How To Stop Smoking Forever
nicotine gum will give you enough tension relief to get
through.
Days 5, 6, and 7.
You are now heading down the home stretch. In the next three
days, your goal is to come out of this week smoking half the
cigarettes that you would normally smoke. If you started as
a one pack a day smoker, cut back to ten cigarettes per day,
or less. The fewer the better. During days 5 and 6, set your
goals toward achieving positive results on day 7. Maintain
your smoking record during these three days, and continue to
decrease your dependency on nicotine.
What do you do if you still have doubts? This is probably
due to your chemical dependency on nicotine. It is a highly
powerful drug, and many factors have been working together
to make you dependent. Discuss with your doctor about the
feasibility of a patch or nicotine gum. Nicotine is the hook
that has gotten you to smoke which carries the harmful
effects to your body. With the help from the patch or the
gum, you will have all he tools you need to successfully
quit. The patch or gum will give you a steady influx of
nicotine into your system, which will be reduced slowly over
a period of several weeks. DO NOT SMOKE WHILE ON THE PATCH.
You could experience a dangerous overdose of nicotine.
NOTE; Pregnant women should not use the gum or patch.
Smokers with any form of heart disease should consult with a
physician before using.
SOME ADVICE FOR THE DAY THAT YOU QUIT SMOKING
If you are not completely confident that you can resist the
urge to smoke after you have quit, it may be necessary to
remove any visual reminders of smoking from your living and
work areas. Throw away or give away those leftover
cigarettes, get rid of lighters, ashtrays, matches, and
anything else that could be associated with smoking. Why
should you force yourself to resist the urge to smoke when
it is far simpler to just remove the reminders. If you keep
a pack of cigarettes in your home or office, there is a good
chance that you may pick one up. Just this one may be the
cigarette that hooks you again.
COPING WITH THE SYMPTOMS OF WITHDRAWAL
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