Any ideas for quitting smoking?

[Chreman]

I'm working to get in shape, and I'm realizing I'll never be able to pull off running regularly while downing half a pack a day.

I really want to try quitting without a patch or gum to start it off. . . I'd rather not trade one addiction for another equally expensive one, but I'll keep them in mind as a last resort.

Any of you have recommendations on how to pull this off? I've tried cold turkey before and I considered myself lucky to make it a handful of hours .

for any help

[dilbert]

quickest way
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[Asy]

You could look like a retard, and when you walk in to the store to buy just scream 'don't sell cigs to me!' or some shit like that.

I'm kinda in the same boat, I smoked half a pack + in like 2 hours last night, so I kinda wanna get ahead of it, and cut it off before it gets worse. How long have you been smoking?

[Fallso]

Start heroin, then try to break that addiction. If you can't you'll never stop smoking.

[Kiro]

Stop? :D


Get a friend who'll make damn sure you stop smoking. Check to see if the clothes you're wearing smell like narsty smoke, or something. Rubber band on your wrist, etc.

[CMMeast]

Taper. Since you smoke half a pack a day, smoke two less than half for a week. Keep reducing the number gradually, 1-1.5 week intervals, till you're eventually at 0.

Most importantly, as posted above, get a friend who'll help you out by just doing shit with you so you're not smoking.

Don't go cold turkey, fucks you up something awful.

[Popeh]

Print this:

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[Krye]

Cigarettes taste disgusting when you're on ecstasy.

[Kiro]

Cigarettes taste disgusting when you're normal.

^_^_^_^_^

[Saga]

someone want to remind me how krye knows what normal is?

[Mizango]

someone want to remind me how krye knows what normal is?

I too want to hear this answer. :bagel:

[Howard Roark]

distract your mouth in other ways (chew gum, carry toothpicks) to mitigate the oral fixation, if this is not an issue or feels like a myth to you then all the better

allow yourself to 'take 5' where you would otherwise go for a smoke, step outside and go for a breather, breathe slow and purposeful, just without the cigarette

i've said it before in other threads but one of the things that people forget is that when you're thinking, man i need a cigarette, is you actually need a reprieve from what you're doing to go outside and take deep breaths for 5 minutes--how relaxing is that?

believe it or not, the nicotine isn't the only thing you've become accustomed to (body/mind, whatever). if you're still struggling after the above 2 suggestions (chewing and relaxed-breathing) then explore nicorette type options. I save this for last because I've heard of too many people that a) get hooked on the patch for a year and, b) end up smoking with the patch which is so f-ing bad for you

[Atreides]

the fact that you wanna quit is really good, more than anything you try that alone will help you through the worst of it.

Prescription-wise a bunch of people i know have had a lot of success quitting smoking with chamtix (sp?), I can't really speak for how well/poorly homeopathic stuff and gum/lozenges work.

I'm currently getting over a 1 year vicodin addiction myself, I could only do it once I really wanted to quit, and even then I needed help (I've been on suboxone for 7 months, couldn't have quit opiates without it, yes I realize suboxone is a kind of opiate).

Best of luck.

[Saga]

the fact that you wanna quit is really good, more than anything you try that alone will help you through the worst of it.

Prescription-wise a bunch of people i know have had a lot of success quitting smoking with chamtix (sp?), I can't really speak for how well/poorly homeopathic stuff and gum/lozenges work.

I'm currently getting over a 1 year vicodin addiction myself, I could only do it once I really wanted to quit, and even then I needed help (I've been on suboxone for 7 months, couldn't have quit opiates without it, yes I realize suboxone is a kind of opiate).

Best of luck.

is that you, hugh laurie?

[Atreides]

trust me, it's not anywhere near as classy as he makes it look

[Asy]

How's suboxone in terms of withdrawals? Is it just mild since you're pretty much just replacing opiates with opiates.

I quit an oxy habit a few months back cold turkey, and it was brutal as fuck. I kinda lucked out that my supply ran out when it got bad.

[Atreides]

I tried cold turkey, it was pretty horrible.

Suboxone is like... no withdrawal symptoms whatsoever, I felt completely normal... like I did before I started taking the vicodin. Basically suboxone is an opiate but without the intoxificating effects... supposedly a lower addiction profile but ive heard varying things about this.

I'm down to 2mg a day of suboxone, will probably be a while before I wean myself off completely... it takes a while to move down to slower does, at least for me.

[Jaybar]

My friend used to put buds into a glass of water. Once it got filled with a few, he'd take a BIG whiff of it (and almost puke). He felt so sick after sniffing it every time that his urge to smoke at that instant was eliminated. After a couple months of slowly stepping down (like another said earlier) coupled with sniffing horrible smoke-water he finally could say he "quit".

Haven't seen him smoke or have the urge for it ever since.

Another big factor is your friends: if they smoke then you most likely will smoke with them. Just ask them kindly to not smoke in front of you or offer you a cigarette.

[MisterBob]

Every time you smoke, cut off your penis. You'll never want to smoke again.

[elison]

Every time you smoke, cut off your penis. You'll never want to smoke again.

Unless you're from India, this is impossible.