Quiting smoking is hard is there a shot to help?

Answer 1

I don't think there is a shot, and if there was it would probably be as dangerous as all shots. All natural health practitioners know that shots are very bad for you.
However, here are a few tips that might help.

Quitting smoking is a great opportunity to learn about ourselves, as you have already observed.
Congratulations on completing the first week - 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.
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.

Answer 2

I stopped after 25 years of smoking up to 4 packs a day. That was over 20 years ago. A guy on the local news had a program giving suggestions and I followed them, and in 30 days I was a non-smoker, and it wasn't so bad. 1. Have a plan, of when you are going to smoke. Set a date, and be prepared to do what it takes. 2. Change your habits for the times you usually smoked. I ALWAYS smoked after eating dinner, I changed and went outside and watered trees. 3. I did not use the patch, as that isn't much better than cutting back on your cigarettes, which doesn't work at all for more people. You simply won't ever stop completely, and will increase back up later, so why go through the hassle. Good luck, I hope you can stop, you'll never be sorry you did; although if you are like me, I still reach for a cig sometimes when I'm under stress, but I really am not tempted to smoke again. Thanks to the hassle of stopping, that makes you think twice before you want to start up again. ** oh, I treated myself to nice things with the money I saved, also. After 6 months was the first really nice car I ever had (a Caprice), but then after that I had Cads from then on. The payments were less than the cigarette bill.

Answer 3

Yes there is.
But i thought i just might say, my sister was a smoker for many years, and she stopped with just her own motivation, support and a bit of help from a doctor (not heaps though). She really wanted to start a family, that was her motivation, so smoking was a no-no. Getting a shot, i think, should be a last resort. The article says its ok though, but i duno, i think it'd just seem more ideal to get nicotine patches or something.
But then again, your life is pretty ideal, so ...
Well anyway, you can read that if you want.
Hope this helped
Good luck ^-^

Answer 4

Quiting smoking is hard to do.
REALLY HARD TO DO!
"Cold Turkey" method is the hardest.

There is not a shot to quit but good ways to help you quit.

On your own from drugstore gum and patch...read directions for best results.

Call 1-800-Quit-Now for great help in quiting.

If needed ask about smoking cessation Doctors in your area.

Freedom From Tobacco!
Freedom to live and breath again.
Freedom to have extra spending money.
Freedom...

This is the best answer.

Answer 5

there isnt a shot yet, but ive heard one is in the works. Chantix (which just came out and the antidepressant zyban/bupoprion are the two common prescription drugs that are used to reduce withdrawl effects from nicotine, but long term you may still have cravings once in awhile. i think the long term quit rate though for people using either one of those drugs is about 20-30% (which sounds low but is actually decent for smoking cessation)

you really need to want to quit if youre going to quit. if you try to quit half assed youll probably relapse

Answer 6

This method works for me and is the only money back guaranteed.
I quit smoking 2 years ago


Get the Facts
Easyway, founded by Allen Carr in 1983, has the highest independently verified 12-month success rate (75.8% for a smoker completing the program) of any quit smoking technique and a 90% satisfaction rating.

Compare Easyway to other methods and see for yourself why Easyway is called “The Cadillac of quit smoking methods.”

The Allen Carr Method
HOW THE METHOD WORKS

Using psychotherapy, the method works in the opposite way to the “willpower” method. It does not concentrate on the reasons the smoker should not smoke : the money, the slavery, the health risks and the stigma. Smokers know all that already. Instead it focuses on why smokers continue to smoke in spite of the obvious disadvantages.

It is fear that keeps smokers hooked!

Fear the smoker will have to give up their pleasure or crutch. Fear the smoker will be unable to enjoy life or handle stress. Fear the smoker will have to go through an awful trauma to get free. Fear the smoker will never get completely free from the craving.

The Method removes these fears
Smokers quit with the Allen Carr Method as happy non-smokers, not feeling deprived but with a huge sense of relief and elation that they have finally achieved what they always wanted….

TO BE FREE!

What about the terrible withdrawal pangs from nicotine?

The physical withdrawal from nicotine is so slight that most smokers don’t realise that they are addicts. What smokers suffer when they try and quit using other methods is the misery and depression caused by the belief that they are being deprived of a pleasure or a crutch.

The Allen Carr Method removes this feeling of deprivation.
It removes the need and desire to smoke. Once the smoker is in the right frame of mind and they follow the simple instructions, the physical withdrawal from nicotine is hardly noticeable.

No Gimmicks!

The Method does not use any gimmicks, useless aids or substitutes. No nicotine gum, patches, lozenges, tabs, inhilators or nasal sprays! No needles! No lasers! No drugs! No herbs! No shock treatment!

The Allen Carr Method is successful because:

It removes the smokers’ conflict of will.
There are no bad withdrawal pangs.
It is instantaneous and easy.
It is equally effective for long-term heavy smokers and light smokers.
You need not gain weight.
You will not miss smoking.

Medical Endorsements

A personal view from Professor Judith Mackay MBE, JP, FRCO (Edin), FRCP (Lon), World Health Organisation Advisory Panel on Tobacco and Health

“I have no hesitation in supporting Allen Carr’s work. Many clinics use some of his techniques but it would appear that few do it in quite such a successful package.”

Carole Johnson, Coronary Heart Disease Prevention Unit, Tyne Tees

“his success rate was such that, when budgets allow, we continue to use Easyway for work with specific groups and individuals.”

Dr Anil Visa BSc, MBBch., FRCA, Consultant – Royal Hospitals NHS Trust – Royal London Hospital

“I have observed the Allen Carr method at first hand and have found it to be very successful and I wholeheartedly support it as an effective way to quit smoking.”

Dr William Green, Head of Psychiatric Dept, Matilda Hospital, Hong Kong

“It is a remarkable fact that Allen Carr, on his own admission a non-professional in behaviour modification, should have succeeded where countless psychologists and psychiatrists holding postgraduate qualifications have failed, in formulating a simple and effective way to stop smoking.”

Dr Martin Jarvis, Principle Scientist, Imperial Cancer Research
Fund and Reader in Health Psychology, University College London

”...I am more than happy to testify to Allen Carr’s enduring involvement and to recognise the value of the kind of behavioural and cognitive support he provides.”

Dr PM Bray MB CH.b., MRCGP

“I was really impressed by the method. In spite of the Allen Carr organisation’s success and fame, there were no gimmicks and the professional approach was something a GP could readily respect. I would be happy to give a medical endorsement of the method to anyone.”

Celebrity Endorsements

"His method is absolutely unique, removing the dependence on cigarettes, while you are actually smoking. I’m pleased to say it has worked for many of my friends and staff.”
Sir Richard Branson

“Some friends of mine who had stopped using Allen Carr’s method suggested I tried it. I did. It was such a revelation that instantly I was freed from my addiction. Like those friends of mine, I found it not only easy but unbelievably enjoyable to stay stopped.”
Sir Anthony Hopkins

GOOD LUCK

Answer 7

yes and YES
There is a anticholinergic injection: This is an injection that is given that helps stop the cravings. It can be given several times over a period of a few months if the cravings are overcoming you. These injections block the nicotine receptor sites in the brain.
There is also an injection called NicVAX.

Hope this helps

Answer 8

Ive heard of the shot but I dont think its a 'cure all' you have to want to quit and I mean REALLY want to. Iam right now and the patch does help ALOT!!! Good luck,

Answer 9

not yet! there is a new pill just out-ask your doctor for it--Chantix--my insurance paid for it and I have just started it so can not tell you if it is working. The first week on the pill you continue smoking while you increase the dosage of the pill. It works on a completely different theory than all of the other anti smoking meds .

Answer 10

Combine: Group Hypnosis (w/ daily meditation hypnosis on CD) & Acupressure (Migun).

Group Hypnosis (Cost ~ $50.00 USD; 5 Hypnosis CD's ~$60 USD). After the group hypnosis ... listen to the hypnosis cd's for at least 21 days while sitting on a Migun Thermal Massage Bed. Most places in the USA have "Migun Thermal Massage" places. Look it up in your phone book.

Honestly, I tried over 20 times to quit ... and this combo allowed me to quit with no headacks, crashing for three days, and I had a pleasant steady mood the whole time.