Give Yourself The Tools to Quit Smoking for
Good
Tools:
Have a plan. The plan should state that you are going to quit
smoking starting at a certain date and that you will be tobacco
free by another date. The plan should outline what you will do
to avoid situations where smoking will be a
temptation.
Many people tell stories of how they tried to quit smoking.
Many have tried and failed only to start smoking again. The
nicotine in cigarettes is habit forming and the more you smoke
and the longer you smoke the more you feel like you can't
do
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anything without a cigarette in your hand. Even when
you badly want to stop smoking, the need for nicotine drives
you back and keeps you in slavery to that puff of smoke. The
habit drags you down mentally and can drain you physically, it
can even make you deathly ill; yet thousands quit for good
worldwide every year. How do they successfully quit? What tools
do they use that allows them to do what others cannot? Here are
a few of the tools that successful past smokers have used to
kick the habit.
Tools:
Have a plan. The plan should state that you
are going to quit smoking starting at a certain date and that
you will be tobacco free by another date. The plan should
outline what you will do to avoid situations where smoking will
be a temptation. The plan should list support groups and
persons whom you can turn to when you need help getting past a
rough spot. The plan should outline all the behaviors and
situations where you are the most tempted to smoke and how you
plan on avoiding or overcoming these situations.
Consult with your medical professional so
that your current health can be assessed and a exercise plan
can be devised that will support your efforts to quit smoking.
Any patches or nicotine inhalers that may be helpful to you can
be obtained through information gathered from your medical
professional.
Speak with all of your smoking buddies and
explain to them about your plans to quit smoking and ask for
their support. Do not be surprised if not all of them will be
able to support you in your efforts to quit smoking.
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Enlist the support of family members, friends and even co-workers to assist you in staying strong when cravings start to get the better of you. There are other support groups set up by community or medical organizations. there are quite a few Websites devoted to supporting those who are going through nicotine withdrawal. There are even forums where persons can gather from all over the world to discuss their battles with smoking.
Seeking advice from others who have been there and have survived will be of great help because they can share what worked for them and help you to stay strong.
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Let family, friends and co-workers know
about your plan to quit smoking so that they can be supportive
in your efforts. It may surprise you that life can be so much
easier when you are surrounded by positive influences that can
uplift you and give you support. Even if you do not know of
such persons at first, you can always find a support group if
you ask your medical professional, community center or local
church to direct you to groups that can help those who have
decided to quit smoking.
Education is one powerful tool. Equipped
with information about what happens physically, mentally and
emotionally to a person who is withdrawing from nicotine can be
very useful to you. Knowing what to expect is half the battle
because you can then prepare yourself and overcome any
obstacle.
Seize the control that is available for you to seize today.
Don't worry about tomorrow or next month or next year.
Concentrate on achieving your goals for today. They can be as
simple as making it through breakfast without a cigarette,
avoiding the cigarette machine at work, getting up and walking
away from the lunch table when others finish up their meals and
get out the packs and light up. Take each tempting moment one
at a time and have a plan for how you will get through each of
them and when they present themselves use your plan and conquer
each moment, for just that day. Congratulate yourself as you
climb into bed and get a good night's rest. Think about
tomorrow and what will be when tomorrow gets here. Fight the
battles you can win today and leave the war for your
tomorrows.
Have an attitude for gratitude for all the positive things
that will come from your not smoking. Keep your mind focused on
the positive and see yourself winning each battle as they
present themselves. Latest Stop Smoking News
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Smoking would be banned in all workplaces and public areas under proposals that are now being discussed by city authorities involved in drafting Shanghai's first comprehensive smoking control act.
Shanghai ponders smoking ban for public venues (China Economic Net)
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First Florida tobacco trial begins in Broward (Miami Herald)
Philip Morris, defending a lawsuit brought by the Cooper City widow of a chain smoker who smoked most of his life before dying of lung cancer, disputed allegations that he was addicted to cigarettes and therefore couldn't stop smoking.
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Yesterday you guys thought that the weighty R&B singer was Aretha Franklin. Which, um, yes. Today we have a celeb who smokes drugs, a famous dude who has lots of parking fines, and two way too skinny...
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Dear Dr. Donohue: After 42 years of smoking, I quit even though I didn't have any noticeable ill effects from it. Since quitting, I have tried to do more cardio exercise and have cut back on calories. My weight has soared from 211 to 237 pounds, and my waist has gone from 34 inches to 40.
Dr. Paul Donohue: Quitting smoking creates weight gain (Detroit News)
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County smoking age goes to 19 if law sticks (The Post-Standard)
A law raising Onondaga County's smoking age to 19 passed the Legislature for the third time Tuesday, this time by a 14-5 majority big enough on paper to overcome a potential veto.
County smoking age goes to 19 if law sticks (The Post-Standard)
12/04/2008
Which Celebrity Can't Stop 'Smoking Drugs'? [Blind Item Roundup] (Gawker)
Yesterday you guys thought that the weighty R&B singer was Aretha Franklin. Which, um, yes. Today we have a celeb who smokes drugs, a famous dude who has lots of parking fines, and two way too skinny...
Which Celebrity Can't Stop 'Smoking Drugs'? [Blind Item Roundup] (Gawker)
12/03/2008
Dr. Paul Donohue: Quitting smoking creates weight gain (Detroit News)
Dear Dr. Donohue: After 42 years of smoking, I quit even though I didn't have any noticeable ill effects from it. Since quitting, I have tried to do more cardio exercise and have cut back on calories. My weight has soared from 211 to 237 pounds, and my waist has gone from 34 inches to 40.
Dr. Paul Donohue: Quitting smoking creates weight gain (Detroit News)
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