Advice on quitting smoking????

[Blue_Frog]

Lots and lots of gum -- just the regular kind. Don't substitute chocolate or chips (bad idea :|).

Originally Posted by Rachel:
I quit about 30 years ago. I did it by substituting one habit for the other.

Me too... except i substituted with biting my nails instead. The gum helps with that too though. I guess i'm just neurotic!

Good Luck!

[RedHedd]

Today is exactly 19 years since I quit. I don't miss it at all! What a nasty, dirty, smelly, expensive habit. UGH! I can't believe I did it for so long - 18 years! I used Nicorette gum to quit and then had to quit that stuff too. Nicotine is one dangerous drug! It's not easy, but it's doable. I switched addictions after that and started working out like a fiend. I did not gain weight when I quit smoking, It can be done.

Cinnamon helps too - I chewed tons of cinnamon gum. It helps lessen the cravings. Some people chew on cinnamon sticks. There's something in the spice that really does work.

[davidpizzica]

I quit cold turkey on January 31st 1982. No substitutions just didn't smoke any. I did take a puff of one six weeks later and I felt like I was going to die! Afer that none. This coming January 31st will mark 25 years without smoking. Good luck to you and your father in your efforts to quit.

[Twisterdog]

Sunflower seeds are good. Gum, candy, coffee ... I've done it all. The last time I quit (yes, I've quit three times, this time for good!) I got a prescription called Chantix. It is the latest aid to quit smoking, it binds to and blocks the nicotine receptors in your brain. It is very helpful. I killed no one!