Friday, January 15, 2010

"Quit or Die" or use harm reduction?

Jim quit smoking when he was in his 30's after receiving a diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmunary Disease (COPD). He took his doctor's advice and switched from smoking cigarettes to using smokeless tobacco or "chew". Thirty years later Jim is in my Stop Smoking, Stay Quit class to stop his nicotine addiction to smokeless tobacco.

This is an example of "harm reduction". The premise is that

Monday, November 2, 2009

Breast Cancer and smoking

I just watched a program featuring Stanton Glanz, PhD. from the University of California in San Fransisco. He is one of my heroes. He has been a leading force in California's smoke free laws since 1978. He was talking on the relationship between smoking and breast cancer. Another subject dear to my heart since I am a breast cancer survivor. I was diagnosed when I was 32.
Glanz presents a very

Monday, August 10, 2009

Quit Smoking Drugs

How to quit smoking with drugs? This post is dedicated to all you those who think that quitting smoking with drugs is a good solution to get rid of this life killing addiction. Many people still don’t understand that the problem of smoking is making the human kind more ill each and every day. Cancer is one of the most wide spread disease related problems that literally murders thousands of innocent people almost every year. So what can be done about it? If talking seriously, there are too many different kinds of interests that make the cigarette and tobacco market extremely profitable. It’s impossible to make the smoking addiction disappear once and for all from this world.

However, the other part of the smoking puzzle is also growing extremely large with the new health market products which make quitting smoking much easy and claim that the unique and only answer for this is acquiring the latest quit smoking pill, getting the awesome quit smoking medication and generally buying all the quit smoking drugs when they are possible to be acquire on this market. In my opinion this is extremely naive. People have to understand that the real solutions about quitting smoking is hidden in one’s desire to change something about his or her life, not in the so called ultimate product that can ease your pain.

Cravings are something natural when trying to quit smoking. If you are a serious smoker and while trying to make this addiction go away by reducing the nicotine dose on a daily basis and you simply don’t feel any cravings it means that something is terribly wrong because a normal person would simply die off some incredible pain that is making one go nuts. No folks, I’m not trying to scare you I just want to say that quitting smoking has to be hard in order for that person to realize the big step that he or she is actually making. It can be easy, because if getting rid of tobacco addiction would be so simple than coming back to it would be as easy as quitting so there must be a great balance in order to produce the necessary harmony.

So why do you think that people continue to purchase quit smoking drugs so often, especially on the internet? Do they actually believe in all that is being told to them about the huge effects that are going to help every smoker out there quit smoking without experiencing at least the basic nuances of cravings? Well, I can’t surely say much about this but it seems so. People actually are afraid to take important decisions in their life and when doing something that important as overcoming the tobacco addiction then just want to secure their success and not to feel any pain. Being afraid is not an option and you should be that person that understands it if you want to succeed in your smoking cessation attempts. You should be paying more attention to natural ways to quit smoking.

That’s why most drugs to help you quit smoking are probably going to reduce the usual pain that a smoker is feeling, but won’t solve the whole addiction problem in the long run. I would like to suggest that before purchasing any quit smoking drugs you have to carefully analyze all the secondary effects about that particular medication. Search for reviews on the internet because you’ll be surprised about how people write about these issues. Those who are trying to sell you stuff will be hyping it up like always but you can also stumble upon many different honest reviews that will show you the right way. Anyway, quitting smoking is about not giving up and continuing to struggle until success.

Now if you want to find out more about drug detox feel free to visit my friends website "Spiritual River" - a great resource that is going to help you get rid of any drug addiction. Patrick will definitely give you some solid advice.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

How to Quit Smoking Book

Knowing how to quit smoking from books is one of the methods to find out how to get rid of this horrible addiction that has taken over the whole human kind and that produces hundred of thousand of deaths. People die each and every second because of smoking related diseases, syndromes and illnesses and only a few of them seem to care. Well, the reasons are obvious – it is extremely profitable to keep selling cigarettes. When you smoke, someone gets rich, but that is totally another story. On this site we try to help people quit smoking by showing only natural ways to overcome this dependence and avoid any use of dangerous pills, drugs or medication. With that being said, finally, we would like to talk about a very good quit smoking book that we stumbled upon a few days ago and that we would like to make sure that you give it a try if you are desperate about quitting smoking.

Being able to quit smoking means having a proper step by step plan that is always supported by some kind of former testimonials and ex smokers (people that succeeded to cease nicotine addiction and changed their life) that can provide that necessary aid in case you are not sure about doing it or not. In other words, smokers usually need a blueprint quit smoking manual or book to learn from what to do. Basically, we are talking about a step by step guide that is going to help each and every one of you put an end to that death bringing habit. Fortunately, there are many people on this beautiful planet that dedicated their lives to the study and creation of different effective programs, books and guides to try and provide at least some help to humanity on quitting smoking. However, most of these releases aren’t going to help you achieve the results you are expecting if you don’t have the enough dedication to make that necessary first and biggest step – taking the commitment to actually do it.

When we speak about having the proper commitment to quit smoking and change your life, because ceasing the nicotine and cigarette habit will definitely change the way you do things daily, we mean being victorious upon your weaknesses and upon many other aspects of our life. We live in a rat race and most of us don’t see the escape, they can’t understand where the entrance is and where is the exit. Blindly we walk upon this earth. Smoking is accompanying us to the grave and if you don’t take action and do something about it from this very moment you are going to be sorry sooner or later. Even though we try to offer people alternatives and different quit smoking books and methods to quit smoking that might give you some ideas about making the first step and actually doing it, we still put a very interesting and compulsory accent on things that count the most and that is the psychological mental awareness of the smoker in the same moments he seeks solutions to quit.

A book where others teach you certain steps and tips that one needs to take in order to quit smoking is a good, and we would rather say – great, awesome thing to being in. Scientists have proven that in more then 70% of the cases, smokers lack the confidence to make the first step and at least being with something when trying to quit smoking addiction and be free. They lack someone strong to tell them what to do, indirectly of course. You might have heard hundreds of times when a non smokers talks to a person who smokes and kindly asks him to stop – all being absolutely ineffective. Well, this is what we mean here too. If a smoker stumbles upon the right quit smoking book or guide he or she is going to find what she needs, the message and information is going to be indirectly delivered and will produce the necessary effect on the brain and way of thinking. Just give it a try and if you don’t succeed it means you are doing something wrong. It’s all about hard work and dedication. Otherwise things don’t really work in life. You need to make sure that you try most of the things before you give up. A good friend of mine once said that we miss absolutely 100% of the shots we don’t take. It can be truly applied to quitting smoking and beginning a totally new life.

Recommended quit smoking articles:
- Hypnotherapy to Quit Smoking
- Natural Ways to Quit Smoking
- Acupuncture to Quit Smoking
- Hypnotize Someone to Quit Smoking
- Tips to Help Quit Smoking
- Quit Smoking Calculator
- Quit Smoking Timeline

Cheers,
Charlie Rotario

Monday, May 4, 2009

Quit Smoking Guaranteed

If you are one of those people that seek to know how to quit smoking then you might find this post quite interesting. There are plenty of ways that you might have led you to visit our website. However, one of the most obvious is that you searched for a program that could guarantee your quit smoking cessation success. Unfortunately, even thou there are extremely many techniques and methods that are designed to help you overcome this awful killing addiction, none of them can one hundred percent guarantee you results and success. In this article we are going to try and explain you why, plus mention some of the moments that people should be aware of and take into consideration before even attempting to purchase a quit smoking program that promises you total success.

Everyone is different. People are personalities and what works for John might not work for Tim. This is how it is and we are not the one that can change it. While smoking affects each and every one of us without any warnings by provoking different types of cancer and respiratory issues, programs that are created to overcome it have individual success and cannot be applied to everyone with the same level of success. Yes, we agree, there are people that have been smoking their entire life and are more resistant to nicotine substance and tobacco then many others. Many even manage to quit smoking with acupuncture. For them, a smoking cessation program might work better then for others. However, there is no absolute guarantee for that. If you want to have success you have to try and do something. One thing is certain – you miss all those one hundred percent of shots that you don’t take.

With that being said we would like to say once and for all that there is no guaranteed quit smoking application, program or cessation treatment that could act like the first and the last aid you are going to need in order to live free and never experience the urge to light another cigarette or cigar. Don’t expect huge results because such things won’t happen if you don’t have a proper mindset. We are talking about having a commitment here, a commitment that could set that priority for you and your family. If you want to be healthy, if you want to be a proud father or mother for many years in the future you have to get rid of the smoking addiction. No one can guarantee you that unless you do it on your own. Most of the articles published on this site are basically analyzing one’s proper attitude before quitting, after quitting and while trying to quit smoking. Our main goal is to let people understand that no quit smoking program is going to guarantee your treatment if you are not ready.

We decided to call this article quit smoking guaranteed because we strive to help people that have a need. It’s not enough to believe everything a good product and its creators promise you. It is also necessary to study your organism, how your body reacts, the percent and level of success that you should be ready to wait for and accept and so on and so forth. Act without hesitation when it comes to a brand new program that might bring light and hope in your soul, house and family but be extremely attentive and do not put all your hope in it. We, as people that managed to quit smoking only with our will and dedication and without any quit smoking medication can say one thing. If you really want to have success you have to have a goal. Your goal should be fueled by a certain interest, not desire. If you have studied a little bit of Asian culture and philosophy you probably understand that desire is the cause of suffering and it can be applied in this case too. However, on the other hand interest can supply you with all that necessary commitment, attitude and willpower that one needs in order to be able to quit smoking.

No one can guarantee you quit smoking success. You have to work on it on your own. That’s why when someone is promoting something that says quit smoking – guaranteed you should not ignore it, you should carefully analyze it but be a little skeptical because it is not as easy as it seems. If you are currently still a smoker you understand how hard it is not to smoke, not to light a cigarette and try to and begin a new natural smoke free way of life.

All the best,
Charlie R.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

What works and what doesn't work?

I'm approached all the time to sell products that claim to help a smoker quit. One company claimed that cravings would vanish by smelling a cinnamon scented wand. In a very unscientific experiment, I gave them out to all of the participants in one of my workshops. One third said that the wands did remove the craving, one third said the wands did nothing and one third said smelling the wand caused

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Cessation Quit Smoking

Smoking Cessation - Our Philosophy on How to Quit Smoking

There are different reasons why today we decided that it’s time to talk about quit smoking cessation on our how to quit smoking blog. We are going to make everything possible to be as explicit as possible. Plenty of things are happening to people all over the world every day but it seems ignorance is still dominating some of the most important aspects and as matter of fact we are here to prove that something can be done and there is hope for the future, hope for each and everyone of you to quit smoking and to cease the tobacco addiction once and for all. Today we are going to talk about kindness, courage, faith and honor – these being the most important and fundamental values that one person must have in order to be able to get rid of the nicotine addiction once and for all and to change his or her life in the end. While many people are striving to get rid of this without any good results we are insisting here only on natural ways to cease smoking and would like to tell our readers that no matter what others are trying to tell you and sell to you and push and market there are still some basic elementary methods, tricks and tips that are going to help you cure this weakness without wasting your money. If you don’t believe that you always have an alternative. Choose another direction.

Ceasing to smoke is crucial people. Did you know that almost every five to ten seconds someone dies because of cancer? Do you want to be the next one? Aren’t you sick and tired of what is going on in this world and want to do something in order to change things? There are many issues that need to be analyzed carefully and talked about here. However, we cannot manage them all and today there is plenty of time for all of you to try and dominate what has been said to that part where each and everyone of you can take its own decision and say once and for all that today it’s time to help someone stop smoking, today it’s time to quit the smoking urge once and for all and you should be the one who actually does it by taking this decision, by winning upon your weakness. Those who think that the whole world is guilty and not only they are and that the society made them to smoke and damage badly their lungs and healthy are making one major mistake and basically don’t have any idea about what is really going on. People were, are and continue to be weak and to fear the truth. This is a big characteristic of the whole human kind. We still don’t know if something can be done about it but as long as there are people who are trying to do everything possible to stop smoking, to quit once and for all using today’s best quit smoking cessation programs that are highly available in the whole world.

The problem that we are facing today in the health market is not the quit smoking products that are being sold almost everywhere. The main issue is therefore combined in the people’s way of thinking and because not everyone are trying to admit that there are plenty other stuff to do in life except just trying to figure out how to quit smoking most of you guys are failing and that is a pity. We are having quite and philosophical approach when talking and rambling and analyzing things that people might be interested in, especially when it’s about smoking. There are plenty of stuff and we need to understand that what is done has to be done till the end. A lot of those that are writing to us on a daily basis asking about our hypnotherapy methods to quit smoking and many other issues that we talked about in our previous posts still think that there is some kind of magic bullet that is basically going to help each and every smoker out there to do what he has to do by himself i.e. quit smoking now!

No one is going to help you do that except of you. There are no others that are going to try and do what they have to do just for the sake of helping you quit smoking. It is enough, many have already suffered and you need to be aware of the facts that there are plenty of other reasons that we ignore on purpose just for the sake of saying that we are not able to quit smoking because this and that and because something hurts today and because the weather is bad today and because we are not able to go into sports and because my head hurts the first three or four days when we try to smoking and many other pathetic reasons that most of you find irritating and annoying and that is why give up smoking pretty quick without even “leaving your home” (meaning without even trying to support the pain and suffering a little bit). If you think that we are a bit cruel here when addressing this message to the whole world that is searching for more worthless quit smoking programs out there you might be right. However, there are some things that you might read here and that you won’t find anywhere else in the world, on other websites, forums, etc. Yes, people are saying that they always help each other quit smoking but this is a big lie. They are constantly concealing one another that it is good not to quit for the first time and that failure is okay. How about acupuncture to quit smoking? When you look directly at all those quit smoking cessation forums you realize that they are not having the proper attitude that is going to make them convince other like them to stop smoking, to start another life, to convince themselves and other to quit smoking – which is in fact that main reason why everything is being written, told, published and let the world to discover. We have our own interests here but as you probably understand we are hoping that people change their way of thinking. They need to understand from the first moment what should most of them understand and know what to expect when someone or even they quit smoking. Yes, there are going to be a lot of cravings, yes there might be some headaches, suffering and unpleasant feelings, you might not be able to sleep for a few nights, you are going to feel extremely tired and sometimes we have seen people that are thinking about suicide when quitting smoking. Well, yes, actually it can go that deep. However, if you have a strong character that could start smoking you can also use it to quit smoking because there is nothing better then knowing that you are not addicted to anything in this world, while on the main place are the substances that most people think impossible to beat. This is so wrong. You have tons of quit smoking cessation programs all over the place and you say quitting smoking is extremely hard?

You are going to be literally bombarded with different quit smoking cessation programs and projects related to this kind of activities, let them be free, paid sessions, books, CD’s, information of any time and so on. People know that they are overwhelmed by this kind of information but this is what is going to happen sooner or later without anyone to listen what they have to say. You have to understand what most of the quit smoking cessation programs are basically worthless if you don’t have the necessary guts to say that something is wrong, something has to be done and if you don’t have the necessary guts to say that it is enough and one needs to start a new life by quitting smoking in the first place. We are not going to analyze any smoking cessation programs on this site, pages, articles, posts. We don’t need that and we don’t want people to believe that we are always looking to make a profit out of people’s will to spend some time and read what we think should be acted and done instead. Take action now, stop reading quit smoking sites and looking for information. Those of you who are constantly trying to quit smoking from one time to another are making big mistakes because they have no idea what should be done and they are always scared about those issues that are being promoted without their desire. You say that you cannot quit smoking without the help of those smoking cessation programs just because your friend is always saying so and just because everyone are saying so and just because a lot of people are also doing it. You become one with the stupid herd which has no values, no life morals and does everything the health market which is extremely profitable looks for them to perform. To buy their new quit smoking pill or quit smoking medication or to seek for the latest and extremely positively great quit smoking prescription. All these issues are going to become worthless in the long run if you are not morally prepared to face it, if you have at least some kind of constraints and if you are doing all the things that they tell you to do. Stop now, it’s time for a change, it’s time to modify your different regards towards all the quit smoking cessation programs out there.

It’s time to act. Smoking cessation is a solution for all of you. Is it so hard to quit smoking today – we ask. Yes it is – they answer. How can one quit smoking without really know how to do it. Well, we shall ask – how can one start smoking without know what he or she is doing? There are many things that can be easily debated down here but we should not limit ourselves with that. You need to analyze carefully the cause and effects of everything that you do in life if you want to have some kind of success, including in your work, health and especially in quitting smoking, In order to be able any kind of addiction you are going to need to perform what you never did in your life. You need to try and accumulate more power, knowledge, to make a commitment and to use your own dedication skills in order to stick to it till you achieve any kind of results that are out there. People are here to admit that they can’t quit smoking because they don’t have any idea how it is done. Well, why is that. You can find tons of information about smoking cessation on the internet but however, the problem is a little bit of other nature. We are all lazy and this is a little bit different from all that that you expected to find here. You expected to find maybe another worthless book that is going to give you 10 quick ways to quit smoking efficiently. Well, believe it or not we are not that kind of people and we don’t need you doing what you do and people to believe what they believe. We are here to send a quit smoking message to the whole world. We are here to prove that each and every one of you can and might success in their smoking cessation campaign if they have the guts at least to try without giving up first. That is our main goal and by writing articles and exposing them to the whole world we try to reach those people of the world that are really seeking for help and that are desperate. To all those of you that are feeling anxious, irritated, annoyed of all those things that you meet and do in your daily activities we have a solution and believe it it’s a natural one.

Our quit smoking cessation ideas and thoughts are not based on any quit smoking calculators. We promote a method that has strictly to do with psychological development, with a little bit of hypnosis and hypnotherapy but we are not trying to tell you that you have no chance of quitting smoking without trying this ultra new great method with one thousand quit smoking testimonials. We are here to do things that others don’t and we are probably already breaking the usual patters of most quit smoking websites where everyone is smiling and telling you that everything is okay while in the background they are doing everything possible to sell you some worthless piece of crap quit smoking book. We don’t do that. We offer you the free information that is going to be necessary for you to get, to analyze, to see what works and what doesn’t and to take what you think is useful. We tell you for free, from our own +20 years experience in smoking and thousand of quit smoking attempts that failed in the end that the most important moment in that whole quit smoking business is your mind, your belief, your own concerns, your commitment and your dedication to achieve those things in life.

Our quit smoking cessation message is pretty simple. Never give up. If you are supposed to try over and over again you are doing well. You are accumulating the best luggage of knowledge about smoking cessation and about how to quit smoking more then anyone else on this planet. And let’s all together hope that time will come when you are going to wake up one morning, look in the mirror and say: “It’s enough, smoking is slowly killing, something needs to be done, from this day, do what you want but that man or person in the mirror is not going to smoke anymore”. Starting from that day you made a terrible commitment that is probably going to change your entire life, that is going to push you take further decision that are going to affect your well being and so on and so forth. So please think about smoking cessation! There is nothing wrong with that. Read more about important health issues. Go into sports; maybe start practicing some kind of martial arts, go to some self defense seminars and classes. Make your schedule busy; don’t waste your time searching for stuff that is worthless. Put and end to your old way of being. Begin a new life, a smoke free life, a tobacco free life, an addiction free life without any smoke at all. You deserve it. Do it with this quit smoking cessation attitude that we mention in this post. Change your life, change your mind, quit smoking!

Cheers,
Charlie Rotario