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Originally posted by Damo stab yourself repeatedly in the throat.

i was gonna say shoot yourself in the face, but that works too

but the cold turkey method is probably the best, or get your doctor to perscribe zyban, my uncle went that route and it worked for him no problem. he has been smoking nearly 30 years....still, i'd rather be able to say that will power let me do it.

...start working out or something...once you subject your body to some vigorous exercise...you will feel (relaxed and invigorated) better and it will diminish the smoke craving..also sweating and drinking lots of water helps flush out the nicotine..avoid all situations where you are conditioned to smoke...ie you might have to stay away from clubs and bars till you quit...also..don't quit during times of stress (it's near exam time for college students so you get the idea.)

...I've done research on this at school and tried it myself and it works...strap on your headphones..crank some bangin tracks and go run for about 30 min. like 5 days a week. You don't have to quit all at once either..even try cutting 1 cigarette out of your habit every day..

...good luck

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Originally posted by Ur Dream Grl well.. when u really want something.. u just do it.. i really dont get how ppl claim they get addicted to cigarrets... give me a break I smoked all my way through high school.. one day i just decided to quit and that was it.. so just DO IT!! u'll be alright sweetie... xoxo Ur Dream Grl

ouch dream grl hehe

I like drewfactors idea too. thanks Bro AND to everyone else!
and for those who don't smoke, I am proud of you.

one question..what the hell do people get from smoking cigarettes? Cause all i get is a slight nicotine buzz which wears off after about half a minute. is this what you'll willing to risk your health for?

the reason i smoke weed is cause i can take one good hit and it'll last me 3 hours or more not a mere 30 seconds.

i got a great idea. how about you dont put a cig in your mouth and you dont light it! BINGO!

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smoking is a hard habit to kick I smoke myself, if your younger its easier to give up like I've been smoking since I've been 14 and I'm nearly 20 now so its harder for me to give up but I will.

The psychological addictions worse then the biological addiction, like when your out and someones smoking, or when you have a drink and theres no cig in your hand its a killer, but be strong and don't give in somedays I don't want to smoke thats how it gets when you've been smoking 6 years, and on one of them days I'm going lob my packet in the bin.

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man a lot of you guys are acting like real dickheads...

the guy just asked for ideas and the lot of you are calling him an idiot for smoking in the first place..... be nice, and suggest ideas, otherwise don't post.... we need to be nice to others sometimes.

BTW drewfactor's idea is the best... it should work. you dont have to quit cold turkey... i would do it gradually... quitting cold turkey increases your chance to start up again.

Cheers
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Peace.

if i could find nocotine in a liquid form i would drink it

beware, the nicorette gum is shite. it really wrecked my gullet. i wasn't trying to quit either. my friend stupidly paid a lot of money for the gum which he ended up throwing out. I tried a piece just out of curiousity. i've quit for months and months at a time in the past, for sports and working out etc.

I just started up again recently after having only a couple per week for a while(after tokes only). I find the best way to quit or at least slow yourself down is to not buy packs. ever. just get your smokes off friends or bumming etc. or find something in particular to do whenever you have cravings and use that to gradually ween yourself off of it. it's all in your head, just keep telling your self that. u need to find the right thought process and stick to it. the bumming thing was mine, eventually i said fuck it and it was down to after tokes. tho now I do buy packs , but I find they last a hell of a lot longer than when i first started. and when I need to stop I know I'll be able to because I've done it in the past.

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Stopping Smoking: Here's what worked for me, see if it's right for you.

Small history: smoked cigs from 13, got addicted slowly but surely. Gave up for 9 months and started again; gave up 1 year, got ultra-pissed and started again. Stopped 5 years now, haven't wanted a fag since. Stopped smoking dope about 2 years after stopping fags - just cos I felt like it, I've got nothing against weed.

Patches and Gum ... AVOID. They just put nicotine into your system and that's the little monster that keeps you wanting fags.

Cutting down before cutting out.... DON'T DO IT. As you cut down each fag seems more precious.

Nicotine withdrawal only left me feeling mildly shitty for a couple of days. The physical addiction is not the problem. It's our heads; you have to change from THINKING like a smoker into THINKING like a non-smoker. Once you stop you get just as happy, sad, bored, stressed, horny, frigid, hungry, full-up and satisfied as anyone else -- the difference is that you now get that way without having to put one of your little friends in your mouth.

The thing that helped me most was a book called "Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking" (Penguin). It's a thin book, you could read it in an afternoon.... DON'T!!! There's just over 21 very short chapters, read a chapter-a-day and at the end of 3 weeks you'll be a non-smoker. (You have to THINK about what you read in each chapter all through the day). I went from 20 to 60 a day reading that book cos I thought they'd be the last fags I ever smoked so I wanted to get as many in as I could. When I finished the book I put my last fag out and thought, "I never have to fucking do that again." That book was the best £5.99 I've ever spent in my life. It's not full of medical shit, we know that already. It's just a nice guy who used to smoke 100 a day who is able to lead you out of the maze, and get you from A to B. From smoker to non-smoker.

Sorry for crapping on. I don't preach to smokers cos I'm not one any more. But if a smoker wants to stop I'll recommend that book.

Good luck.

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Originally posted by REDHOT I need to quit smoking ,now! and I mean it. I tried stoping but it doesn't work, anyone tried those patches already??? any ideas??? please help!

find some replacement.. my dad quit -after 25 yrs- using acupuncture and a pencil, for when he needed one..


he also had the chewing gums, but said they were so disgusting that he took one (1) only