Tell me the best way to quit smoking or decrease the number of cigrattes.?

Answer 1

Nicotine patch

Answer 2

Your boyfriend sounds like a self indulgent jerk. No offense. However, if he was a real boyfriend, he would be happy that you have decided to protect your health and that you're more likely to live longer and he would respect your wishes. Let me ask you a question. Why doesn't he just avoid the issue by taking his own car? Could it be that he doesn't own one? And if not, why not? Is it because he isn't responsible enough to make the payments, or has a lot of debt, or whatever? Hum, that seems a little like a warning signal to me. Let me ask you another question. Will he smoke around your kids if you have any? In your house? Part of having a bad habit is being responsible with it. Does he respect anyof your wishes that cause him a bit of inconvenience? Or are you just a conveinet doormat who always aquiesses to his wishes? You seem like an intelligent woman who deserves a real, true love - someone who will respect you and encourage you in all your good endeavors and when they resist your ideas, it's because they don't think it's a good idea. I am a smoker, but, even if I idn't know you, I wouldn't smoke in your car if you didn't want me to. I would do everything I could to make sure you had the very best chance of remaining smoke free, I'd even carry around gum for when you were tempted. And I'm a totla stranger. You need to tell him that you quit smoking because you want to live longer, but you respect his right to smoke so he should do the same for you. And, if he can't abide with the rules, he needs to take his own car to work. And frankly, he chose to smoke, so no one owes him a warm place to do it. He needs to deal with the ramifications of his own decisions - in othe words, act like a man, not an eight year old. Tell him I said I smoke in the cold, because I made the decision, make the decision every day to smoke and that shouldn't be a burden on anyone else, particularly the people I love. If you don't put your foot down now, you're going to spend the rest of the relationship doing what he wants, because his whining (and it is whining) will only get worse. Good luck! And congratulations on your smoke free future!

Answer 3

Set a long term goal for a vacation or something you want by using the money you would have spent on smokes.I did that back in janruary this year. I was a 2 pack a dayer.By june I had saved over 1200 dollars and went to vegas for 4 days.I used the nicotene gum to curd the cravings. I am still saving a lot of money by not smoking and just think about having a smoke once in a while. My age is 56 and I realize that the older you get the cells do not regenerate and heal like they did when you are younger so by quitting I save a lot on health care if I live to be old.

Answer 4

I quit 22 months ago after more than 30 years at a pack and a half a day. The people I know who have been succesful at it all went "cold Turkey". But I also only know one person who made it the first time they tried.
That seems to be the trick, never quit quitting. It is hard, hard and even harder.
It helps if you have a good support system around you to cheer you on.
I used the nicotine patch for about a month. I think it helped with the physical cravings.
I also went through a few bags of sugar free suckers, I found they helped more than just hard candy, I guessing it was having the stick to play with.
I still want to smoke at times but the craving is now mostly just habit.
And I love that my hair, clothes and house do not stink any more.
that first year I also saved half of what I would have spent on cigs. each month and had enough $ for plane tickets and a short vacation.
Good luck and if at first you don't succeed, keep on quitting!

Answer 5

There is no point in decreasing the number of cigaretees. That is just a cop out.

You must wait until you are absolutely determined that you must stop.

Then the following will apply.

Quitting smoking is a great opportunity to learn about ourselves, as you have already observed.
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.
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 6

The best way is cold turkey but if you are not ready for that yet, just think about it every time you get ready to light one up. For instance, there are times you do it automatically, like when you get into a car before you start the engine or after a meal or when you first get up in the morning or before you go to bed at night. If you cut these automatic times out first, then try to not smoke when you really want one, not just when habit tells you to light one this might help you to cut down. Good luck to you and I hope this helps.
I have been quit for 3 years now!

Answer 7

Quitting is hard. I know when I quit, I needed some extra support.
I joined a free on-line support group: www.quitnet.com
If I hadn't done that, I don't think I could have done it.
I have been smoke free now since February 27, 2004.

Find out what will work for you. If you need to use the patch, use it. If you need meds, use them. If you can go cold turkey, do it.

Good luck to you. Quit smoking. Remember: NOPE (not one puff ever)!!!!!

Answer 8

Substitution is the key - adapt yourself to something else, some do this via exercise, others by picking up a hobby!

Just remember their are always certain places that you smoke, in the car, in the front yard, at work after an annoying call, after school, when your stressed, after food, one by one try to eliminate them - and you will see how quikly you can kick it.

Support is important, remember dont wait to cough up half your lung before you stop.

Once I went to the Hospital and saw a lady smoking from her throat, this was visual enough for me.

Good Luck mate

@@@JD

Answer 9

Find what works best for you. The gum, the patch, 13 step plans, etc are only to help YOU quit smoking. If you want to quit badly enough, you can do it cold turkey. If you would like some help, invest in one of those. If you rely on them though, you won't succeed.

Answer 10

I quit smoking what I did was smoked 1 less each day and when I went to work I left my pack at home and only take what I needed. I used to smoke them only when I really had the urge to it depends how strong in the mind you are.

Answer 11

The best way to quit smoking is to just not buy cigarettes-- then they won't be around whispering to you like Snoopy's chocolate chip cookies.
Another great way to quit smoking is to visit a hospital's cancer treatment department and observe the pain of the people who have to undergo treatment-- talk to them-- you won't want to smoke ever again.