kkcleek writes:
i would like to quit smoking and live in the richardson, tx area.
i would like to quit smoking and live in the richardson, tx area.
Quit Smoking, Cessation Tips
David Marrow writes:
In order to quit smoking, you’ll need a powerful cessation plan that will actually help you achieve your goal. The success rates of most stop smoking programs are not very impressive, but any smoker will tell you that kicking the habit for good is just too difficult.
Deciding one day that you are going to stop smoking and just give it up for good will probably not cut it. You need to actually sit down and spend a few minutes really thinking about the process, your goals, and develop a plan that will work for you. Without having a well-formulated strategy, you limit the likelihood of achieving your goal.
The first step is to really think about why you want to quit smoking. What is it that makes you want to quit? Do you want to save money, get back in shape, is it affecting your relationships, do you constantly feel sick? Whatever the reason, it has to be something that is very meaningful to you and powerful enough to overcome any desire to light up after your last cigarette. Write this reason or reasons down, and put it in your wallet. Carry this with you wherever you go so you can read it over any time you have the urge to cheat.
The next step to your smoking cessation plan is to schedule an end date. This is an important part of the process and should not be taken lightly. By setting a date in advance, you mentally prepare yourself to quit smoking and start to visualize what it will be like to be a non-smoker. Secondly, by scheduling an end date a few days out in advance, this gives you time to tell other people about your goal.
Telling people about your plan is a powerful way to push you to reach your goals. By telling your friends, family and colleagues about your goal, you naturally hold yourself accountable and are less likely to break your quit smoking streak, as you don’t want to disappoint anyone. By telling other people about your plan, they also feel some sense of responsibility in making sure you successfully carry out your plan.
By simply taking the time to analyze the real reasons that you want quit, writing them down, and then setting a stop date that you tell your friends about, you will greatly increase your chances of being able to give up your habit for good. You’ll be amazed how easy it is to quit when you have a deep desire and there is some accountability by you and the people around you.
In order to quit smoking, you’ll need a powerful cessation plan that will actually help you achieve your goal. The success rates of most stop smoking programs are not very impressive, but any smoker will tell you that kicking the habit for good is just too difficult.
Deciding one day that you are going to stop smoking and just give it up for good will probably not cut it. You need to actually sit down and spend a few minutes really thinking about the process, your goals, and develop a plan that will work for you. Without having a well-formulated strategy, you limit the likelihood of achieving your goal.
The first step is to really think about why you want to quit smoking. What is it that makes you want to quit? Do you want to save money, get back in shape, is it affecting your relationships, do you constantly feel sick? Whatever the reason, it has to be something that is very meaningful to you and powerful enough to overcome any desire to light up after your last cigarette. Write this reason or reasons down, and put it in your wallet. Carry this with you wherever you go so you can read it over any time you have the urge to cheat.
The next step to your smoking cessation plan is to schedule an end date. This is an important part of the process and should not be taken lightly. By setting a date in advance, you mentally prepare yourself to quit smoking and start to visualize what it will be like to be a non-smoker. Secondly, by scheduling an end date a few days out in advance, this gives you time to tell other people about your goal.
Telling people about your plan is a powerful way to push you to reach your goals. By telling your friends, family and colleagues about your goal, you naturally hold yourself accountable and are less likely to break your quit smoking streak, as you don’t want to disappoint anyone. By telling other people about your plan, they also feel some sense of responsibility in making sure you successfully carry out your plan.
By simply taking the time to analyze the real reasons that you want quit, writing them down, and then setting a stop date that you tell your friends about, you will greatly increase your chances of being able to give up your habit for good. You’ll be amazed how easy it is to quit when you have a deep desire and there is some accountability by you and the people around you.
Laser Smoking Cessation
Tom Dainty writes:
You may have heard of the laser smoking cessation technique in conversation or read it in a magazine but what is it and can it help you? In this article I want to outline the background behind using lasers to help you quit smoking and whether or not it might work for you.
If you are a smoker you will probably know how difficult it can be to quit once and for all. The thought that there might be a solution for us [smokers] captures every smoker’s imagination.
Unfortunately, the laser smoking cessation process you may have heard about is not the salvation that you hope it might be. This is because it is founded on the ancient art of acupuncture, a system derived without scientific process or rigour and one that is found to be wanting.
Before even bothering to wonder why laser light instead of metal needles or normal light would be a more effective variation of acupuncture, we should also ask whether or not acupuncture itself is a well-founded process for treating smoking (or anything else for that matter).
The answer is a conclusive ‘no’! Research from the Cochrane Collaboration shows that acupuncture has no better success at helping people quit smoking than quitting cold turkey. Acupuncture has been found useful only in relieving pain but not in any other field of medicine, addiction treatment or therapy.
The bad news is that this sort of treatment [laser smoking cessation] falls into the sphere of what I call ‘meta-medicine’. It is a parallel of metaphysics. It isn’t really medicine at all, it is just a ‘procedure’ based on absolutely no evidence whatsoever!
Whilst there are practitioners out there who will try to sell you laser smoking cessation therapy or so-called bioresonance treatments, their methods are no more proven than standing in a bucket of frogs is for helping you stop smoking.
My advice to you is to stay well clear of unscientific processes to deal with nicotine addiction and tobacco dependence. You are much better off avoiding unspecified herbal concoctions and faith healing methods and sticking closer to the mainstream and always demanding a 100% money back guarantee.
You may have heard of the laser smoking cessation technique in conversation or read it in a magazine but what is it and can it help you? In this article I want to outline the background behind using lasers to help you quit smoking and whether or not it might work for you.
If you are a smoker you will probably know how difficult it can be to quit once and for all. The thought that there might be a solution for us [smokers] captures every smoker’s imagination.
Unfortunately, the laser smoking cessation process you may have heard about is not the salvation that you hope it might be. This is because it is founded on the ancient art of acupuncture, a system derived without scientific process or rigour and one that is found to be wanting.
Before even bothering to wonder why laser light instead of metal needles or normal light would be a more effective variation of acupuncture, we should also ask whether or not acupuncture itself is a well-founded process for treating smoking (or anything else for that matter).
The answer is a conclusive ‘no’! Research from the Cochrane Collaboration shows that acupuncture has no better success at helping people quit smoking than quitting cold turkey. Acupuncture has been found useful only in relieving pain but not in any other field of medicine, addiction treatment or therapy.
The bad news is that this sort of treatment [laser smoking cessation] falls into the sphere of what I call ‘meta-medicine’. It is a parallel of metaphysics. It isn’t really medicine at all, it is just a ‘procedure’ based on absolutely no evidence whatsoever!
Whilst there are practitioners out there who will try to sell you laser smoking cessation therapy or so-called bioresonance treatments, their methods are no more proven than standing in a bucket of frogs is for helping you stop smoking.
My advice to you is to stay well clear of unscientific processes to deal with nicotine addiction and tobacco dependence. You are much better off avoiding unspecified herbal concoctions and faith healing methods and sticking closer to the mainstream and always demanding a 100% money back guarantee.
How to quit smoking when you smoke a low amount?
Kara K writes:
I had a baby in October 2008. I didn’t smoke while pregnant. I have found myself smoking 1-5 cigarettes a day and can’t seem to quit..Any tips for quitting completely?
I had a baby in October 2008. I didn’t smoke while pregnant. I have found myself smoking 1-5 cigarettes a day and can’t seem to quit..Any tips for quitting completely?
Smoking Cessation For Cancer Patients
Charles Hodgson writes:
Smoking affects cancer treatment
Smoking may cause some complications in the treatment of cancer, including the anesthesia, surgery and radiation therapy.
The causes of complications include an increased tendency to infections, poorer wound healing, reduced lung and heart function and the risk that the immune system is inhibited. The complications may lead to more days in the hospitable and in some cases increased risk of death.
It is therefore beneficial to stop smoking, once a cancer has been diagnosed.
Help for handling nervousness
A cancer diagnosis often leads to fear and anxiety for the future. If you smoke, getting cancer may give additional impetus to the desire to stop smoking. Others find that they just need something that works in calming the situation – such as smoking.
At the Cancer Society there are smoking cessation counselors you can get instructions on various exercises and techniques you can use instead of smoking.
Smoking cessation always improves your health Health-wise, it is always worthwhile to stop smoking. A cessation improves the general health and strengthens the immune system and reduces the risk of a new cancer. Recent studies also show that most ex-smokers feel that they have a better quality of life after they have stopped smoking.
Smoking and Cancer
Cancer is the disease, where tobacco harm is best researched. Overall, smoking is guilty of every three cancer deaths. Numerous studies show that tobacco is the main carcinogenic factor in our surroundings.
It is clear that the smoke causes lung cancer, but smoking also play a major role in the development of cancer in many other organs. Lung cancer claims more deaths than any other cancer, as only approximately 5 percent can be cured. 90 percent of lung cancer patients were active smokers.
Smoking also increases cancer risk in particular mouth, pharynx, throat, esophagus, breast, urinary bladder, pancreas, kidney, stomach and cervical.
It always pays to stop
The risk of cancer falls gradually in people who quit smoking. After several years after quitting smoking the risk down to almost the same level as in never-smokers. The adverse changes in lung tissue can (up to a certain point) withdraw again before they develop into cancer.
Smoking affects cancer treatment
Smoking may cause some complications in the treatment of cancer, including the anesthesia, surgery and radiation therapy.
The causes of complications include an increased tendency to infections, poorer wound healing, reduced lung and heart function and the risk that the immune system is inhibited. The complications may lead to more days in the hospitable and in some cases increased risk of death.
It is therefore beneficial to stop smoking, once a cancer has been diagnosed.
Help for handling nervousness
A cancer diagnosis often leads to fear and anxiety for the future. If you smoke, getting cancer may give additional impetus to the desire to stop smoking. Others find that they just need something that works in calming the situation – such as smoking.
At the Cancer Society there are smoking cessation counselors you can get instructions on various exercises and techniques you can use instead of smoking.
Smoking cessation always improves your health Health-wise, it is always worthwhile to stop smoking. A cessation improves the general health and strengthens the immune system and reduces the risk of a new cancer. Recent studies also show that most ex-smokers feel that they have a better quality of life after they have stopped smoking.
Smoking and Cancer
Cancer is the disease, where tobacco harm is best researched. Overall, smoking is guilty of every three cancer deaths. Numerous studies show that tobacco is the main carcinogenic factor in our surroundings.
It is clear that the smoke causes lung cancer, but smoking also play a major role in the development of cancer in many other organs. Lung cancer claims more deaths than any other cancer, as only approximately 5 percent can be cured. 90 percent of lung cancer patients were active smokers.
Smoking also increases cancer risk in particular mouth, pharynx, throat, esophagus, breast, urinary bladder, pancreas, kidney, stomach and cervical.
It always pays to stop
The risk of cancer falls gradually in people who quit smoking. After several years after quitting smoking the risk down to almost the same level as in never-smokers. The adverse changes in lung tissue can (up to a certain point) withdraw again before they develop into cancer.
Ask the Doctor Smoking and the lungs – Part 2: Smoking cessation, addiction and withdrawal
lungfoundation writes:
European Respiratory Society (ERS) expert, Prof. Riccardo Polosa, has answered questions on what causes addiction, how to quit smoking and the benefits of anti-smoking drugs available for patients and the general public. All questions were provided by the public in reply to our Smoking and the lungs factsheet, which can be found at: www.european-lung-foundation.org The European Lung Foundation (ELF) is the public voice of the European Respiratory Society (ERS), a not-for-profit medical organisation with more than 10000 members in more than 100 countries. The ELF is dedicated to lung health throughout Europe, and draws together the leading European medical experts to provide patient information and raise public awareness about respiratory disease.
YT MOVIE. Hard to Quit Smoking.
jonsdove1 writes:
Sorry, I hadda do it… It’s gorey, but it’s one of those things you say will never happen to you. Don’t expect anyone to quit smoking. Believe me, we KNOW how hard that is!!!! We LOVED our cigs!! WARNING GRAPHIC!!!!!! YOU’VE BEEN WARNED!!! (Bet this gets pulled…..)
Smoking and Quitting – Health Benefits
Steve Hill writes:
There’s no doubt that smoking is bad for your health, but is it reason enough to give up smoking?
The answer, according to a general consensus by health officials everywhere is a resounding “yes.” Never smoking is one of the best things you can do for yourself, but stopping smoking (even after years of dependency) is next on the list. But how can you quit smoking cigarettes after the years of smoking? And is quitting smoking even worth the effort?
First, you have to understand that the effects of smoking start from the first time you draw in the nicotine. The next important factor is that the damaging effects of cigarette smoking continue the rest of your life. You can’t turn back the hands of time so that you never pick up a cigarette, but if you quit now, you can lessen the effects beginning at this moment.
Maybe you think smoking cessation is simply too difficult and that you can’t accomplish it on your own. You’re probably right. Most people find the use of quit smoking products or stop smoking programs to be necessary While it is possible to simply “quit,” there’s no doubt that smoking is a strong addiction and there’s nothing wrong with seeking some stop smoking help.
Recognizing the damaging effects of smoking is probably one of the most compelling reasons to stop smoking. Some people cite the potentially harmful effects of second-hand smoke on family and friends as the reason to stop smoking. Both of these are certainly good reasons, but it has to be accompanied by a true desire to quit. Otherwise, even the most tried stop smoking aids are unlikely to work.
So how do you find out how to stop smoking? Stop smoking hypnotherapy is option that has worked successfully for many people. As is the case with most programs geared to help to stop smoking, the smoker has to believe both in the need to quit and in the program. Skepticism of the smoker and of family can damage the potential benefits of hypnosis stop smoking programs.
Stop smoking hypnosis works largely on the power of suggestion, but don’t expect to walk into the hypnotist’s office a smoker and walk out never again to desire a cigarette. Quit smoking hypnosis will usually start with an evaluation. That is, the therapist will typically ask questions to evaluate the smoking habit, reasons that it began, and reasons the smoker wants to quit.
If, for example, you’re looking for help quitting but have no stop smoking support, it’ll be much more difficult to leave the cigarettes alone. If you’ve always smoked with family or friends after dinner, on lunch break or over coffee in the morning, you have to learn that you can be with the group without smoking. This is one of the biggest reasons that quit smoking help in the form of hypnosis works better than some other stop smoking aids – the focus on distancing the smoker from the need to smoke.
Beware of any free stop smoking programs, even hypnosis. There’s usually some hidden fees. Those that “guarantee” results will likely only require that you keep returning for follow-up visits, but will never refund your money.
Finally, keep in mind that there is no “magic” stop smoking therapy. Even hypnosis doesn’t work for everyone, and every stop smoking product out there works in conjunction with your own desire to quit.
There’s no doubt that smoking is bad for your health, but is it reason enough to give up smoking?
The answer, according to a general consensus by health officials everywhere is a resounding “yes.” Never smoking is one of the best things you can do for yourself, but stopping smoking (even after years of dependency) is next on the list. But how can you quit smoking cigarettes after the years of smoking? And is quitting smoking even worth the effort?
First, you have to understand that the effects of smoking start from the first time you draw in the nicotine. The next important factor is that the damaging effects of cigarette smoking continue the rest of your life. You can’t turn back the hands of time so that you never pick up a cigarette, but if you quit now, you can lessen the effects beginning at this moment.
Maybe you think smoking cessation is simply too difficult and that you can’t accomplish it on your own. You’re probably right. Most people find the use of quit smoking products or stop smoking programs to be necessary While it is possible to simply “quit,” there’s no doubt that smoking is a strong addiction and there’s nothing wrong with seeking some stop smoking help.
Recognizing the damaging effects of smoking is probably one of the most compelling reasons to stop smoking. Some people cite the potentially harmful effects of second-hand smoke on family and friends as the reason to stop smoking. Both of these are certainly good reasons, but it has to be accompanied by a true desire to quit. Otherwise, even the most tried stop smoking aids are unlikely to work.
So how do you find out how to stop smoking? Stop smoking hypnotherapy is option that has worked successfully for many people. As is the case with most programs geared to help to stop smoking, the smoker has to believe both in the need to quit and in the program. Skepticism of the smoker and of family can damage the potential benefits of hypnosis stop smoking programs.
Stop smoking hypnosis works largely on the power of suggestion, but don’t expect to walk into the hypnotist’s office a smoker and walk out never again to desire a cigarette. Quit smoking hypnosis will usually start with an evaluation. That is, the therapist will typically ask questions to evaluate the smoking habit, reasons that it began, and reasons the smoker wants to quit.
If, for example, you’re looking for help quitting but have no stop smoking support, it’ll be much more difficult to leave the cigarettes alone. If you’ve always smoked with family or friends after dinner, on lunch break or over coffee in the morning, you have to learn that you can be with the group without smoking. This is one of the biggest reasons that quit smoking help in the form of hypnosis works better than some other stop smoking aids – the focus on distancing the smoker from the need to smoke.
Beware of any free stop smoking programs, even hypnosis. There’s usually some hidden fees. Those that “guarantee” results will likely only require that you keep returning for follow-up visits, but will never refund your money.
Finally, keep in mind that there is no “magic” stop smoking therapy. Even hypnosis doesn’t work for everyone, and every stop smoking product out there works in conjunction with your own desire to quit.