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My brother and other brothers wife both died from lung cancer due to smoking. God rest their souls. I still miss them.

Tone it down day to day... some people can't just 'quit' they need a way down that feels easy on them and I think that fits you.

Try to have a goal of fewer each day and slowly over time get down to 2-3 a day and then you will have more success cutting it right out. Not going to say the mood swings and weight gain won't be there when you do so, nor will it even be easy to slowly cut down but it might be easier for you doing it slowly and stick better when you quit in the end.

Pop vitamin B like candy during the day (to the point where you urine is glowing like a neon sign). Take a calcium supplement at night (to help you come down off all the vitamin . Cut off straws and keep them in your pocket to "inhale" off of. After about a week, you'll be good. Just do NOT buy a pack after that.

I have an aunt who is in her 50's, been smoking since middle school, and she is doing great!!! What is she doing? Acupuncture!!! there's something new to try.

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My husband used the Allen Carr book, Easy Way to Stop Smoking, very successfully. He was a long time (30+ years) pack a day smoker.

He's been 'clean' for over 2 years and apart from a couple of days of irritability at the beginning has never looked back or wanted to start again. It was a life changer!

I've never smoked so perhaps I shouldn't say anything, but my partner started when she was 12 also. On the day she turned 30 she said "I quit". She did too, cold turkey. The first few days she was moody and 'foggy'. After the first week, she didn't really crave the nicotine as much as the physical habit, especially when drinking alcohol or coffee. But she stuck it out, and has been smoke free for 4 years. The last time she attempted to smoke, she said it made her feel "dirty" and she didn't like it.

When I started to complain about needing to lose weight, someone said something to me that I think applies to smokers too: "When you are truly ready to do something about it, you will". Are you ready?

The hardest days of me quitting pot (I smoked every day multiple times a day except for an off day every week or so when I ran out and had to wait to get more) were the first few. The first week, really. It's as much of a psychological, habitual addiction as it is dependence on the substance (nicotine in your case, THC in mine. I'm not trying to say the two are equal, but the characteristics of the dependency are similar).

Yes, you will have mood swings, yes, you will want to eat more and have cravings. But the good thing about it is that they won't last forever. My brother quit smoking cold turkey (after smoking like, two packs a day for more than two years) and I think that's the better way to do it rather than using gum or a patch. That would be like me going from bongs to brownies. Not really helping with the bigger picture.

Make a plan for yourself-- pick a week to quit for good where nothing huge is happening in your life. No trips, no 12-hour workday, no stressful things you're dreading. Prepare yourself mentally as best you can, and brainstorm about ways to "occupy" yourself when you get cravings, such as chewing regular gum, working out, being around non-smoker friends or co-workers, picking up a book to read or movies to watch, etc. You say you work at a spa? Perhaps it's time to treat yourself to a massage or two during this chosen week. The key is to let enough time pass where the withdrawal symptoms stop, and from that point on the cravings are purely mental. They'll be there for a long time probably, but it's a lot easier to dismiss a thought of "oh, I wish I could have a cigarette" than being shaky and irritable while thinking it.

Also during this week, be sure to google lots of nasty pictures of how smoking affects your lungs, throat, and other internal bits. I guarantee that'll be a turn-off for you! And good luck.

This seems to be what worked for me. I quit over three years ago, and I also thought I had tried everything...before I tried this.

I downloaded a hypnosis mp3 to help quit smoking. I think it helped me get in the right frame of mind to quit. I listened to that for a few weeks, got revved up to quit.

I started paying attention to how nasty each cigarette tasted, and made me feel, and made me smell, instead of mindlessly inhaling and exhaling. I noticed how I was coughing up crap from my lungs that wasn't supposed to be there. I noticed how I didn't really enjoy the cigarettes....they were more something I thought I had to have.

Then I borrowed "The Easy Way to Quit Smoking" by Alan Carr from our local library. I smoked while I read it. I finished it in a weekend. I then I quit smoking.

I didn't suffer the "heebie-jeebies" that usually went with past quit attempts. I felt good. Really good. I told myself if I could make it three days, I would never smoke again.

I made it three days. October 30th was three years.

You can do it.

Any option to quit will only work if you want it bad enough. Personally I don't believe it's a matter of one method working or not... any method will work if you want to quit bad enough. If, deep down you really don't want to quit no method will work for you.

While the patch, gum or lozenge will work it can prolong quitting as you will prolong the nictotine being in your system. Personally I believe the best way is cold turkey if you want it bad enough. Nicotine will be gone from your system within three days and after that it is mainly the habit that makes you want a smoke.

If you want to quit bad enough throw out all your smokes, lighters, matches, ash trays, etc. Clean out your home, car, etc. Than you just have to work on resisting the urge. Stay away from people who smoke if you have to... don't drink if that causes you to want to smoke... don't drink coffee if that makes you want to smoke. Have lots of cut up veggies available for when you want to eat. A lot of times the urge to smoke is the same as hunger. Eat enough protein to try and keep you feeling full for longer. When you have the urge to have a smoke go for a walk, clean the dishes, knit, paint, exercise, clean the bathroom, play a game on the computer, etc... find ways to occupy yourself until the cravings passes.

Should you quit, don't allow yourself to have just one smoke...it usually leads to another and another. If you quit you have to push through regardless of how hard it can be. It gets better each day. If you want it bad enough you will quit and not pick it back up.

A friend of mine quit in an odd way. She bought a pack of cigarettes one night and chain smoked them. She didn't brush her teeth and went to bed when she was done. The taste in her mouth, the cough she had was enough to stop her from smoking again. It wasn't easy as she still had cravings for a while but she just kept remembering the cough and the taste in her mouth which stopped her from smoking again. It is a weird way to quit but it worked for her.

My husband and I both use E-cig brand e-go we bought them from vapedojo.com and our liquids from mstsbakery.com.We love them and a plus they keep us from snacking on junk food because there are so many flavors to choose from and nicotine levels. I get 0 nicotine level and my husband uses the 18.

I quit 6 years ago after smoking heavy for 40 years. I found the support at quitnet.com to help a lot, it's rather like mfp. I tried patches, cold turkey, gum and prescriptions and none worked. I finally got the lozenges and they got me though the first couple of weeks. Good luck, life is so much better without the cigs.

not a smoker but honestly if you know something will eventually kill you Isn't that enough motivation to stop..i would rather die from something unpreventable than something you definitely can prevent. however iam speaking from the outside in and know nothing about any addictions, so my advice is good luck hope u can overcome this..

My ex quit easily with some prescription from the doctor. Maybe wellbutrin? I think someone mentioned chantix... your dr will know. My ex was a schmuck, but this method should also work for non-schmucks such as yourself.