I know everyone hears this alot but how can a underage quit smokeing?

Question

I've started like 2 months ago well with cigarettes anyways. Ive smoked cigars for like 2 months before that. But my new girlfriend gets sad when i smoke. And it is really bad for me cause of my heart murmur. But every morning i wake up 3 hours earlier than i should and i can't breathe and i cough my lungs out only after a few months? I try to manage my cigarettes a day. But stress gets the best of me and I sometime miss the max. Whats going on and whats the best way to quit without buying anything?

Answer 1

I know people who have quit cold turkey but they say it is quite hard. If you can not do that then just go ahead and use one of the smoking cessation products even if you are underage. You may to put up with some scolding from parents and others but in the long run it will be worth it if you finally give up the cigarettes. Good luck!

Answer 2

Buy gum or other candy, like hard candy or caramels or something that will keep you busy for a few minutes at a time. Some people have even used sunflower seeds because it is the same as the smokes with the hand to mouth movement. If you want to quit, really want to quit, you will! Just look at that little small cigarrette and know that you are stronger. Think about some day you will have kids, a wife and a great family. Do you really want to lose them 20 years before your time due to lung cancer just so you could smoke?

Answer 3

The drama and "stuff" is what only happens to the idiots who drink and do drugs at parties and God knows what in order to "fit in" with the society at high school. As long as you remember that high school is simply a place to learn better and find better and smarter people then you won't get into any of the idiocracies that most of the kids encounter. Remember that High School isn't for parties or social conventions. That place comes at a distant second to education. If you see a cute girl (I'm assuming you're a guy) get to know her a little and then ask her out. If she says no then get over it, cause even if she said yes you guys aren't going to get married. Don't be nervous, this stuff is peanuts compared to the crap that I have to go through in college. Honestly the most nervous part you have to be worried about is messing up during the graduation ceremony, and even that is 4 years away from you. Just relax, don't get in with the wrong crowd, and remember why you're actually there.

Answer 4

Can you talk to your doctor privately? I just quit using Chantix and it has worked really well, but it also cost me $120 which is way less than I will spend on cigarettes but I dont know if you are in a position to spend that. Wellbutrin also works for some people, it didn't for me. It is just one of those things you have to try and see what works for you.

Answer 5

You are right to quit.

smoking leaves a tar buildup in your lungs and interfers with you getting enough oxygen. The coughing is probably due to the tar in you lungs.

Cold Turkey since you don't want to buy anything to help you quit. Otherwise I would recommend the patches.

Smoking also leads to various cancers, from throat, lung to bladder. It also contributes to heart disease, COPD, and impotence.

Answer 6

It is impossible for anyone here to say what works best, because what works for one person might not work for another. That's the honest truth. The best thing you can do is visit your doctor and get professional help. Good luck!

Answer 7

Without buying anything? That's going to make quitting tougher, but it can be done. Even so, you might want to reconsider that decision, and spend some money on your future. Tobacco can be an expensive habit, and you ought to take the money you would spend on cigarettes, and put it towards something that will help you quit. Nicotine gum or patches, for example. If you have health insurance (and even if not), there are certain medications that your doctor can prescribe to increase your chances of success. Consider it an investment in your future.

Anyhow, nicotine is a *highly* addictive substance (some studies have shown it to be as addictive as cocaine), and you definitely want to quit while you're young - and never go back. Believe me: I smoked for 8+ years, and it took me a half-dozen tries (in a year-and-a-half) before I finally shook it off. I haven't had a cigarette in over 2 years, and I STILL get cravings from time to time. Reconciling yourself to the fact that you're an addict (although a recent one), and you'll always be an addict, is the first step towards success.

The overall theme here is twofold:

(1) PERSISTENCE. You're human, and your first attempt to quit (and your second, and your third, etc.) might not work, so if you "cheat," get back up and try, try again.

(2) CHOICES - use your brain, and make conscious decisions that maximize your chances of success.

Quitting "cold turkey" works for some people, but statistically speaking, that's not the best way to go about it. So, start by psyching yourself up for it. Pick a date to be 100% cigarette free, maybe a month or two from now. Mark the date on your calendar, and in the meantime, do your best to progressively cut back on nicotine. During this "cutting back" phase, say to yourself, "For the next 7 days, I'm going to limit myself to X number of smokes (or less) per day - NO EXCEPTIONS." After that, cut back by 1-2 per day, every week or so. By the time "the day" rolls around, it'll be easier for you to go smoke-free.

Here's how I did it, and this stuff was especially helpful during this "cutting back" phase (which is the hardest, and for me lasted almost 18 months - PERSISTENCE).

Remember the old saying, "Out of sight, out of mind." Take that to heart, and make the decision stay out of situations that make you want to smoke. If it's parties, alcohol and/or the bar scene, change your lifestyle (at least temporarily). Do *not* try to limit your smoking to those activities you associate with smoking, like some people who say, "I'm only going to smoke when I drink." That hardly ever works, and in fact, it's counterproductive.

Replace the role that smoking plays in your life with something else. If you smoke when you're stressed, or after you've had a big meal, try going for a run or taking a brisk walk, going to the gym, or doing a couple sets of push-ups and sit-ups instead. If you smoke when you study, substitute with coffee (or better yet, bottled water). If you *must* take smoke breaks with your friends or coworkers, take a bottle of water or a stick of beef jerky instead.

Get after what psychologists call the "oral fixation." When you get the urge, try chewing gum (the regular kind or nicotine gum), beef jerky or jelly beans (like Ronald Reagan).

Also, cravings will often pass after a few minutes. So when you get the urge, instead of stepping outside for a smoke, look at your watch, and promise yourself that you will wait at least 30-45 minutes. Then, do something to take your mind off of it, like watching television, reading a book, surfing the net, or exercising.

One of the most helpful strategies (especially during the "cutting back" phase, which you can go through several simes) is ... mind games. Play them with yourself, against yourself. Smoking is all about instant gratification. When you get the urge, before you light up, STOP. THINK about how crappy you feel when you first wake up after smoking. The pressure, the shortness of breath, the lack of sleep. Close your eyes and THINK about those things for a solid 2-3 minutes (time yourself). If you still "need" the smoke, go ahead.

I used to put a big, fat rubber band around my wrist, and would snap myself with it, hard, before I lit up. It made me stop and think, and also to subconsciously associate smoking with pain.

Quit buying cigarettes. If nothing else, your smoker friends will get sick of you bumming, eventually. If you're not reinvesting your smoke-money with nicotine gum, etc. (which you should), make a deal with yourself. Figure out how much you've been spending every week on tobacco, and pick out a reward for quitting, something that you really, really want, something expensive, something you might NEVER otherwise buy for yourself. Then, every week, put your smoke-money in a shoebox, and when you've been smoke-free for a while, say a couple of months, take the money out and purchase your reward.

Again, PERSISTENCE and CHOICES. Quitting smoking is tough, and you might not succeed at first. Keep at it, even if it takes months.

Answer 8

quit now- you have the best chance you ever will

Answer 9

Just STOP SMOKING and don`t even think about it. You are just fooling yourself or spoiling yourself if you think about it. JUST STOP SMOKING...!!!