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What is best way to stop smoking?
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Speedy
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If you mean most effective, it's hypnosis.

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PMS 24-7
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I stopped smoking in January this year after smoking for 20 years. I quit cold turkey. It was hard, but I made up my mind that I DO NOT WANT TO SMOKE ANYMORE. Every time I felt a twinge I told myself YOU DO NOT REALLY WANT THIS - IT's JUST A HABIT.
I still have twinges. Maybe I always will. It's mind over matter.
Good luck!
(You'll be amazed how sensitive your sense of smell gets once you are smoke free. Plus, you'll realize how bad you smell.)

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ilovechristophergreen
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nicotinelle patches + gum, i quit 2 months ago, I'm still using the gum but forget 2 even use it sometimes, im around smokers everywhere i go. it didn't work 4 me the first time i tried it because every time i saw someone smoke or got stressed I'd smoke but i re-tried and i thought 'screw it' when i saw cigarettes basically lol, the first time i just gave up, lots of people do but as soon as i thought a bit better i managed. i quit with patches + gum. as soon as i felt like a cigarette i used the gum and i was amazed how fast i just stopped craving. i messed up the first time because i didn't believe the doctor i just thought Nicorette was either a scam or only worked on people who hadn't been smoking very long so i never even bothered with the gum when i felt like smoking. but then carried on putting the patch on first thing every morning, it takes a while 2 kick in so i had 2 have gum first thing 2 but now I'm off the patches and only have 2-3 gums every day, sometimes none at all even with my mum and others smoking around me all the time its like i don't even notice it, i really feel a lot better now, my breathings really changing 4 the better, i had smoked for 8 years, i hope u succeed 2, good luck :)

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mosesisback19
Don't start.

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Twinklestar
CoLd TuRkEy

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rhymingron
Throw them away and never light up another one. People quit once they have made up there mind to do so.

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carecherl
You choose
Cold Turkey,Just say you'll stop and you would
Hypmotized
this thing where they go in your body and you'd stop
or you can stop buying and try a challeng yourself for not smoking for a long time and when you finish and complete your challenge you wouldnt want to smoke again

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claire c
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Dont try to do it on your own. The NHS has a stop smoking unit and my mate used it and it worked.

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richard_beckham2001
Use those patches.

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I know, I know!!!!
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cold turkey

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Kathy J
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Hi,

Great post! Quitting smoking was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, and I thought I wasn't addicted!

Here's what I tried before finding success: hypnosis, those fake cigaretts, the Nicotine patch, and group therapy....none worked.

I finally tried this HERBAL patch I bought 6 months ago on the net. They claim a 97% success rate. Well, it worked! They had a sweet deal which was a free 10 day trial for only $3.95 including shipping (it's regularly $53 for 10 days)!!

I don't know if they still have that deal, but it's worth a try.

http://www.alllsite.info/stop-smoking-free.php

Good Luck

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anndonuk
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My husband and I gave up 10 years ago by using willpower but that doesn't work for everyone. My son who has smoked for 20 years gave up in Feb using Zyban from the doctor. He only used it for about 3 weeks and hasn't had a ciggy since. Whatever you try I wish you all the luck in the world. You will feel better once you stop

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sashs.geo
It depends on the individual. My mum had hypnotherapy and it worked for her.

My father decided to see how long he could go without a cigarette. He's managed close to 30 years without one now. Personally I think it's a good way to do it because there is no failure. You can go without for 10 mins and have another cigarette and you have not failed you have just gone 10 mins so you can try again and see if you can do 11 minuites.

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Blondie
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like that special gum

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Cliff E
i quit in feb 2006 after three years of trying , thanks to patches .
i smoked for thirty years and willpower was out of the question go for it , its worth it !

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trigger
get Nicotine patches, put one over each eye so you cant find your ciggies.

(or just go cold turkey)

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mannyhoggstrom
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Eatng lots of rubarb. Of course i will get you hooked on rubarb but at least you'll stop smoking. No need to thank me!

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Goofy Goofer Goof Goof Goof !
Look on this site. Click on the link.
http://www.tobacco-facts.info/

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charles b
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Everyone has different methods of how to give up. The 1st step is simply to WANT to give up. I know that you will often say I want to give up, but do you? Once you have the objective set that you ARE giving up, SET A DATE. Stick to it, work your self up to it. Enjoy your last cigarette, then you have a number of different methods to help, patch / gum / inhaler etc. From personal experience I used the patch for 3 days only and every time I had an urge for a cigarette I drank water (NOT DRINKS CONTAINING SUGAR, as this makes the urge worse).. JUST drink water, you'll spend that much time on the loo you'll forget about the cigs. You will feel better, skin looks better and energy levels go through the roof. After 6 weeks, smoking will be the last thing you'll want to do

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huggz
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Patches and willpower...;

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shirley m
I went onto those 24 hour patches,I had three goes at it and never thought I'd do it but I did thank goodness,I'd been smoking for 52 years
I rolled my own,but youve got to want to stop,
You can do it if you try,good luck.

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colin050659
Do not even start

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smokey
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just stop,dont 4get its all in ur head,WILLPOWER!!!!!u can do it goodluck.....

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sara23081972
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willpower!!!
every one is different im afraid... i have tried everything underthe sun.. ive found best thing for me is a patch and in first few weeks i take a Nicotine tab when the urge gets bad.. the packaging says to take only one product at atime but the nhs stop smoking groups will give you lots of different things at once. good luck if you are going to quit is the hardest thing... i have a mantra that keeps me going.... as tough as it feels giving up will not kill me..keep smoking will.

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Blueblaze
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Patches, Perseverance and lots of Will Power.
If you are chesty and wheezy, you will feel the difference in a couple of weeks this gives you more determination to stop for good. Good Luck.

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Raymo
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The simple answer is never to start.

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e33h66_99p
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I packed in years ago. It's down to willpower I'm afraid.

If you really want to pack in, then do it now...!!!.

When someone says I'll pack in when I've finished this packet, they don't really mean it. You should just throw the packet away, even if it is full of cigarettes.

Go for it.

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javy
By not lighting a cigarrette

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janisupton
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Cold Turkey! Just get it over and done with and don't tease yourself.

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David W
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Quitting smoking is a great opportunity to learn about ourselves.
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. Beware - alcohol will weaken your resolve.
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.

After we have stopped for a while we will begin to feel that just one wont to any harm.
All that leads to is a desire for just another one. We must guard very strongly against the desire to have just one.

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