New Recommendations for 2011 New Years New York!

Hello New Yorkers!

I am sure you are approaching the Times Square celebration with dread and excitement both! As part of your leisure reading, leading up to the new year I've published the following article for your enjoyment! Check it out and as always, comments are welcome: (Specifically for E-cig enthusiasts).

http://goarticles.com/article/5-Best-Electronic-Cigarettes-for-2011-Revised-Electronic-Cigarette-Review-Guide/3879343

EDIT:

I almost forgot to include a link to the subject of the article, our ACTUAL ratings for the best electronic cigarette table.

2011 Quit Smoking Resolution

Highly recommended (I helped develop it), article on a push to get parents to quit smoking starting next year. The article references a Facebook page where parents are encouraged to "like" and join in for a group that will support one another in quitting smoking for the new year. Here's the article:

http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=3538755

And here's the actual Facebook Group:

Quit Smoking New Year's Resolution 2011

3 Tips for Electronic Cigarette Reviews

Just found this article on tips to cover for e-cig reviews. It does a nice job of summarizing the factors you should consider when purchasing your new smoking alternatives. Check it out if interested: http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=3538607

My Opinion on Cigarette Taxes

Here's an abstract on cigarette taxes and corruption:

Vinataba (BATVJ) is being investigated for allegedly cooking its books between 2006 and 2008, police in the southern province of Dong Nai said Wednesday.

The investigation was launched after an August inspection by the Dong Nai Tax Agency found that BATVJ had signed a contract in January 2006 to purchase support services from BAT Marketing – Singapore (Bat MS).

Among other things the latter allegedly provided support services like quality control of raw materials.

BATVJ, a joint venture between the London-based British American Tobacco company and the Vietnam Tobacco Corporation, is accused of listing the services' fees as part of the company's cost expenditures. Read More.

Cheap E-cigs for Under 30 Bucks!

Break that habit!

So yeah, there's a new player in town. Check out this Hubpage on cheap e-cigs. You won't believe what 30 bucks gets you these days. Maybe you will?

South Beach Smoke Review Launched!

Here is the latest on electronic cigarette reviews. There is a new rising star in town called South Beach Smokes. This company is unique in that they have a subscription service called home delivery subscription. You can choose whatever frequency you need replacement cartridges delivered and opt out anytime. Quite interesting.

Check out the new South Beach Smoke Review here. Quite an interesting development in this industry!

If you're unable to see the above link enter this address:

http://www.quit-smoking-comparison.com/southbeachsmoke/

It Has Been Too Long! I'm back!

Sorry for the long gap in posting, I was on a kind of sabbatical throughout Europe. Those countries are very progressive in smoking laws I noticed - that is, you can smoke anywhere outside of the cities. Since I've been gone, however I noticed several developments here at home, including the following:

1) Electronic Cigarette Review Guide;

2) Frequently Updated Blog on E-cigs; and

3) Frequently Updated Blog on Quitting.

I hope you'll find the information on these sites helpful, as I am just beginning to explore them myself. I've recently become Co-chair of an election organization and will be watching Congress closely over the next couple of months. Stay tuned for updates on federal laws about electronic cigarettes and traditional cigarettes too!

Laser Treatment to Quit Smoking?

Here is one of the stranger articles I've seen for quit smoking methods . . . . Laser wha?

Ever wondered how the process of quit smoking laser treatment works? If you are a hardcore smoker and would like to quit smoking fast and effectively, you should consider using quit smoking laser treatment. This treatment is relatively new method and works almost the same as acupuncture which is to apply pressure to certain energy point to reduce your addiction of smoking.

Quit smoking laser treatment works by applying laser to the center of nerves system that will reduce or permanently stop your smoking addiction. This is very important because many people who really want to stop smoking are having difficulties to stop their bad addiction. If the addiction is less, then you have taken the first step to finally quit smoking.

You cannot rely on quit smoking laser treatment so much because like mentioned earlier, it will not totally remove your smoking habit but rather than reduce your addiction. However, you can take other necessary steps to quit smoking much easier once you have run through the process of treatment. You should consider to use quit smoking patches and join a community who wish to quit their smoking habit to further achieve a good result. You can also ask your doctor some advice on how to stop smoking as well and nobody can deny a doctor's advice.

Study has shown that quit smoking laser treatment may not help you that much to because most people do not have a strong desire to stop smoking in the first place. It is up to you to really obtain the good result. The technology is there only to help you by making it a lot easier. Smoking is a very bad habit and bad habit usually die hard.

Several factors you need to consider before going with the quit smoking laser treatment. The cost is slightly expensive than any other method and the result is not guaranteed. However, some health insurance will cover the cost of your treatment so you better check out with your insurance company to reduce your cost. Also, you need to combine whatever method to help you quit smoking with the treatment so you can get a much positive result.

After learning about all this, what is stopping you from quit smoking? You should take some action right away and not just dream about it. Using quit smoking laser treatment is one of the first step you need to take to get rid of your bad habit.

What Happens When I Quit Smoking?

The hardest part in quitting is not really the period when you decided to quit but rather what happen after the moment you quit smoking is what matter the most. Keep in mind that it is easy to say "I quit smoking" but the withdrawal symptoms is what makes people go back to old habits.

The moment you quit smoking you will feel disoriented and a little irritated as your body longs for the comfort of the nicotine. There are things that a long time smoker can do to help them overcome withdrawal symptoms and these is something you have to figure out if you really want to break free from your old habit.

Remember the moment you quit smoking all you will feel is how horrid life is at that point in your life. It will even grow worse as day passes by and your body is finally feeling the weights of not being comforted by nicotine and other toxic compounds that is usually found inside the cigarette.

Apart from irritation, you will also feel angry, impatient and full of anxiety because you are trying to rid your system something that has already become an integral part of your body, which is the nicotine.

Every cell will be screaming for you to bring back the power and soothing effects that only nicotine can give your body. Then as you continue to fight off the urges of smoking, headaches will pester you as this is just part of what you will experience as you finally pull away from the power of the compound.

Nevertheless, like everything else the headaches, anxiety, anger, discomfort, and even the stress that is brought by your withdrawal moments after you quit smoking shall pass in due time. It may take time, depending on how long you have been smoking, but one thing for sure whatever you are feeling at this moment it will go away, as soon as your body is once again accustomed to being without nicotine.

The feel of restlessness or trying to work nonstop all of a sudden and even the cravings to eat anything, gaining of weight are just part of the withdrawal symptoms. Therefore, do not be surprise anymore if you feel any or all of what is mentioned here. The best thing you can do to is to prepare yourself for the moment you quit smoking, so you would not feel yourself coping too hard.

Why Quit Smoking? Here's 5 Reasons!

Smoking can cause emphysema, lung cancer, and heart disease. But none of this is new, none of it is news. All smokers know about this, but they tune out and gloss over the possibility of coming down with smoking-related diseases so that smoking does not feel like a fearful, guilty experience. But the sooner you take off the blinders and carefully consider the damage nicotine addiction causes, the sooner you can quit smoking cigarettes. Here are five good reasons to go easy on the cigarettes.

1. Heart Disease

In the U.S alone, coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death, and the leading cause of the disease is smoking. Cigarette smoke toxins cause plaque to form in arteries. This leads to atherosclerosis, or the hardening of arteries. Put more simply, smoking is hard on the heart.

2. Lung Cancer

The American Cancer Society estimates that in the U.S alone, hundreds of thousands will be diagnosed with cancer every year, and three-fourths of these cases will result in death.

Lung cancer is the cancer that causes the most number of deaths in both women and men. Worse, 87 percent of lung cancer cases involve tobacco. The silver lining in the dark cloud is that lung cancer is completely preventable, and the best way to prevent it is to quit smoking cigarettes.

3. Stroke

According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, stroke kills more than 150,000 people every year. It's the third most frequent cause of death in the U.S. The risk of suffering a stroke is higher for smokers than that of non-smokers - roughly 2 and 1/2 times more, in fact.

4. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

This lung disease either narrows your airways or blocks them altogether. When this happens, air flow in and out of your lungs is reduced. It's a slow, progressive disease that is irreversible. Tobacco is the leading cause of COPD. If you're a smoker and want to halt the damage, stop smoking. There is no other way. In the U.S alone, an estimated 14 million suffer COPD undiagnosed.

5. Oral Cancer

According to statistics, 70 percent of all oral cancer cases are due to heavy tobacco use and alcohol consumption. Why risk coming down with oral cancer? Quit smoking cigarettes while you still can.

Do not wait till you're sick to quit smoking cigarettes. Learn just how destructive tobacco really is, and start fighting your nicotine addiction today!

Punishment is Not the Way to Quit Smoking

Situation assessment

Every smoker tries to quit smoking at least once in their lifetime. For some, the first time is the last time and they never touch another cigarette. For others it is the beginning of a long period of self-resentment and guilt trips.

Indeed, not many experiences can rival failed attempts to quit smoking, in its ability to make a person feel bad, worthless and totally out of control. The first time the attempt fails, it's not a big deal. The second time is followed by tiny pang of regret. The third time causes a person to start questioning their resolve. The fourth time comes with a shocking realization of just how little control we can have over our own bodies. And without exception, this is encouraged by people/books/websites that give advice to smokers. "Punish yourself for smoking, reward yourself for not smoking," is a commonly heard tip. "Put yourself in a situation where you can't smoke," is another. I won't even comment on the "Use electronic cigarettes/nicotine patches" tip - do these people think smokers can fool their bodies so easily?

These tips never last. If a person successfully quits smoking, rest assured, it's not because of these tips. Why do these tips not work? Because they're barbaric. Nobody would recommend you to beat your kid, in order to raise him/her. No pet expert will ever recommend you beat your dog/cat, in order to teach it some discipline. No conquered country ever embraced occupants. In the same vein, self-hating punitive methods can not help in quitting smoking.

The way to results

Quitting is actually very easy. It may sound a little cliche, but the trick is to want it. Do you want to quit smoking? Not because mom wants it, or your wife wants it, or because your friends want it. Do you feel like you smoke too much?

If you identify that you truly want to quit smoking, then suddenly it is not a problem. Start by lowering the amount you smoke a day. I used to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day until I realized I want to stop. Overnight I minimized my smoking to a pack a week.

Keep lowering the amount you smoke in incremental steps. When you feel comfortable with the amount you smoke, see if you can lower it some more, then get used to it. After a few weeks of smoking a pack per week, I lowered my amount to a cigarette per week. Then per month. Then - you can guess it - I stopped completely.

One important thing to keep in mind is - never punish yourself for smoking. Would you punish yourself for having messy hair on a Monday, or for falling and breaking a leg? It'll do you no good. If you suddenly get a craving to smoke - go for it. Smoke a cigarette. And while you smoke, think about how it makes you feel and if it's really worth it. If it feels worth it, then that's because it is (at the moment).

By not approaching your smoking habit angrily, you will succeed at lowering the amount you smoke, even if you don't quit outright. And quitting is just one step from there.

The trick is to think of it as lowering the amount you smoke, because you feel like it. No more, no less.

Good luck!

Quitting Smoking or Sex - Which is Harder?

Mon Dec 9,10:15 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Most smokers in Europe would find it easier to give up sex for a month than cigarettes and many view even bungee jumping or parachuting as less difficult than kicking the habit.

A survey of more than 2,000 smokers published Monday showed just how addictive nicotine is when 62 percent of smokers in six European countries said they felt the New Year is a good time to quit, but only three percent used it as a trigger to stop.

"In every single country the vast majority of smokers want to stop," Dr Alex Bobak, of the anti-smoking group SCAPE, told a news conference to launch the international poll.

"The motivation is there but they don't go about it in the right way."

Nearly 80 percent of British smokers, almost 70 percent in the Netherlands, France and Germany and more than 55 percent in the Belgium and Spain would forgo sex rather than live without cigarettes for a month.

Although 60 percent of European smokers said they would try to quit if it affected their love life, 35 percent of smokers admitted they have never attempted to stop smoking.

Fear of health problems was the biggest motivator to quit, followed by concerns for their family and the cost of cigarettes but 62 percent who tried to quit began smoking again within a month.

Identifying Addictive Behavior in Your Life

Addictive personalities are hell on anyone who has financial, emotional or social interaction with them. Whether you are a parent, friend, student, teacher, boss, co-worker, employee, patient, counselor, manager or partner, having to be involved with an addict can and will drain you mentally, physically and financially. Having grown up amongst alcoholics, I readily adapted to some of the drinking culture popular in the military and construction industries. It was not until I took a good look around to break away from this kind of life style. I started to note that addictive personality did not stop at boozing. Drugs, gambling and compulsive spending were other activities that brought the same misery with it. Without going into too much detail of lost fortunes, broken homes and crippled health, I will go directly to the source of the problem: the addict themselves.

It takes no genius to figure out the role of alcohol and drugs in street crimes. Alcohol or drugs can incapacitate a victim or make a criminal aggressive or reckless enough to swindle, steal from, assault or injure someone. This is not to be confused with the occasional happy hour drinker or recreational user of drugs. The addict is someone who lives for certain drugs or activities like gambling.

Financial abuse, a soft word for incompetence, lying and theft, often gets directed at those that the addict despises. Addicts will destroy themselves and drag down anyone close by. Most of us know a co-worker who constantly mooches money and favors, but turns ugly towards the same people who help them out.

I heard a saying in the army, "You might trust him with your life, but not your money or your wife." I have known fellow soldiers whom I have worked very closely with and relied on heavily, during training and work. But these same guys I could not trust with money or girl friends. It was often the guys who drank heavily. They might have been at the top of their courses and very high performers during the most visible times, but with booze in hand, they were totally just the opposite.

FINANCIAL ABUSE

Alcoholics and drug addicts can be very extravagant, especially with other people's money. A typical example is the guy who always has to borrow twenty bucks as he is certain to have a "hot date." The situation can never wait. Like a gambler, his big chance to score is now and never later. When you try (and try) to collect, the excuses usually run anywhere from trouble with his or her ex, car payments or so many people owe him money that he can only pay you when those "dead beats" pay up. A favourite excuse is "well, _______owes me twenty, so collect off of him." Another excuse for not paying back is "What? After all of the favors I've done for you? Man, you owe me."

Marriage, family and even a top secret security clearance might mean stability to some people, but it is not the rule. I recall a military guy with both a top secret security clearance and a family, who was in charge of his training course's party fund. At the end of the course, the party fund was empty. Gone.

This goes the same with business. The fraternity brother, army buddy or team mate is always a bad risk if they are a "party-goer." I had an ex-army buddy, who started an entertainment company. If a week passed when he did not brag about his new extravagant lifestyle like $20-a-hole golf games and $200 champagne, I was sure to mark it on my calendar. His company was doing just great, for a while. Then the money ran out, the products stopped selling and trouble started with the securities commission. The stock was worth pennies, partners left and the office closed. No doubt, business is tough. But, I should have clued in to the constant pot smoking, the parties, the over-priced automobile and the domestic problems occurring around that office. One just kind of over-looks some of these behaviors, until it is too late.

Again, the alcoholic or addict must always prove that he is better than someone else. He or she will continually set people up to put them down. Whether it is hanging up the telephone on someone, belittling them in public or physical bullying, it is non-stop.

Here's a typical tactic. The addict will sometimes maneuver a woman to stay over at his place. Whether by keeping her out late, spiking her drink, insisted that they both had too much to drink, etc. Since he did not take advantage of her, he gains trust. Furthermore, he now has her feeling guilty and shamed over sleeping over. He has technically scored points to his own ego by having her over within the first few dates. Now he also has her within his territory, so to speak. He might even brag what a morale giant that he is. This might sound downright weird, but an addict will deliberately put on big displays of their own righteousness. They will rant about other alcoholics and insist that they "don't drink anymore." They constantly remind people of that "fact."

Different Ways to Quit Smoking

With a short quick search over the internet you can find hundreds of stop smoking products and all of them are claiming to be the best but, how can you really find one that really works. The first thing you need to do is to short list some products that you really are convinced of then elaborate your search about these particular products only. If you started to search for all the available ones then you will never end your search at all.

For example, the nicotine patches sold everywhere are claimed to be the best stop smoking products in the market but, let us see how they work and if they are good or not. First of all, a nicotine patch is a nicotine delivery device that disperses nicotine constantly into your body. They say that it is a natural and good way to deliver nicotine without the associated bad effects of tar in cigarettes. A closer look at these patches will let you know that you need to use them for the rest of your life because you are still receiving nicotine from outside instead of letting your body to manufacture it on itself. Nicotine is natural substance found in everyone's nervous system and the body produces it constantly but, when you start smoking, the body stops forming this substance and depend on getting it from the outer source, cigarettes. Quitting smoking and using stop smoking products that contain nicotine like patches will keep your body depending on outer sources for its nicotine. In other words, you stopped getting nicotine from the cigarette and started getting it from the batch. So, at any given time you stop using the batches, you will feel the carving to smoke a cigarette like you quitted yesterday.

The same goes for all the other stop smoking products that contain nicotine like the chewing gum, the electronic cigarettes and all the other nicotine - containing products. You must know that substituting a source of nicotine for another one do not solve the problem but the real solution is using a non - nicotine containing stop smoking products to urge your body to regenerate nicotine once more on its own.

Try quitting smoking and starting exercising so you can find something to keep you busy from thinking about cigarettes or any other forms of tobacco. It is very important to commit to physical exercises in order to forget about your cigarettes.

One of the best quit smoking products in the market right now is the self hypnosis tapes. The best thing about such products is that they provide you with the method to convince your body that you do not need a cigarette. Using such products in combination with exercise is a very good idea because they help you to quit smoking without using another external source of nicotine.

The only thing you need to do is to make sure that you are getting your right stop smoking products from a dependable source so you can really depend on these products and stop your bad smoking habit.

Principles of Quitting Smoking!

Change is not an easy thing to do especially when it comes to getting rid of an addiction, but this does not mean that you should give up. Quitting smoking is a long and difficult process and you should definitely have a clear idea how to go about it in order to be successful.

The first thing is to choose the right method for quitting. Almost all people go for the cold turkey method and fail simply because their addiction to nicotine is way too strong. You can opt for a gradual method to quit smoking. All you need to do is to reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke each day and eventually get to zero. This is easier, less stressful and more effective according to scientific studies.

You should think of a nicotine replacement that you can use. It will make the sensation of smoking easier and more effective. You can pick between chewing gum, using stickers and even nasal sprays. All of these work, but they have side effects as well. So, you have to do a bit of research before making a final choice.

You have to have specific reasons why you want to quit smoking. Writing them down and keeping the paper with you all the time will surely motivate you no matter how hard it is for you. You have to devote some time to formulate the reasons, the more personal they are the better. You should also add all the benefits that you will get once you successfully quit.

It is essential that you prepare your home and workplace for the change. You have to get rid of cigarettes as well as of all the lighters and ashtrays. It is a good idea to clean your home and do everything you can to reduce the nicotine odor.

You have to think of adequate replacements for cigarettes. The electronic ones are not a very good idea, but you can get sweet sticks, a simple minty chewing gum or anything that will prevent you from lighting up. It is essential to find out which solution works best for you.

In order to quit smoking effectively you have to deal with the things that make you light up as well. You have to find pleasant ways for relaxation so that you do not need a cigarette to calm down. You might also want to reduce your coffee and alcohol consumption if you tend to accompany these drinks with smoking.

Testimonial of an Actual Smoking Quitter

Yes I did eventually quit smoking - been a nonsmoker for over 25 years now. But just so you know - my will power sucks. I'd tried and failed to quit smoking so many times I was embarrassing myself. At least a dozen times I tried to quit smoking and blew it. Every time. Almost a couple times a year over several year's I'd try to quit smoking (New Years being one of them - of course).

This was back over 25 years ago, from the early 70's to the late 70's. Most of the time I'd last 2 - 3 weeks.

Once I had quit smoking for a couple weeks --- things were tough of course, the urges and cravings, but I was doing ok dealing with them. Naturally, I was a lot more moody than normal, got angry more often and more easily. But I was getting through ok, till one night while I was working, I looked outside the window from the store I was working at to check my car - and it wasn't there. My car had been towed. That was what shoved me over the edge - that time.

Naturally the first thing I did when I found out my car was towed was walk over to a cigarette machine, drop my money in and buy a pack of cigarettes. Like that was going to help right? But there I was smoking again.

There were time's I'd quit and thought "well I'll just smoke one, and that's it" - but of course "one" today, turned into "two" the next. And before I knew it, I was back to a pack and a half a day.

It was always a problem sitting back and drinking a cup of coffee or a beer - I was always so used to having a cigarette in my hand! I'd been smoking a lot longer than I'd been drinking coffee or drinking beer! (Having started smoking in 4th grade.) All I could think about was how uncomfortable it felt!

I was uncomfortable after meals because I was used to settling down into the couch in front of the tv with a cup of coffee and a cigarette! So that was a double whammy! Now I had trouble relaxing after meals - because the cup of coffee was missing something - missing the cigarette in my other hand!

Then there was going to the bar with the guys from the shop. First of all "everybody was smoking"! Then if you're like I was you'd get a beer and play a game of pool! But every time I'd try to quit smoking I was always uncomfortable because I didn't have that cigarette in my hand! My whole life became uncomfortable!

One time I even lasted a full month without a cigarette! I remember that day I blew it like it was yesterday. It was about 7 in the evening, starting to get dark - and I was sitting on a friend's back porch waiting for them to get ready to go out. And I wanted a cigarette.

You can imagine me sitting there arguing with myself - saying (to myself) "I'm an adult - I go to work everyday - I pay my own way - If I want a cigarette I can have a cigarette and nobody can stop me!" It's embarrassing to admit it - but, yes - I talked myself right back into my pack and a half a day smoking habit yet again.

Beware Women, Cigarettes May Harm You More . . .

Studies of twins have revealed significant genetic differences between men and women who smoke who develop lung disease. According to Swedish researchers, women are more susceptible to the consequences of smoking than men.

The team, lead by Professor Magnus Svartengren from the Karolinska Institute, has been looking at the interaction of the environment with the genes of nearly 45,000 twins over 40 years old. The team were interested in twins with chronic bronchitis or emphysema.

Speaking at a meeting of the Biochemical Society held in Loughborough today (5 March, 2009) he said, "We know that only a subset of smokers get chronic lung disease" (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - COPD), "yet non-smokers also get COPD, so there must be genetic factors involved."

Smoking is the main risk factor for COPD which includes bronchitis and emphysema. "We found that heritability accounts for 40% of chronic bronchitis, yet only 14% of those genetic influences are linked to smoking," he said. Not all smokers develop COPD, yet people who have never smoked can also develop COPD. Smokers who develop COPD seem to be genetically more susceptible to the harmful effects of cigarette smoke than smokers who do not develop COPD.

COPD which progressively and irreversibly damages lungs is one of the most challenging diseases in the world, both in terms of treatment and prevention. Currently it is one of the global top five causes of mortality and is predicted to rise. It is also closely associated with other major causes of death such as heart disease.

Of the 45,000 Swedish twins first investigated, 392 twins were tested for lung function. All the twins answered a series of questions about their smoking habits and respiratory symptoms with emphasis on whether a twin was likely to have a lung disease. Those selected for lung function tests had blood and urine samples analysed to identify markers of inflammation that could be linked to problems with other organs, such as heart disease. "Our results show a complex relationship between COPD and inflammation elsewhere in the body. Inflammation could explain the high prevalence of heart and other diseases in patients with COPD," said Professor Svartengren.

"We found sex differences in the impact of genetic factors on lung function. Our preliminary findings also suggest genes play an important role in the development of emphysema. Women seem to be more predisposed to suffer the harmful respiratory consequences of tobacco smoking," said Professor Svartengren.

The reasons why people smoke are complex. Behaviour that leads people to smoke is governed by genetic and environmental factors. However, the genes that influence behaviour are different to the genes that make some people, women in particular, more vulnerable to COPD. "Our twin studies suggest that genetic factors are of importance in individual differences in lung function," said Professor Svartengren.

Professor Svartengren and his team will now carry out further analyses to evaluate factors that explain how the disease discriminates between men and women.

Evidence That Electronic Cigarettes Work

Since the late 1990s, with the advent of so-called electronic cigarette, manufactures have striven to create the best tasting, similar feeling smokeless cigarette. At the forefront, e-cigarettes is one of the premier US brands of electronic cigarette, tailoring a variety of e-cigarette lines to millions of customers.

Electronic cigarettes performs much the same way as does a traditional tobacco cigarette. Not only does the device resemble the look and feel of a cigarette or cigar, it delivers virtually the same pleasure without passing tar and other harmful carcinogens to both the smoker and the environment. The e-cigarette can be smoked just about anywhere their traditional counterparts have been banned, such as restaurants, beaches, the workplace and airplanes.

The non-flammable electronic cigarette is driven by safe, microelectronic technology, featuring a small rechargeable battery fitted in a cigarette-like device, which utilizes unique replaceable cartridges which contain water, propylene glycol (to simulate smoke), nicotine, a scene that emulates tobacco and other safe non-toxic flavorings.

The most encouraging aspect of electronic cigarettes is how the act of inhaling produces the same taste, feel and craving satisfaction traditional smokers are looking for, by triggering a vaporized mist that releases a simulated smoke. Nicotine reaches the lungs and provides its effects in less than ten seconds.

Electronic cigarettes are incredibly easy to use. It's solid construction won't crush or break like a tobacco cigarette. It can be stored in a purse, jacket pocket, glove box or any convenient location.

When you want to use the e-cig, all you need to do is unscrew the indicator light tip at the end of the device, insert a charged battery and screw the tip back on. Then, at the opposite end, screw on your choice of smoke cartridges. Now, you're ready to go.

...It's as easy as lighting up. Within a couple drags, you feel as if you're smoking a regular cigarette. One cartridge will last the equivalent of about two packs (40 cigarettes) of traditional tobacco cigarettes.

Refill cartridges come in a variety of flavors ranging from typical tobacco brands, to menthol as well as fruit flavors. Cartridges also come in a variety of nicotine levels, aiding those who wish to quit smoking to slowly wean themselves off nicotine, in a similar but far more satisfying way than the traditional nicotine patches.

Other upsides of the electronic cigarette are simply financial. An average pack a day smoker will begin to see savings by the 40th day of using the product. Over the course of a year, the savings would amount to over $1000. Never mind the money saved in carpet, drapery and dry cleaning that comes from stale smoke that reeks in the homes and clothes of typical smokers.

If there was one reason, though, that should motivate smokers of traditional tobacco cigars and cigarettes to try the electronic cigarette, its for their health. More and more, cigarette companies use additives in their cigarettes that have been proven to be harmful to the smoking public.

For those most stalwart skeptics, a recent poll discovered that those who have switched to the electronic cigarette, report a 90-95% percent satisfaction rate.

Saturday Lessons on Killing your Addiction this Spring

Consider this:

Already since 1972, over 60million people in the USA alone have successfully quit smoking!

At one stage over 60% of the adult population was addicted to this drug. Today it is 28% and dropping........

Now, isn't this a fair thought......

If all these people can do it (60 MILLION OF THEM!) - and they include EVERY TYPE of person imaginable - surely that is PROOF that IT IS POSSIBLE to successfully give up smoking.

Here's another Fact......

We now know from the latest scientific research, that although nicotine is one of the world's fastest acting drugs --- the actual PHYSICAL withdrawal pangs when you give up ARE SO MILD, YOU WILL HARDLY NOTICE THEM WHEN YOU STOP.

YES, you have read that sentence right!

I know you will want to argue with me on this point, but, first, let me first make the following points.......



The Desire to Smoke

Yes, when you stop smoking you will feel the desire AGAIN and AGAIN to smoke.

We all know that feeling -- 'I must have a cigarette'. But that desire in itself is not bad or painful.


It is just a feeling, a sensation we feel in our body.


However........this is where, for most of us our problems start.....

If we start to fear that 'craving' or try to use 'Willpower' to REPRESS it or FORCE it go away, -- "I wish this feeling would go away" we WILL create pain and tension.

This is what as smokers we have all done in the past.

That 'feeling' of wanting to smoke then becomes painful, annoying and terribly irritating.

Now this is the hard part to realize.......

The pain, the horror does not come from the desire to smoke, but from HOW we deal with this desire, moment-by-moment WHEN we stop.

Can I emphasize this:

You do not have to experience ANY pain or agony when you stop. Yes, when you stop you WILL experience a ...........

• Temporary feeling of loss
  
• A feeling that you are being deprived of something
  
• A feeling of emptiness
  
• A feeling that you will never be able to enjoy yourself again.
  
• A feeling that you must have a cigarette

These feelings, although very real in themselves are not inherently bad or painful. What is important is how you deal with these feelings when you stop.

The key part of giving up smoking naturally is learning how to deal with these cravings when you stop.


Conflict

Right now, you don't want to give up smoking because you are TERRIFIED of how you will FEEL when you can't smoke.

Let's be honest.

You smoke now because you enjoy it.

Or -- to be more accurate: You smoke now because you have conditioned yourself to enjoy it.

It is important that we are honest with ourselves here.

In fact, even the 'THOUGHT', the mere 'thought' of not been able to smoke probably fills you with utter dread now.

But there is another undeniable fact: This 'pleasure' is killing you.
Again we must be brutally honest here. Everyday, you are systemically destroying your health.

This is the conflict all smokers face.

On the one hand, smoking is killing you and you desperately want to stop.....

..And yet on the other hand, you don't really want to stop because you believe you really enjoy it.

Yet, one other truth cannot be denied and this applies to every smoker........

We are terrified of how we will F-E-E-L when we can't smoke. We are convinced it will be unbearable and impossible.

The Fight on E-Cigs Moves to California . . .

In 2009, Senator Corbett from California attempted to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes in California with SB400. Likely for smokers switched e-smokers, Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed that Bill and noting,

While I support restricting access of electronic cigarettes to children under the age of 18, I cannot sign a measure that also declares them a federally regulated drug when the matter is currently being decided through pending litigation.

The classification of e-cigarettes is still being decided through pending litigation. It is unclear what Senator Corbett thinks has changed. However we can not rely on the Governor once again vetoing this new Bill. All Californian’s need to act. Senate Bill 882 states,

This bill would authorize action to halt the sale, distribution,
or offering for sale of electronic cigarettes that have not been
approved or cleared by the federal Food and Drug Administration.

If you live in California and use an electronic cigarette or know someone who does or don’t believe that the government should protect the tobacco cigarette market by limiting competition, please contact your Senator by visiting the California State Senate website and clicking “Your Senator” on the left side of the page. We recommend contacting your senator via phone, email, and snail mail if possible.

You may also wish to contact Governor Schwarzenegger and let him know about your experience with electronic cigarettes.

April Fool's! But Delaying Quittin Smoking is NO Joke!

Procrastination. I know it well. From taxes to yard work to
filing papers--you name it, I'm the expert procrastinator. I can
put off doing anything, with style and ease. I file tax return
extensions at 11:59 PM on April 15 without breaking a sweat.

Am I proud of this? Well, admittedly, sometimes yes. I pat
myself on the back and say "I have the amazing ability to get
things done at the last minute."

Do I usually end up regretting my procrastination? Almost
always. So I've had to learn ways to get things done now, on
time. I'm still learning and always will be. Procrastination is
a persistent thief!

Procrastination is an expensive way to spend your life. Waiting
until the last minute can even cost you your life. And when you
"spend" your life mired in procrastination, you don't truly
live. You are perpetually putting off living.

Focusing on quitting smoking, how many times have you said "I'm
not ready to quit," or "I'll quit tomorrow," or "I'll quit when
I'm not under so much stress"? What are you waiting for?

THE COSTS OF PROCRASTINATION

If you fail to file your taxes on time, you'll pay penalties and
interest. If you fail to quit smoking, you'll eventually pay
with your life.

Putting off almost anything will cost you more tomorrow than it
will today. I firmly believe that one of the main costs of
procrastination is the mental anguish you experience when you
know you have something you really should be doing. But most
procrastination also comes with a direct cost, whether it be
financial or health-related or otherwise.

You should take careful note of the cost of waiting "until
later" to quit smoking. Calculate how much cigarettes cost you
every day, month and year. Calculate how much of your life goes
up in smoke with each cigarette. Estimates range from three to
15 minutes of your life are lost for every single cigarette you
smoke. That's one to five hours per pack! Is the temporary
satisfaction (fix) worth that much to you? Plus smoking causes
countless fires, wastes billions of dollars in "smoking break"
time and costs billions of dollars for medical care. You pay for
this too!

CAUSES OF PROCRASTINATION

So, what causes procrastination? You do, simply put. But why?
Why do you procrastinate? Why do you put off doing something
that is beneficial to you?

Life and motivation and psychology are complex and sometimes not
rational.

What causes me to put off doing my taxes? I hate dealing with
forms and complicated tax laws and hundreds of difficult
decisions and paperwork and financial information. In my mind
these are all good reasons to "do it later." (But I bet you
never saw a Nike ad that said, "Just do it later.")

There are numerous causes and explanations for procrastination,
including, but not limited to:

1. Fear of failure
2. Fear of success
3. Fear of the unknown
4. Lack of interest or motivation
5. Lack of information
6. Too much information
7. Indecision
8. Not knowing where to start
9. Too busy
10. Laziness

Whatever the supposed cause may be, most times they are simply
excuses for waiting until later to do something that needs doing
now. What's your excuse for not quitting today?

3 Ways to Quit Smoking!

Quitting the ever dangerous smoking has always been one of the most troublesome things in people's life. Lots of methods, strategies, steps have come and gone. Some have worked and others have failed. Here are three important things you must definitely know if you plan to quit smoking successfully.

First off, you must understand that your life is at stake here. You will require a tremendous will power to continuously and completely remove yourself from the craving for nicotine. The agent is addictive and the body's craving to the stuff grows to unmanageable amounts over a long period of time. Cultivating a really good mental will to abstain yourself from smoking is vital and indeed, the first step.

The next step is to choose a suitable regimen, which includes the best of the medication, strategy and steps. There are many old and new products and you can take a look at huge number of reviews written by experts in the field in order to find the one suitable for you. Of course, reliance on an expert is really a great advantage and at times very much recommended.

Finally, stick to the regimen no matter what. Consistency is a factor that you cannot miss out on.

When it comes to choosing products, try to go for all-natural products. You might want to take a look at Smoke Deter review and reviews of other such related all-natural products which do not lead to any side-effects. This not only provides you more information and insight, but also lets you know more about the methods and stuff involved in quitting smoking.

You Are Getting Sleepy . . . But Are You Quitting Smoking? - Using Hypnosis to Quit

People are generally skeptical about the power of hypnosis to quit smoking. This is mainly because hypnosis is never advertised like other quit smoking aids like nicotine patches, gums, inhalers etc.

To answer your question, does hypnosis work to quit smoking?

Yes it does. And many people (including me) have used hypnosis successfully to stop smoking forever.

Hypnosis is a rather unique technique that uses a very unique approach to assist in smoking cessation. It affects the sub conscious mind of the patient to inculcate a certain behavior in them. Just like smoking became a part of our life by repeated behavior over the years. But, hypnosis is method by which a new behavior can be inculcated in the sub conscious without the long and strenuous task of not smoking for years.

So when you use hypnosis to quit smoking, this behavior, which is essentially that of a non-smoker is seated so deep in your brain that you will hardly feel the need to smoke after a few sessions.

Hypnosis works by putting the patient in a relaxed state of mind. When in this sub conscious state, the hypnotist talks to the sub conscious mind and persuade it into thinking that you have been a non-smoker all along.

This procedure might seem to be over ambitious to those who have never tried hypnosis before. But it has been used by many and is a clinically proven method.

It has been proven that hypnosis is a legitimate technique and not some Hollywood fantasy. It is being used by the military, by the government, and even by top level scientists to study human behavior.

In the sub conscious state of mind, humans are able to reach the part of their brain that they cannot achieve while they are conscious. This is exactly what hypnotist do to make a person quit smoking.

Not only in smoking cessation, hypnosis has been used by millions to help them in many other problems of their lives. For example, weight loss, stress, self - confidence, procrastination etc.

If you are still skeptical about hypnosis, then I would suggest you just give it a try. It doesn't cost much to download a hypnosis tape from the internet. It will only take a few minutes of your time and you can feel the effect instantly.

You will never quit smoking unless you take action. Using hypnosis to quit smoking is taking action to achieve what you want.

After 10 years of smoking 2 packs a day, I was finally able to quit smoking for good. I used hypnosis to stop smoking and even you can finally quit this filthy habit using the same technique that I used. Your life is in your hands and if you don't take action to make it better then who will. Click here to find out more.

New Year's Resolution Got You Confused?

This post may be late, but I wanted to share this post on new year's resolution because it goes to the heart of what one needs to do to quit smoking:

2010 is here! And it is time to start on quitting smoking. But do you notice how your enthusiasm tends to fade away as February comes around, as you realize that quitting smoking is a lifetime goal and not something you can accomplish in a few weeks. If you really want to be successful, always keep 3 important things in mind.

1: Adjust Your Attitude To Work For You

If you have the wrong attitude about quitting smoking, you're already setting yourself up for failure. Most people look at quitting smoking as:

• A bad experience of cravings and urges

• A punishment or torment

• A loss of years of nurturing the habit

• An obligation to someone else

• Painful and suffering

• A waste of time

• Not sustainable at all

If any of these sound familiar, how long do you expect to stick with your resolution to quit smoking? Nobody wants to do something painful, boring or obligatory. So before you throw yourself at quitting smoking, sort out your attitudes about it and figure out whether these attitudes are true or just lies you've been telling yourself for years. Then, try a positive approach to quitting smoking and take it as:

• The best way to improve health and stamina right now

• The best thing you can do right now to ensure better health in the future

• A great way to dramatically boost your energy and mood

• A clear-cut way to save a few thousand bucks a year

• The most basic way to eliminate lingering cigarette smells

• The simplest way to get rid of cigarette butts and ash stain

• A chance to improve the overall quality of your life at once

Here are some key points about quitting smoking that you need to understand as well:

1. Willpower does not work. It is meant for short-term success, whereas long-term successrequires planning, discipline and seeking ways and methods to help and motivate yourself.

2. Motivation will not happen miraculously. And motivation changes from day to day. You have to recommit to your goals each day, twist them around to fit changes in your lifestyle and attitude and find new ways to motivate yourself over time.

3. Commitment means that you will do make it happen, even when you do not want to at times. Know that you will always have to work at it.

4. Plan to work and work your plan. Once you have made your own plan to quit smoking, figure out how you will make your plan work effectively.

2: Change Your Lifestyle

Did smoking creep up on you without you knowing? But then,

1. You can't smoke if your lifestyle doesn't support it.

2. You can't smoke if you haven't allowed yourself to.

3. You can't smoke if you've not made time and space for it.

Never forget that quitting smoking is a lifetime prospect. You will need to keep working on it to stay quit. But just like other lifetime commitments, staying quit will get easier and easier as you progress. Once you have molded staying quit as part of your lifestyle, it becomes a more natural and instinctive process.

Recognize the gravity of permanently quitting smoking for you will need to change your lifestyle to accommodate this goal.

Step by Step Guide to Quitting Smoking - 4 Easy Steps

Stopping smoking, whether it be cigarettes, cigars, or a pipe is not easy. Some "wag" made the remark "Quitting smoking is easy, I've done it 100 times." I don't remember who said it but I can tell you it is NOT easy.

The first step that every smoker must take is to say "I will quit." Any habit that has been shown to cause lung cancer and/or cardiovascular problems is a bad habit, and stopping may mean adding many years to your life.

In my own personal case, I had been smoking cigarettes from age 18 to about age 35, at which point my wife in an economy move suggested that I switch to smoking a pipe. I welcomed the move because many pipe smokers do not inhale the smoke, and this is a "biggy" from a health standpoint. Even smoking a pipe however is also addictive and a pipe smoker still gets the toxic nicotine in the system, mostly through the mouth. To tell you how bad the habit was for me: I can still remember the panic setting in when I realized I had used my last match, and I searched frantically through all the jacket and trouser pockets in hope of finding more. On some occasions I ended up lighting the pipe on an electric stove burner. If you've never tried it that's quite a trick. I had thought about quitting more than once but had trouble really decided for sure. You play those "mind games" with yourself where you say "I don't want to quit because I enjoy it so much." or "It keeps me calm, so why should I quit?" The turning point in my "smoking career" came when I was in a 1 on 1 meeting with my boss at the time. He had been an "All American" basketball player and had never smoked in his life, so far as I know. I lit my pipe and he started coughing.

He was very tolerant and didn't say a word to me, but at that moment I decided I was not only endangering my health, but maybe even my livelihood, so I said to my self " This is just a bad habit so I'm going to quit.

Step 2 - Set a time goal (a couple of weeks or so.) Having read some motivational material about how to get rid of bad habits, I remembered the advice of several guru's. They suggested that to change a bad habit, the habit should be replaced by another habit.

Step 3 - Pick a substitute. My first thought was the "Lifesaver" (TM) candies. I went out an bought about 20 rolls, which I though would be enough to last me through the ordeal, which I thought might take a couple of weeks.

Step 4 - Start using the substitute every time you get the urge to smoke. At the end of the first week my teeth were hurting so bad from all the sugar, I thought they might all drop out. At this point I switched over to pretzels, figuring the extra salt wouldn't be as bad as the extra sugar. This worked, and after about 2 weeks as I recall I was really over the smoking habit. I have not had so much as one cigarette, pipe load, or cigar, since that time. I am rather strong willed and determined, so it may not be as easy for you unless you are really strong in that respect. It is a FREE cure, because you will save way more, money-wise from not buying the smoking products, than the cost of the pretzels. If you can't tolerate either sugar or salt, then try raw vegetable sticks, like carrots, celery, or broccoli. If you try this FREE way and it doesn't work, my suggestion is that you try one of the patches or hypnosis, whatever it takes.

Step 1 - Decide you are going to quit (this IMO is the hardest step)
Step 2 - Set a time goal (I would guess a couple of weeks from smoking to not-smoking)
Step 3 - Pick a substitute for smoking (some edible product is easiest)
Step 4 - Start using the substitute every time you feel like smoking.

Note - DO NOT try to "taper off" instead of quitting "cold turkey" because for most people it simply will NOT work.

FDA's Missteps in Tobacco Regulation

A major policy shift is underway, and it is bound to have a dangerous unintended consequence. The new team at the FDA has slapped a black box warning on an important class of drugs that treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and colitis.

The cancer risk highlighted by this new bold warning has been known for years — and hasn’t gotten worse. We already knew of the cancer risk in children and adolescents, and responsible doctors were cautious in using them. The new warning signals only a change in perception of risk, not any change in actual risk.

Physicians should still give due consideration to the benefits of the drugs, especially in light of the paucity of other treatments for debilitating and often dangerous inflammatory diseases. Consider the benefit versus risk analysis for inflammatory diseases with secondary risks.

For example, by not using these drugs out of possibly inflated concerns due to the new additional cancer warning, might inflammatory bowel disease patients face a higher risk of colon cancer as a result of years of inflammation? You won’t see that risk in bold print. But it is just as real. And this is precisely the problem with the FDA’s new policy, which is based on the assumption that erring on the side of more warnings is the safest way to go.

Similarly, this summer, the FDA warned about the safety of e-cigarettes, a product many smokers are using to quit smoking real cigarettes. E-cigarettes are devices that supply users with vaporized nicotine and look like cigarettes, many even having an LED light at the tip. These products, which contain no tobacco and are non-combustible, eliminate virtually all the risks of smoking. For the vast majority of smokers unable to quit even with the help of drugs and counseling, e-cigarettes could be a lifesaver.

Yet the FDA found tiny levels of carcinogens in the product and warned smokers to stay away, essentially telling them to go back to deadly cigarettes.

Unfortunately, it is no surprise that the new leadership at the FDA is taking a more aggressive stance with regard to warnings.

These warnings are a harbinger of how the agency will weigh benefits versus risks: with a thumb weighing down the risk side. This distorted approach has numerous downsides:

• Fewer patients will get the treatment they need, out of an “abundance of caution” and physicians’ fear of litigation.

• Black box warnings, originally meant for only the most dangerous drugs, will become more widespread but less meaningful.

• The FDA, newly armed with regulatory power over tobacco, will make it harder for people to quit smoking cigarettes by warning them away from disfavored alternatives.

• Investors and researchers (innovative drug companies) will have less incentive to pursue new medications that may attract scary warnings.

The old adage “better safe than sorry” is too simplistic in today’s world to be the guiding principle at the FDA.

Good Post for Beginners: Many Facets to Addiction

Quitting cigarettes is one of the hardest things that a person can do. It takes a lot of willpower and determination. If you are serious about giving up cigarettes for good, you should look into the forms of help that you can find. You will be able to find many different aids that will help you to quit smoking. When you are trying to quit smoking it is important to learn how to beat the cravings.

One type of stop smoking aid is nicotine replacement therapy. You will find nicotine in cigarettes. This is an addictive substance. This is the reason that many people continue to smoke, even though they know how bad it is for them. This is also the reason that it is so hard to give cigarettes up. When you are using nicotine replacement therapy aids, you will be getting the nicotine from another source. You will be able to stop the act of smoking. This helps greatly when you are quitting.

You are most likely addicted to the act of smoking just as much as the actual nicotine. Your brain has been trained to enjoy this act. If you want to stop smoking you need to slowly reduce the amount of nicotine that is in your system. These aids will work by giving you a reduced amount of nicotine from an alternative source. You will not experience the same symptoms that you would if trying to quit "cold turkey." These forms of aids are proven to help when quitting cigarettes. They include things like nicotine patches, nicotine gum and inhalers. These are all alternative sources for nicotine.

You can have laser therapy to quit smoking. This uses a technique that is based on acupuncture methods. Various points on the body are targeted with low level laser technology. This procedure is intended to increase the amount of endorphins that your body produces. This will help to alleviate the symptoms that you will experience when quitting cigarettes. This method of treatment is said to be effective against the withdrawal symptoms from quitting cigarettes.

Using the above mentioned products to quit smoking can be harmful to some people's health. They are chemical products that are generally not very good for your system. There are some people who are not able to use these products because of various medical conditions. If you cannot use a nicotine replacement product you still have some options. There are many products which use natural ingredients. There are many herbal products out there which are designed to help you quit smoking without the use of harmful chemicals.

If you are looking for alternative quit smoking aids you should be sure that you look around. You should make sure that you do your research before you start using any form of alternative quit smoking aids. There are many products out there which are simply scams. If you are not sure about a certain method you should try asking your doctor for advice. They will be able to turn you in the right direction.

1 in 40 Smokes E-Cigs?

GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 4 /PRNewswire/ — The e-cig is still making headlines across the U.S. as the industry continues to grow at almost unbelievable rates considering the economic downturn the U.S. is currently under. This brings quite a few questions to the forefront as to why this product has become so popular over the last year.

Tax burdens may be one strong indicator as to why the popularity of the electronic cigarette continues to grow. Since the e cigarette has no known adverse health effects to date, it is not easily taxed at the current sin tax rates that are imposed on smokers for the use of tobacco cigarettes, and with the political climate of spending and taxing in these political times, it may be a way for smokers to ease the tax burden placed on them, therefore saving the smoker much needed cash.

This makes perfect sense considering that the taxes that tobacco cigarette taxes were supposed to be used for are not used in that manner, and smokers may feel like they are being taken advantage of by federal, state and local governments to fund other projects that were not intended to get these tobacco revenues.

Calculating the actual cost of electronic cigarette use by the smoker shows another advantage. Some are making claims that the use of the e-cigarette cuts a smoker’s monthly bill down by 50% or more in relation to cost of tobacco cigarettes.

Most believe the major and strongest factor is a superior product when compared to traditional tobacco cigarettes. The e cigarette has 4,000 less chemicals when used than tobacco cigarettes and smokers across the U.S. and the world are opting to continue smoking without all of the toxins that cigarettes produce and put into the body.

“They love it because smokers are a lot smarter than the government and special interest groups give them credit for,” states Tiffany Ellis of E Cigarettes National. “They see through the scare mongering and are seeing a difference in their wallets and purses after they make the switch, along with other benefits of making the decision to move over to electronic cigarettes.”

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Survey On Modern Day Smoking Cessation

These days, we are bombarded with smoking cessation commercials. Nicorette gum, Chantix prescription pills, Nicorette patch, etc. Which works? What's worth the time and money? A study was published in the November 2009 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, that claims the key to success, is a combination of the nicotine patch, and the nicotine lozenge.

It was theorized that the increased success, was due to the fluctuation and spikes in blood nicotine levels, mimicking that of smoking. The combination features a patch that has a steady delivery of nicotine, while the lozenge provides a spike of nicotine to help curb cravings. This combination was even more successful than the use of prescription antidepressant medications such as Chantix and Wellbutrin.

When they measured the success rate for smokers after 6 months against other popular smoking cessation modalities, they found only the patch and lozenge combo worked better than a placebo, and test subjects had a higher rate of quitting after only 1 week. This clinical trial followed over 1500 adult smokers who smoked at least 10 cigarettes a day for 6 months before the study. They were randomly assigned to a placebo, a lozenge, a patch, a pill, a prescription pill-lozenge combination, or a combination of the patch and lozenge. Each patient received counseling, and were tested periodically for success.

Smoking cessation lozenges and patches are readily available over the counter, and are highly affordable when compared to cigarettes and the complications associated with them. In many cases, these OTC medications are much safer than going on long term antidepressant regimens. It just may be a whole lot more convenient for you as well. Perhaps the lozenge rolling around in you mouth provides an oral stimulus as well as a spike in nicotine to satisfy the cravings. Whatever it is though, it just might be worth a try!

New Article on Finding Help to Quit Smoking

I discovered this online while looking for useful tips. This one is a unique review on how you can get help from friends and family:

Setting out on the long, hard journey to quit smoking is a very personal matter. You will be the one suffering the effects of nicotine withdrawal. You will be the one fighting the monkey clinging fast to your back. No one else will feel your pain. You alone must suffer the unpleasant effects that quitting smoking brings. That doesn't mean you have to go through it all alone. Quit smoking help in the form of family and friends can be especially effective.

Smoking is a psychological addiction to the pleasures of nicotine. This powerful drug takes hold of the pleasure center of one's brain and changes one's perception of pleasure. Soon, it's as though there is no pleasure without nicotine. Everything seems better with a cigarette. Eventually one doesn't even realize they are smoking to feel pleasure. It's just a normal part of daily life. Something has to replace the pleasure one is accustomed to finding in cigarettes. This is why family and friends are such an important form of quit smoking help.

Since quitting smoking is a very difficult endeavor, the people one finds themselves surrounded by in their daily are a very important consideration. If these people are smokers also, it will make quitting smoking very difficult. If one's friends and co-workers are smokers also, the person wanting to quit has a few options. They can avoid these people when they are smoking. They can reach an agreement where the people will do their best not to expose you to their smoking. But perhaps the best way, the one that will give you the most quit smoking help, is to get them to sign on the project also and quit smoking. In this way several people can go through the ordeal together and share their success stories with each other. In the tough stretches they can provide each other support and encouragement.

Some people need a more powerful reason to quit smoking. About the best reason you can find are your children. Use them as the inspiration and the source of pleasure to replace the void left by the nicotine. Make sure you always have their picture handy. When the urge to smoke a cigarette hits you, take out that picture and spend a few minutes looking at it and thinking of them. Imagine how proud they are of you for quitting. Imagine that you want to make sure you are alive for a long time to be there for them. There truly is no better form of quit smoking help in this world.

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