If I could quit smoking

[GoodBuyGirl]

I agree on the cold turkey method. It's the only way to get the nicotine out of your system completely.
Keeping busy helps get past the cravings. Just find jobs that need done around the house. I did some landscaping and painted the garage during my cravings.

[Adirondak]

I'm now three months without smoking.

I cannot recommend acupuncture enough. I thought it sounded hokey, but went on the recommendation of one of the partners at my job. I felt pretty dumb with all those needles in me - but whatever the needles did it worked. My cravings went wayyy down. I had one cigarette that night, thought it tasted awful and then haven't smoked since.

I had to go to five acupuncture sessions the first five days, and then afterwards I went about once a week for 3 weeks, and now I go once in a while when I feel like it.

Best part is that I'm putting an extra hundred fifty into savings each month.

[mom-from-missouri]

I smoke heavily. Of late I find that people have been avoiding me. I have not done anything to displease them. Do you think it’s because of my smoking habit?

YES!!!

I have a dear friend I avoid at times for this reason. Number one, her breath stinks and if we are in a noisy place, she gets very close to be heard and it about knocks me over.

Even if she does not smoke around me, or in my car, my car stinks like smoke for several days after she has ridden in it.

When my babies were little, I avoided her. I didn't want her holding them having them smell her second hand smoke.

I can't stand to be in her house. Her house is "clean" by most standards-she has a house keeper come in weekly. Yet, all the TV, windows, mirrors have a coating on them from her smoke, even though they are cleaned weekly. The house smells, even when the windows are open. You can even smell her smoke on her cat and dog.

And, sometimes I avoid her because I know she will probably die before me, and maybe I can somehow detach myself somewhat.....

[maat55]

I'm now three months without smoking.

I cannot recommend acupuncture enough. I thought it sounded hokey, but went on the recommendation of one of the partners at my job. I felt pretty dumb with all those needles in me - but whatever the needles did it worked. My cravings went wayyy down. I had one cigarette that night, thought it tasted awful and then haven't smoked since.

I had to go to five acupuncture sessions the first five days, and then afterwards I went about once a week for 3 weeks, and now I go once in a while when I feel like it.

Best part is that I'm putting an extra hundred fifty into savings each month.

accupuncture=placebo, its all in the head. IMO.

[wnlbutterfly]

My kids have lost two grandfathers to lung cancer in less than 5 month period. Obviously if the addiction aspect wasn't as hard as it is, people wouldn't be smoking something that can and will kill them, not to mention how much it costs to buy them.

Best of luck!

[maat55]

Looks like they will go up about .62 to 1.00 per pack.

Some smokers consider quitting due to new tobacco tax