The thing to understand about cigarette addition is that its like any other additicion.

You think, part of you does not want to stop.

Truth is, thats the addiction talking, not you. The drive to continue smoking is part of the addiction, and it has nothing to do with your consious mind.

Once we start to realize this it becomes easier to prepare ourselves to stop the cycle of hurting ourselves and those around us.

Techniques which can increase smo?ers' chance? ?f s'ccessfully quitting are:

Quitting "cold t'rkey": abrupt cessation of all nicotine use a? opposed to tapering o? gradual stepped-down nicotine weaning. It ?s the quitting method u'ed ?y 80 to 90% of ?ll long-ter? successful quitters.

This i? the wa? I man?ged to qu't. It's been 15 years now and but for a few ?rief tempting mom?nts, I'v? ne'er had to look back.

Smoking-cessation support and counseling is often offered ?ver the internet, ove? t'e ph'ne quitlines (e.g. 1-800-QUIT-NOW), or ?n pers'n.

Nicotine replacement therapy when us'd fo? les? than ?ight weeks helped with withdrawal ?ymptoms, cravings, and ?rges (for example, transdermal nicotine patches, g'm, lozenges, s'rays, and inhalers).

The ?ntidepressant bupropion, marketed under th? ?rand name Zy'an, helps with withd?awal symptoms, ?ravings, ?nd urges. Bu?ropion i? contraindicated in epilepsy, seizur? dis?rder; anorexia/bulimi? (eat'ng disorders), patients use of psycho'is drugs (MAO inhibitors) within 14 days, pati?nts undergoing ?brupt discontinuation ?f eth?nol ?r sedatives (including benzodiazepines ?uch as Valium)

Nicotinic receptor agonist varenicline (Chantix) (Ch?mpix in th? UK and Canada). Varenicline Tartrate i? ? prescr?ption drug that can ?e used to alleviate some of th? withdrawal sympto's. It can also be ta'en as a form of aversion therap? ?y smokers t? make th? ?ct of smok'ng more repulsive.

Hypnosis cl?nical trial? st?dying hypnos's as ? method for smoking cess?tion h've ?een inconclusi'e.

Herbal preparations ?uch a? Kava and Chamomile

Acupuncture clinical trials h've shown that acup?ncture's effect ?n smoking cessat'on is equal to that of sham/placebo acupuncture.

Attending a self-help group s'ch ?s Nicotine Anonymous and electronic self-help groups suc? as St'mp It O't.

Interactive web-based progra's li'e DaretoQuit, specializes te?ching you h'w t? quit wit? lessons and strategi's tailored to you and yo'r habits

Laser th?rapy ?ased ?n acupuncture principles but witho't the needles.

Quit meters: S'all computer programs that kee? tr'ck of qu't statistics such ?s amount ?f "quit-time", cigarettes not smoked, and money sa'ed.

Self-help boo's.

Spirituality Spiritual beliefs and p'actices m'y help some smokers quit.

Smokeless to?acco: Snus is widely used in Sweden, and althoug? it ?s m'ch healthier than sm?king, something which is reflected in the l'w can'er r'tes f'r Swed'sh men, there ar? still s'me ?oncerns a'out it? he?lth impact.

Herbal and ar?matherapy "natu'al" pr?gram formulations.

Vaporizer: h'ats to 410°F. or le's, compared ?ith 1500°F./860°C. in the ti? of a cigarette when drawn upon; el?minates carb'n monoxide and othe? combustion tox'ns.

"FAUX Cigarette" o? similar ?ommercial p'oducts ?hich c'n be ?sed ?s alternative to smoking as ?ell ?s cessation.

Electronic cigarette: Shaped like a cigar or cigarette, this dev'ce contains ? rechargeable battery and ? heating ?lement th't vaporizes liqu'd nicotin? (and other flav?rings) fro? ?n ?nsertable cartridge, ?t lowe? initial cost than ? va?orizer but w'th the same ?dvantages including sign?ficantly reducing ta? ?nd carbon monoxide. How?ver ?n S'ptember 2008, the World Health Organizati'n issued a release procla?ming t'at ?t does not c'nsider th? electronic ?igarette to b? ? legitimate smoking cessation aid, st?ting that to its knowledge, "n? rigor'us, peer-revi?wed ?tudies have been conduct'd s'owing that the electronic cigarette ?s a safe ?nd effectiv? nic?tine ?eplacement therapy."

One also suspects with the power of the tobacco companies, if there will ever be a truthful survey of these utensils.

One such company is having unprecidented success with previously heavy smokers who are using these alternatives to smoking and reporting great success.

Here are a few:

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Two or three drags and that’s enough, instead of having to smoke the whole cigarette at one time. I can see how one can cut way down on consumption. I can see that I will go from 2 packs a day, down to less than an equivalent pack, in about one days use. I have had about 6 puffs total in this first hour of use.Taste is just a tad different, but not enough to bother with.

My prayers have been answered……..Gordon

Greetings to all,

I am so thankful for being introduced to such a remarkable product. I have been using my prestige unit for almost a month, and will never go back to cigarettes. I smoked cigarettes for about fifteen years, and was afraid I would always be a tobacco smoker.

From the first time I used the alternative smoking device, I was hooked. The difference is astounding, smoking without all the carcinogens and chemicals has given me better energy and a much better mood.

Thanks ! Goodbye for good big tobacco!

Sincerely, Anthony Ashley

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