the amount of time it could take you to quit, it will prevent you from feeling as a failure in the event that it takes you more than a single try. This is very important, because most people start to feel as if they just cannot quit after failing a single time.

The majority of people in all honestness to themselves usually take at least two attempts to successfully quit smoking. While most people would love to quit after a single attempt, it is usually necessary to have two attempts minimum. You might wonder exactly why two attempts are necessary but the answer is really simple. For the most part the first time people start trying to quit they have an attitude that tells them it is very simple. This tends to find most consumers completely off guard, especially since it is not as easy to quit smoking as you might imagine.

Breaking the addiction to nicotine is not easy, nor is it something that can always be done in a single attempt. If you are prone to trying to quit entirely on your own with no help you will often find that your chances of success are much lower. It is almost always necessary to obtain some form of help when you are trying to quit smoking in order to be successful. This is the primary reason why it typically takes a minimum of two tries to quit smoking. No matter how many attempts you may try, it is best to plan to quit for good anytime you attempt to quit.

Being aware of how difficult it really is to quit smoking is quite significant. If you are aware of the challenges you will be in a much better position because you will have the ability to create a plan to help you quit. Knowing the challenges that you face will also allow you to create a plan that is suitable based upon the precise reason that you smoke. For example, if you tend to smoke due to stress you should be aware of what causes you stress out and look for ways to avoid the stress.

If you have a plan created to help you quit smoking before your first attempt even begins you may find that you are able to quit after a single attempt. Not having a plan before you even attempt to quit will increase the chances that it takes several tries to be successful. Creating a plan to help you stop smoking is not impossible, it merely means you need to be able to identify the problems that you could experience in your attempt to quit smoking. This means if you simply sit down and create a plan to help you deter temptations and also avoid potential problems you will have a much better success rate.

Merely deciding to stop smoking at a whim will generally result in a series of problems. It is very important to take your time creating your plan so that you can successfully quit. Taking advantage of these small details in the plan that you create can go a very long way towards ensuring that you are ultimately successful. Just be certain that all of the small details of your plan are well organized. This means you really need to keep your confidence up, feeling as if you will not be successful can leave you creating a lot of problems. Avoiding problems is very important to ensure that you are able to quit with as few attempts as possible.