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Go to the hospital, and see people dying of lung cancer….

*aeolian mode* wrote:
Go to the hospital, and see people dying of lung cancer….

Ouch. I did watch my mother in law die of lung cancer and I still can’t stop smoking. :( I HATE smoking, but it is so hard to quit.

I was lucky… I never became addicted, and was able to stop cold turkey. However I’ve known a few people who have stopped, and weaning off was the best way.

*aeolian mode* wrote:
Go to the hospital, and see people dying of lung cancer….

Yeah, that would be pretty nasty.. would have to go out and have a smoke to calm down.

Cold turkey I think. My mom quit that way and it worked. My grandpa has been trying half his life to wean himself off and keeps going back :/
Just decide to quit and never look back. Never even consider smoking as an option.

Cold turkey is the fastest, the hardest, and the safest. I have quit cold turkey twice. The first time was hard. The second harder still.

There will NOT be a third. Non-smoker for 19 years now.

*aeolian mode* wrote:
Go to the hospital, and see people dying of lung cancer….

GOOD ONE, Aeolian
talk to people there with that thing they have to hold to their throat to speak. A doctor i knew said cold turkey

Just stop or you’ll die

i don’t smoke, i remember when i was in hi school everyone was smoking
i was i don’t know where i saw this old, really old, really really winkled woman puffing on a cigg all pruney. It freaked me out, never smoked

how much do you smoke a day?

Try to hang out as much as possible with those who dont smoke. And try not to hang out as much as possible with people who do.
DO something else, like God (1st choice! :D ) or chewing gum, or eating (bleh), or walking, or anything that is clean and positive.

southern_comfort, IP wrote:
Cold turkey is the fastest, the hardest, and the safest. I have quit cold turkey twice. The first time was hard. The second harder still.

There will NOT be a third. Non-smoker for 19 years now.

GOOD ON YOU SC :)

You’re clothes smell nice all the time now :)

to show you how old i am
remember Telly Savalas from Kojak (tv show)
he quit sucking lollipops
He thought it aould set bad example to smoke on his show
so he had a lollipop

catch phrase “Who Loves ya baby”

You know I haven’t smoked regularely now for going on 12+ years now… but I still enjoy smoking my pipe ocationaly… (regular tobacco, not Waky Tabaccy ;D)

My dad quit by calling one of those quitlines. They sent him patches, gave him tips on how to change his thinking, were there if he had a craving to talk him down, and called and checked to see how things were going. He’s been a non-smoker for almost a year now.

If you want the best method, cold turkey.

I think just stop. I have quit a few times…currently quit again for two weeks and i feel more resolved when i use mind over matter technique.

Unfortunately i have made the mistake in thinking that i can smoke socially and will have an occassional cigarette, one a week…then over a few months it creeps back to being a daily habit again.

Good luck. Think how much better you will feel, yoour energy, skin, not to mention pockets! :)

I never smoke and o) know nothing about these methods sorry :|

but it will be a good informative post :)

cold turkey hmm it looks like a bird name to me :)

I quit cold turkey 14yrs ago. My husband was suppose to quit at the same time, he tried lots of things over the years and what works best for him is e-cigarettes. But ones he uses are very expensive and when we have not been able to order any, he ends up smoking again.

With the e-cigarettes, you get the nicotine and you feel like your smoking. I think it is just an healthier way to smoke.

3 other long time smokers I know quit cold turkey. One because he was in the emergency room and heard a woman who coughed non stop and was in miserable pain. He did not ever want to be like that.

So I think cold turkey is best. Will power, you can do it!

okay now I am wondering why it is called “cold turkey” to quit in this way.

a wild ozy appears wrote:
how much do you smoke a day?

About a pack a day (20 cigs)

Pink Freud wrote:
My dad quit by calling one of those quitlines. They sent him patches, gave him tips on how to change his thinking, were there if he had a craving to talk him down, and called and checked to see how things were going. He’s been a non-smoker for almost a year now.

I’ve considered that but I hate talking on the phone especially to strangers lol

babacup wrote:
okay now I am wondering why it is called “cold turkey” to quit in this way.

Now I’m wondering too!

20 a day is a lot. yeah, i think cold turkey is the way to go. it’s the only way to genuinely treat an addiction.

I’m afraid I wouldn’t know. But if I was in the same situation, I’d try to quit cold turkey.

my bf says switching to rolling tobacco helps. you really have to think and put effort into rolling a cigarette before you smoke, and that keeps you from popping them like tic-tacs. having a fat carton of cigarettes just waiting to be used is too tempting.

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babacup wrote:
okay now I am wondering why it is called “cold turkey” to quit in this way.

Now I’m wondering too!

I found this -
Here, we learned that the phrase describes the skin’s reaction to heroin withdrawal. As an addict stops using the drug, blood is drawn toward the internal organs, thereby leaving the skin to resemble a cold, plucked turkey.

Voted other. Get pregnant.

Tictactomm wrote:
Voted other. Get pregnant.

had neighbors that got pregnant still smoked
Knew a guy that got shots 1 in the arm the 2nd behind the EAR
really just saying you’re going to give me a needle there, i’d quit
i had told my doc, he said cold turkey is the best

Just griffin wrote:

Tictactomm wrote:
Voted other. Get pregnant.

had neighbors that got pregnant still smoked
Knew a guy that got shots 1 in the arm the 2nd behind the EAR
really just saying you’re going to give me a needle there, i’d quit
i had told my doc, he said cold turkey is the best

I can’t speak for your dumb neighbor. When my wife got pregnant, we stopped smoking and never started again. It’s the same as cold turkey, and cold turkey is easier when your reason for doing it is greater than your addiction.

I would say e-cigs is by far the best way that my father has tried. He did try to resort to nicotine patches but these did not help him. But once you have quit smoking, try to do away, too, with e-cigs as it may also have some ill effects. I have yet to read about these ill effects of e-cigs, but I have been hearing about it from friends. Nevertheless, you can start with e-cigs. There are a few sold on the internet, with good discounts.

i sell the E-ciggs at the store/ Most people say they really help
& no more stinky clothes
1 pack is equal to 2 packs

I tried to quit smoking ‘cold turkey’ yesterday…. only made it 7 hours then I snapped. Gonna try the e-cig to help me get through today.