Last night was graduation for the participants in my smoking cessation workshop. All had quit smoking for varying lengths of time from a couple of days to two months. For most, it had been three weeks but a common thread was, "Why is it still so hard? Why do I still have cravings? Why doesn't it seem to be getting any easier?"
Those comments are an example of still thinking of smoking as just a
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
Clinton takes cigarettes to Haiti
It was an unfortunate choice that when taking supplies to Haiti, that some staffer threw in some cigarette cartons along with real necessities such as soap, water and food. But I think this is a sad commentary on how much of our society still thinks of smoking as just a bad habit instead of an addiction. I'm sure whomever bought the cigarettes thought it would bring comfort but I'm also sure that
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Beware the Saboteur
Often a smokers best meaning friends and family are their worst enemy when trying to quit. Smokers need support and encouragement, but our supporters often are saboteurs instead. On Franks first day, his wife asked how he did that day. Frank, a two pack a day smoker, admitted that he smoked two cigarettes. Instead of congratulating him on not smoking of the other thirty eight, she focused on his
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
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
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.
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
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
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