how to stop smoking?

Answer 1

This might help you decide :-

IF YOU STOP SMOKING…....

Within 20 minutes:
Your blood pressure and pulse rate drop to normal. Body temperature of hands and feet increase to normal.
Within eight hours:
Carbon monoxide level in the blood drops to normal and oxygen levels in blood rise to normal. Smoker's breath disappears.
Within 24 hours:
Chance of a heart attack decreases.
Within 48 hours:
Nerve endings start regrowing. Ability to taste and smell enhances.
Within three days:
You'll breath easier.
Within two weeks to three months:
Circulation improves. Walking becomes easier. Lung function increases up to 30 per cent.
Within one to nine months:
You'll cough less. Sinus congestion and shortness of breath decrease. The cilia that sweep debris from your lungs will grow back. You'll feel more energetic.
Within one year:
Excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker.
Within two years:
Your heart attack risk drops to near normal.
Within five years:
Lung cancer death rate for average former smoker decreases by almost half. Stroke risk is reduced to that of a non-smoker five to ten years after quitting. Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, and esophagus, is half that of a smokers.
Within 10 years:
Lung cancer death rate is similar to that of a non-smoker's. Pre-cancerous cells are replaced. Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.
Within 15 years:
Your risk of coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker's.

Answer 2

Cut out one cigarette that you have in a day. Do that until you no longer need that cigarette, about a week, and then try removing another one. Try all the Nicorette stuff (if you have a spare £100 as that stuff isn't cheap).

You can also see if you can remove the ability to smoke. That probably makes no sense, so I'll use an example. My boyfriends parents don't know he smokes (he's 25 years old!!!!!!!!!), so if he goes to stay with them for a few days, or they take him on holiday for a week, then he can't smoke, full stop, just cannot. He gets a little grumpy, but he just can't have a ***, so he deals with it a lot better. I am unsure how you'd find a way to remove the ability to smoke unless your parents don't know and you can go and stay with them, but it seems really effective!!

Answer 3

Theres a pretty new drug called zyban which is available through your gp.It was developed as an anti depressant and research showed that it wasnt really working as an antidepressant but was making the people who took it not want to smoke.If you feel that you cant do it by will power alone i would recommend this to people who need a little extra help.
I know several people who have taken this and all have stopped smoking within a coulpe of weeks.

Answer 4

i gave up by going cold turkey. it can be hard for some people and they find they dont have the willpower but if you can stick with it, it is the quickest way to get all the bad stuff like tar and nicotine out of your system.
if you feel like you might need some support if you cant do it yourself then go and visit a doctor about all the different options available.
if you feel that you have the strength to quit with minimum help then just do a search on quitting smoking and read some informative websites on quitting. sometimes this can help you keep in mind why you want to give up.
hope this helps

Answer 5

Go cold turkey, don't try to sweet coat it by substitute, like gum chewing, because the craving will remain, as you are saying to yourself, " this is not smoking, but the next best thing to it" My father smoked for 70 some odd years and was able to quit cold turkey, and lived to a ripe old age never outwardly showing distress. Not everyone can do this, but they darn sure can't if they don't try.!

Answer 6

Try acupuncture. It worked for me. It seems to help battle the withdrawal symptoms. After three sessions and a little will power, I quit. A change in your social habits for a short time also helps because you avoid your trigger factors( trigger factors are situations or habits or anything that triggers a response in your brain that leads to a strong desire to smoke) Bear in mind that smoking isn't addictive only physically but also psychologically.

Answer 7

Stop buying cigarettes. If you have not got them how can you smoke them? If you go into a shop/newsagents/supermarket etc and buy some more then you Really don't want to stop.

Answer 8

Your best discussing it with your doctor as he may be able to help you as all docs love healthy people registered with them as it gives them more cash.

If you're in the UK contact the national quitline who should be able to put you in contact with your nearest smoking cessation clinic, that is what I did a year ago and not smoked since.

I wish you all the best

Answer 9

Call smokeline for info pack - 0800 848484
Buy Allan Carrs easy way to stop smoking - £8.
Get nicotine patches to help wean you off.
Set your mind to it (& your body will follow).

Answer 10

Commit yourself first
Change your habits
Get ready for a period of withdrawl and irriability.
Substitute the cigs with fruits, candy something.
If you like cofee and a beer with a cig. Change that to soda and iced tea or something.
You can do this but you need to plan it out and you will win.