Quiting Smoking....

[exatreide]

Hey, I decided to quit smoking, I have been going cold turkey for about two days...but its hard...I want a smoke sooooooooo bad but I havnt yet.

I was wondering what your guys methods of quiting smoking are?

I mean im quiting Tobacco btw.

Not asking for a lecture....I know its bad thats why im quiting smoking tobacco.

[Gobalopper]

Cut off your fingers. The pain of losing them will greatly outdo the pain of not having a cigarette. :)

[Mahdi]

Plus, no fingers, can't hold the cigarette.

[exatreide]

that wouldnt work i could just keep one in my mouth.... put it in the ashtray and then get on my knees and take another hit....

[Andrew]

Shove your mouth full of pens, straws and other chewables.

I've had many friends say they were going cold turkey, but now I never believe them as they have said that for a couple years now, and usually only lasts a week at the most.

My method to quit smoking, is to just plain quit, as it is pointless unless you want to make conversation with another smoker that is smoking. (but that is why you try to shun your smoking friends when they are smoking. ;) ) And now that all public places on PEI are smoke free, people have to smoke outside the bars, 15 feet or so, (which is in the middle of the street ;D) Much cleaner air than before, so I'm told, and your clothes won't stink like smoke in the morning.

[Gobalopper]

You could also pull out all your teeth, the pain of that would make holding a cigarette there even harder. If that still doesn't work you could always do this:

[Seal89999]

Gob.....thats just sick.... :)

But Ex, I havent ever smoked anything and am not planning on ever smoking so I would not know from first hand experence......But..

Just be strong, Everytime you have an urge to have a smoke go and have a snack.....

Also maybe try those patches and gum's, perhaps they might work.....

Just work through it, you will be fine....

[Mahdi]

He's 13 elite. Patches are prescription medication, which he won't qualify for.

[Seal89999]

Where I live you can pick up patches at the local grocerie for about 20 USD...

You need no doctors note nor prescription. He could aquire them easily.

As with the gum....

[Acriku]

He shouldn't even be 'qualified' to obtain smokes, but somehow he found a way. Ex, just let yourself go with food and become a jolly fat man who doesn't smoke.

[exatreide]

im 15....and i dont really have the cash thats why im going cold turkey...

Huh? hell i can go to the gas station and buy em myself...the marathon guy sells to underage ;)

but most of the time i just bum them off friends

[Andrew]

Yah in the last 5 years, smokes went up form 6 to 10+ dollars here, they are expensive. Thats why booze is cheaper than smokes for me..well kinda. But I dont smoke only drink. :)

But binge drinking is wrong, as is smoking. ;)

[Babylon]

January the 1st the European government allmost makes me stop cold-turkey. No more smoking in the trains and no more smoking at work. This means no cigarette for 12 hours a day :O. The horror.

I've been smoking for 9 years now and had 3 stop attempts. The only thing I'm sure of: You have to want it. Stopping for your girlfriend, because your low on money or because you can't smoke anymore is not the way. If the situation changes you can go back to your old situation.

Oh and another thing: Your physical addiction is gone in 2 weeks, after that your body doesn't need nicotine anymore. The mental addiction, now thats another thing..

[Nyarlathotep]

I've quit smoking for just over 2 months now I think. I used some sort of medication to quit though..

[Atomic Mitten]

What medication was that Doc ? coke ? lol

;D ;)

[Nyarlathotep]

What medication was that Doc ? coke ? lol ;D ;)

Zyban :)

[Terror]

hah i never smoked... and i'm not planning to do that. Advice? I have no idea, but yeah hold on as if it is your last chance to save your life.

My mother smokes too, and she tried to stop too. Didn't work completely as she smokes still.. but less now.

[Caid Ivik]

Try tobacco inhalations. Yes, it may be out of fashion, but maybe it will lower your need for nicotine. But I'm no expert, for me was the best thing not to even start... Strong will is the best.

[Andrew]

Having an aunt die of Cancer (most likely due to smoking) has stopped another aunt from continuing to smoke. And yet another aunt has recently gotten cancer (most likely due to smoking). So if you want people to see you die of cancer at a somewhat early age(40-50), smoke. If you want to decrease the chances of getting cancer Don't smoke.

Watching people die of cancer is horrible. :'(

[ken124578]

Yeah... there was a research once that showed that 1 cigaret decreases your life expectancy by 20 minutes.

[Andrew]

Did you know that light cigarettes are no better than regular cigarettes?

I don't know where they got that info from. But thats what some guy in elementary school told us, although I'm sure it was to just keep kids from smoking.

I also did hear about that 1 smoke takes so much time off your life.

[nemafakei]

You know my view on smoking, but as to quitting, have you tried putting all your money in the bank and asking everyone you know not to lend you cigarettes and so on?

[exatreide]

I havnt touched them or even looked towards them in a couple days, I have been to busy, Tommoro I might slip though...Going to a party at a friends house, Lots of people who smoke there...I wont smoke though I dont plan on staying that long just long enough to get my 20oz of Vanila Vodka that Delmis owes me and then im out.

mmmmmm tobacco.....So......mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

NO BAD! errrrrrgggg

[Acriku]

Part of the quitting process to get away from harmful influences.

[Inoculator9]

I understand that coating your fingers with that sour apple stuff (same stuff you coat things you don't want your pets to chew on with), helps ;) They don't go in your mouth, but the smell might just be enough to overpower that lovely tobacco smell, to which I personally have become addicted ;)