Quit smoking without using any medication

[SilentBob187]

We sell these things at work called Australian chewing sticks. Ultimately they're just tooth picks soaked in tea tree oil. I think they help with that oral fixation and the tea tree oil will kill any bacteria in the mouth.

...And knowing is half the battle, G.I. JOE!!!!!

[lennoxchi]

Scary!! Today is the day. No more nasty puffers.

congrats on your decision. i never had a problem quitting.....the problem for me comes later, around the 8 to 10 month range, all of a sudden i think i can have one, that turns into a pack and so on. my point is, do not let up, remind yourself that having one means your a smoker again, cause normally that is what it turns into. i just went through this, i'm quitting today as well. and not just for 8 to 10 months either.....it's not going to be pleasant, but i know i can do it, and so can you......YOU deceide to pick up the smoke not visa-versa, no smoke has ever jumped into my mouth....i always made the decision.

[lennoxchi]

Scary!! Today is the day. No more nasty puffers.

i forgot to mention something, most cravings only last 5 to 10 minutes. so keep that in mind when you're having a nic-fit. "i can make it 10 minutes, i can make it 10 minutes". you'll be fine in about 2 weeks or so......that has always been the "hump" for me

[suncloud]

Scary!! Today is the day. No more nasty puffers.

congratulations. this is a huge step in the right direction to you too lennox.

[dedlifter1]

congrats on your decision. i never had a problem quitting.....the problem for me comes later, around the 8 to 10 month range, all of a sudden i think i can have one, that turns into a pack and so on. my point is, do not let up, remind yourself that having one means your a smoker again, cause normally that is what it turns into. i just went through this, i'm quitting today as well. and not just for 8 to 10 months either.....it's not going to be pleasant, but i know i can do it, and so can you......YOU deceide to pick up the smoke not visa-versa, no smoke has ever jumped into my mouth....i always made the decision.

Thanx man. gonna be tough but lots of household support wife and daughter

[AllMaxBrian]

Thanx man. gonna be tough but lots of household support wife and daughter

And a lot of support on here too.

[conwict]

Hey,

I have quit several times and when I started back using tobacco, it was just out of sheer stupidity. Get this...basically, I started smoking cigs after I smoked pot at age 16. I stopped smoking cigs and continued smoking pot. Then a while later a friend and I would put tobacco in the joint...I actually got addicted to smoking 6-10 of those a day. Ridiculous. That was actually harder to stop than anything! I quit smoking weed, then for some reason talked myself into getting into fine cigars. That was expensive and frankly not even all that good. I was in it for the nicotine, and it was friggin up my throat and upper lungs worse than cigs did probably.

I used the patch the first time...then I used lozenges the last time. I liked the lozenges. I just told myself "I am going to buy a certain amount, and when I'm out I'm out." I didn't even finish all of 'em!

Cold turkey works, but there's nothing wrong with other methods either.

I would also recommend making yourself accountable on this thread - check back like once a week and update us on your status for the next couple of months. You can even tell your gf/wife/kids you're quitting.

I read in an article a goal setting suggestion to get a ton of people together and promise to eat a can of alpo in front of them if you don't meet your goal (in your case, not smoking). If you have some good guy friends who would hold you accountable, and you are willing to promise to do that, I bet that would keep you from smoking....

+1 to the australian tea tree sticks too.

[conwict]

Man how could I forget! Rational.org, rational recovery, works great for drugs alcohol or even cigs. The core of it is saying "I'll never smoke again," then recognizing any internal opinions to the contrary as your Addictive Voice...it's called Addictive Voice Recognition Therapy. I would advise anyone interested in addiction or struggling to check that site out...fabulous resource.

[suncloud]

what flavor alpo?

[conwict]

I dunno man. Probably fish or something...haha. The article also advised smelling it when you felt like reneging on your goal. It's called Goal Setting for Hard Asses, Google it.

[suncloud]

i vote for lima bean and liver flavor

[conwict]

http://whyquit.com/whyquit/A_NicodemonsLies.html

That page is great. AVRT over @ rational.org helps you recognize those types of statements...it is really effective but you have to be honest with yourself.

[thaOrleanyte]

cut your face off


seriously i quit about a week ago when my daughter was born and nicotine gum helps. It's better than patches for me at least

[conwict]

Lozenges give the same effects as gum but I found 'em cheaper (by getting the 3mg ones, the larger dose - I think 3mg was the dose) and easier to tolerate...that gum was like cardboard and had a peppery gross taste.

[thaOrleanyte]

lozenges i havent seen those. Where did u get em?

[conwict]

Wal-mart. Commit cherry flavor, 3mg. Not great tasting, but really not too bad at all. I was smoking 1-3 big cigars per day which is a lotta nicotine, and having a 3mg lozenge about every 3-4 hours was a big help in quitting. I didn't follow the directions at all, I just had a lozenge every 3-4 hours and then cut back slightly on them, then cut down to 1-2 per day toward the end and when I ran out I didn't buy or want any more lozenges. I did get a big package deal, though, so I had several containers worth.

Oh, you can carry like 20-30 on you at a time, too - they are in a little plastic tube.

[dedlifter1]

I dunno man. Probably fish or something...haha. The article also advised smelling it when you felt like reneging on your goal. It's called Goal Setting for Hard Asses, Google it.

sounds pretty interesting. Im using the gum right now. tastes terriblr. Better thrn a marb tho. day 2 smoke free.

[lennoxchi]

day 2 myself

[purebred]

or you can buy cigarettes from canada, with their demented labels....

it's funny cause america is constantly making fun of canada. i mean, i'm sure there's plenty of other good reasons to but uhh, yeah...we're actually a lot dumber than a lot of countries when it comes to a lot of things. smoking being one of them. you would think with the amount of research and information we have available, at our disposal, at our fingerprints, that the nation of america would be a bit smarter. no, cause we're probably the dumbest fattest nation considering how much we know yet our inability to apply all that we know. we therefore, render all that great information useless b/c our collective, intentional ignorance. it's a beautiful thing

i apologize for sounding so unpatriotic but hey..i don't think anything i've stated is untrue. can't beat truth.

[Irish Cannon]

Grandpa quit cold-turkey after 40yrs.