Quit Smoking Herbal

performed by several different methods. That's very good because we as persons are different both as biological beings but also as thinking and feeling individuals with different experiences and sets of values in our backgrounds. That's why we respond individually on the same treatments and why one single method isn't enough to meet all the demands from the marketplace.

The treatment to quit smoking by help of herbal remedies isn't that exclusive considering that remedies based on plants are common in many other treatment circumstances.

If we look at quit smoking treatment and what to choose, the plants used with good results in this connection are Lobelia, Mullein, Horehound and Coltsfoot. Different parts of the plants are collected and combined in mostly two principle types of pharmaceutical forms. These are as tablets and in some form of inhalers.


Tablets

It's a known fact that smokers among many other problems caused by their smoking habits also very often are affected with deficiency problems such as low level of vitamins and some minerals. Therefore, tablets used to cure or quit smoking are combined with some vitamins and minerals. Take for example vitamin E (tokoferol) which is working as an antioxidant. Considering some of the effects cigarette smoke have on the mucous membrane in your airways the adding of tokoferol is of course beneficial.

Some of the herbs used are also known to have beneficial effect upon unpleasant symptoms like insomnia, depression and other nervous sensations. The transition from a smoker to a non-smoker status is very dramatic for your body and as a result of that your temper will fluctuate.


Inhalers

One way of using herbal remedies is to administer the smell and aroma from the combination of mixture in a practical form. Inhalers can be very easy to use and just the easy and uncomplicated handling make it accessible when ever the longing for a cigarette threatens to be a problem. The inhalers have a definite roll to play in the acute situation. One can say that the inhalers for many smokers are a perfect solution to the problem. After some episodes cured with inhaling of the fresh smell of herbs the change to the much more aggressive and destructive gases from a burning cigarette might just be the impulse that make the decision final.

The bottom line regardless of all postponements of the final and definitive stopping is that most smokers out there in reality want to stop. They just longing for some pushing in the right direction!


Pseudo Cigarettes

In cases where the physical manipulation of the cigarette itself is the hardest part to break there is a solution in form of the pseudo cigarette. It's of course a much better habit to take up in a stressful situation than to light a cigarette! Both for the smoker personally and also for the surroundings!

The pseudo cigarettes function is very alike the normal inhalers and the only distinction is the cigarette-like handling itself.

The thought that it's possible to break the habit with burning tobacco and inhale the gases and change this destructive action into inhaling the smell of natural herbs is very comforting indeed!


Combination of therapies

When looking at alternative ways of quit smoking one has to remember that even if every method available in itself is effective there are many cases, probably most of them where a combination of methods are beneficial. When thinking in these lines one can surely say that the quit smoking herbal way probably are one of the safest methods to combine with other methods.

By Gunnar Alm - In Quit-Smoking

Julia Gillard delivers health relief for smokers

PENSIONERS and battlers on low incomes will save hundreds of dollars a year from a Gillard government subsidy to slash the cost of buying patches and pills to help quit smoking.

It could mean the cost of buying nicotine patches at the chemist would drop from about $140 a month to just $5.40 a script.

Cancer Council CEO Ian Olver said: "We are very pleased with this decision because it will make nicotine replacement therapy available to socially disadvantaged groups who will benefit most from giving up smoking."

Responding to the use of taxpayer subsidies for smokers, Mr Olver said that the cost of subsidies was far outweighed by savings to the health system.

"This is the usual problem of balancing a short-term expenditure for a long-term gain.

"The burden of disease that smoking causes costs us an enormous amount of money each year," he said.

He said lost productivity in the workforce from smoking was also a problem.

Massive savings also will be announced today by Health Minister Nicola Roxon for thousands of patients needing expensive prostate and bone marrow drugs.

The $320 million package from the Government includes a victory for sufferers of a rare blood disorder.

Jenny Sturrock, whose plight was revealed in the Herald Sun in August when she made a direct appeal to Prime Minister Julia Gillard, burst into tears when the Government last night called to say the life-saving drug she needed would be subsidised from January 1.

Ms Sturrock is one of just 73 Australians who suffers from the blood disorder paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria.

She needs the life-saving Soliris - one of the world's most expensive drugs, which can cost more than $500,000 a year. It will now cost just $33.60 a script.

"It's nothing short of giving me the gift of life. It's a Christmas miracle," she told the Herald Sun.

"This drug saves our lives."

Ms Sturrock, 29, who was struck down with the disease in January, said she had a "fantastic" meeting with Ms Gillard and Ms Roxon in Canberra three weeks ago.

The disease destroys her red blood cells and she needs a three-litre blood transfusion every month. One in three patients dies within five years of diagnosis.

Ms Roxon said it would be financed under the Life Saving Drugs Program.

"I know this will be welcome Christmas news to those 73 patients across Australia needing access to this expensive drug," she said.

Stepping up the war against smoking, the Government will give concession card holders access to nicotine transdermal patches, such as Nicorette, Nicabate P and Nicotinell, under the pharmaceutical benefits scheme from February 1.

It could mean the cost of buying nicotine patches at the chemist would drop from about $140 a month (depending on the strength and type of patch) to just $5.40 a script.

The patches must be prescribed by a GP - some of whom may even write a script for one month's supply.

The Government will also extend the subsidy on the anti-smoking drug varenicline (Champix), from a 12-week course to 24 weeks.

It is part of Ms Roxon's crusade to encourage 70,000 people a year to quit smoking.

The Government dramatically increased the tax on cigarettes in May and pushed for plain packaging.

"Cancer scars the lives of too many Australians and we know that reducing the smoking rate is one of the most effective ways to reduce the rate of death from this terrible disease," Ms Roxon said.

About 84,000 men a year are expected to benefit from the decision to subsidise the drug Dutasteride (Avodart), which is used to treat benign prostate enlargement and reduce the likelihood of surgery.

It currently costs about $132 for six months but from February 1 the price will be $33.60 a script.

And 670 people diagnosed each year with bone marrow disorders will see big savings for Azacitidine (Vidaza) to help extend their lives.

It costs $80,000 for 12 months but will now cost $33.60 a script. The total cost of the subsidies will be $320 million over four years.

BY : Herald Sun

Nicotine patches to be funded under PBS

The Federal Government has decided to fund nicotine patches through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

From February next year, concession card holders will be able to access subsidised patches to help them quit smoking.

Health Minister Nicola Roxon says it is part of the Government's plan to cut smoking rates.

"Our estimate is about 70,000 extra Australians will give up smoking because of this decision that's been made," she said.

"The good news of course is that low income Australians - when they kick their habit of smoking - will have that money in their hip pockets instead."

Ms Roxon says the move will encourage those who need help with quitting.

"This is about providing assistance for those who want to give up but are addicted and need some extra help to be able to take that next step, whether it's ringing Quitline and getting some advice and encouragement, or now going to see your doctor and being able to get nicotine patches at a cheaper rate if you're a concession card holder," she said.

The Government has also decided to fund the drug, Soliris, through the Life Saving Drugs Program.

The medication treats a rare blood disorder and costs hundreds of thousands of dollars per patient per year.

Ms Roxon says 73 people suffer from the life-threatening medication condition.

"It's very expensive for an individual patient to find hundreds of thousands of dollars, but the Government does have a program to be able to fund such drugs provided they do extend life significantly and this has met that requirement," she said.

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Taxpayers to foot bill for smoking patches

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Nicotine patches and other anti-smoking drugs will be subsidised by taxpayers as part of a federal government bid to help addicts kick the habit.

A $340 million package unveiled by the government will also pay for drugs to treat men with prostate conditions, bone marrow disease sufferers and patients with a rare blood disorder.

Concession card holders will be able to access patches to quit smoking under the Pharmaceutical Be

nefits Scheme (PBS) from February next year, the Ministry for Health announced.

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The plans were announced as part of a major drugs funding initiative to combat several different cancers.

Health Minister Nicola Roxon said the scheme was "world-leading".

"Cancer scars the lives of too many Australians and we know that reducing the smoking rate is one of the most effective ways to reduce the rate of death from this terrible disease," she said on Tuesday.

The extension of the anti-smoking drug varenicline (Champix) will also assist smokers wanting to quit.

Tens of thousands of Australians with prostate disease and bone marrow disorders will benefit with access to Dutasteride (Avodart) to treat benign prostate enlargement and Azacitidine (Vidaza) to help to extend the lives of people suffering from bone marrow disorders.

In addition, from January 1, Australians suffering from a rare blood disorder will have access to Soliris (eculizumab), used to treat the disorder paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria or PNH, through the Life Saving Drugs Program.

"I know this will be welcome Christmas news to those 73 patients across Australia needing access to this very expensive drug," Ms Roxon added.

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Health groups want Alberta cancer victim's photo on anti-smoking ads

CALGARY - The grim photo of anti-tobacco activist Barb Tarbox, taken while she was in the final stages of her battle with lung cancer, should be used in new anti-smoking ads across the country, says her husband and two Alberta health groups.

Tarbox, who died in 2003 when she was 41, became an anti-tobacco activist a decade ago after she learned she had the disease. The photo in question shows her bald-headed, wasted away to nothing, lying in a bed, her mouth open, gasping for breath.

The Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta and Alberta Policy Coalition for Cancer Prevention, say they are frustrated that Health Canada announced in September that proposed new health warnings on cigarette packages have been stalled indefinitely.

The groups, along with Tarbox's husband Pat, held a news conference Tuesday in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's riding, trying to jump-start the stalled process.

"I know Barb, before she passed away, was aware that things like this could happen and that would be part of her legacy. She had a chance to speak to about 50,000 kids over an eight-month period but she would have liked to speak to 500,000 if she could," he said softly.

"Maybe this is the way that she can speak from the grave to another half million kids that might think of or are currently smoking."

Despite being the first country to develop large, graphic health warnings on cigarette packages, Canada has fallen behind other countries. Canada's health warnings are now ranked 15th compared to other countries, says a recent report by the Canadian Cancer Society.

"The previous ones that we had did work. We know that, but they're stale and old and people are turning off to them," said Dan Holinda, executive director of the Alberta division of the Canadian Cancer Society.

"How could you not pay attention to this picture?," he said pointing to a large photo of Tarbox.

"So we have to refresh this campaign because we have been successful in lowering the smoking rates, but we want to get them down to zero and that's just the reality we're faced with."

Tarbox's photo is being considered by the United States Food and Drug Administration to be included on American cigarette packages.

Her husband said it would be a "terrible shame" if Canadians are deprived of Barb's message while it could appear on millions of cigarette packages in the U.S.

"If I was (the prime minister) I would be pretty embarrassed that the United States wants to do something with a Canadian and he doesn't. Maybe it's time for the government to take another look at this and maybe for Mr. Harper to step forth and do the right thing."

The proposed Canadian warning ad with Tarbox's likeness says: 'You have what it takes to quit,' and includes a quote from her before she died.

"It hurts so much to think of the pain I'll cause my daughter."

By: Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press

Canada shifts gears in smoking policy

Despite the support of provincial health ministers, Health Canada has decided not to revamp its anti-smoking label campaign.

The revamped campaign would’ve included a 1-800 hotline and a website on the updated labels to assist smokers who want to quit. The government also planned to use bigger and more graphic images on the labels.

In 2000, Canada mandated tobacco companies put graphic photos on cigarette packs warning about the dangers of smoking.

Initial research following the implementation of the labels showed they were effective in informing smokers about the hazards of smoking and has affected their behaviour towards quitting.

“In 2007, 52 per cent of adult smokers reported the health warnings have been effective in increasing their desire to quit or in getting them to attempt to quit (43 per cent) and  smoke less (40 per cent),” said Gary Holub, spokesperson for Health Canada.

“From 1965 to the year 2000, we always had approximately six million smokers in this country,” said Veda Peters, tobacco issues educator from the B.C. Lung Association. “Then in the year 2000, graphic warnings were introduced. And since the year 2000, we’ve had a net loss of just over a million smokers, which I think is fairly significant.”

Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced in a private meeting this year that resources will be used to stop contraband cigarettes instead of renewing the warning labels.

An e-mail statement sent from Aglukkaq’s office states: “Health Canada continues to examine the renewal of health warning messages on tobacco packaging but isn’t ready to move forward at this time.”

Ironically, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced in November that it’s adopting graphic health warnings on cigarette packages just like Canada did 10 years ago.

Although cigarette packages in Canada will continue to carry health warning labels, the fact that these haven’t been changed in 10 years means they’re less effective.

“It’s been 10 years, and what kind of message doesn’t get boring after that length of time?” asked Peters. “It just needs updating.”

The labels’ effectiveness decreases significantly over time as evidenced by survey results. A Health Canada survey released in 2008 showed that 57 per cent of smokers were unmoved by the anti-smoking warnings, up by five percentage points from five years earlier.

The only consolation is that B.C. has anti-smoking programs and resources that potential quitters can fall back on.

“We know that the average smoker can take up to six, seven or maybe eight times to try to quit in order to stay quit,” said Peters. “Even if we’ve moved somebody from along the lines of ‘I love this’ to ‘I really ought to give this up’ then I think that’s successful.”

by Lailani Mendoza   

What does it take to stop smoking cigarettes?

Self-Hypnosis? A patch? A sympathetic friend? An admonishment from your doctor? A simple switch to pumpkin seeds?

If you are one of the millions who smoke cigarettes, it is no doubt that these questions have floated through your mind time and again. No matter what approach you take to try to stop smoking cigarettes, one thing I have learned is this: You cannot do it using will power alone. Will power may be a component of the solution, but it does not get to the heart of the matter.

In order to stop smoking, you have to cease beating yourself up about it.

Something fundamentally needs to shift in you. The craving needs to disappear. If you have tried being harsh on yourself and that tough approach has not worked, then you have to go easy on yourself. Try going to the opposite extreme and see what happens.

Will power is a feeling of over-effort, a determination to be in control. Will power goes hand in hand with being harsh on yourself. It is an honorable way to tackle things, but unfortunately, it is one that is uncomfortable and usually offers just a temporary solution.

You have to seek deeper. IN order to truly stop smoking cigarettes you have to look within and remove your negative attitudes first. In order to quit the smoking habit, you must first attain a very high degree of self-acceptance for the fact that you do smoke.

"But I already accept myself for smoking!" you may be screaming. Hmmm. Look carefully. Be honest. Be radically honest! If there is even a slight degree of uncomfortableness about not having quit smoking, then you are judging yourself in some way. Judgment locks the craving in place. It has a locking effect because the craving in you is a natural "rebel." If you judge the craving, then that makes the craving fight back even stronger. The "craver" in you rebels and makes you want the cigarettes more intensely
On the other hand, if you let the craving be ok as it is, not being harsh on it, giving it room, not fighting against it, it MUST subside over time. Try it. You have nothing to lose. Smoke slowly. Let your self enjoy every inhale. Let yourself relax with ever exhale. Once you have mastered this practice of acceptance, THEN put your attention on quitting. I am certain you will notice a difference.

At the very least, you will not be as unhappy about learning to stop smoking cigarettes as you were before. Beating yourself up for smoking or for not being able to quit smoking is just as much of a killer as the smoking itself. Beating yourself up kills your mood.

So, take the Zen approach instead. Let yourself feel at peace with the smoking, and then take appropriate action to quit smoking (a patch, a pumpkin seed, or whatever). Make self-acceptance your truest goal, and your goal to stop smoking cigarettes will come much more easily.

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Simple Methods to Battle Teen Tobacco Use

The CDC has currently estimated that 20% of high school students smoke regularly. Is your son or daughter part of that population? Although there are many resources to help our nation’s youth quit smoking, perhaps this statistic could be drastically remedied via simple prevention methods. Preventing tobacco use among teens can be an uneasy and challenging matter for parents.

As a parent, focusing on preventing tobacco use may be a lot easier than getting a teen to quit. Using the simple acronym “CLEP” may help you aid your son or daughter to stay on the right track.

Commend
Yes, praising your loved one for facing the struggles of peer-pressure and making the right decisions can go a long way. Receiving a, “I’m proud of you”, or a “I know it isn’t easy, but you are doing a great job” can significantly promote your son or daughter’s chances of continuing to stay smoke-free. Teens receive a considerable amount of pressure from peers, and the ability to make independent decisions can be difficult. However, knowing that mom and dad are proud of them for doing a good job can greatly enhance the chances of continuing to make the right decisions.

Lead
Teenagers may be greatly influenced by their peers, but parents also have a tremendous impact on many lifestyle decisions. You may not realize how much your teenager is looking at what you do and say, but they are subconsciously taking notes on every move you make. Nothing is more powerful than, “If Dad does it, it must be fine.” Express how much you are against your teen smoking by not doing it yourself.

Educate
Who said health class ended in school? Although your teen probably gets all the facts from school, there is no problem with you being a large part of the teaching process! Gather facts from sources, or work with a local youth services organization to get some ideas. Discuss ways to refuse tobacco, methods of using tobacco, or the long-term health effects. Teens hear “Smoking is bad for you” all of the time; make it credible by personally educating your teen with some real scenarios. Be sure to relay the importance of open communication, and to ask you if they have any questions.

Promote
Instilling the importance of healthy activities among your teenager is crucial in keeping them on the right track. Many teens begin to smoke out of boredom or stress. From chess club to the soccer team, counteract these feelings by encouraging extracurricular activities. Not only will these programs keep your son or daughter busy, but also provide skill building opportunities, leadership training, and even promote stress management.

As 1/5 of the high school student population regularly uses tobacco, there is an obvious concern to help teens get back on the right track. Rehab and treatment centers across the nation have funneled numerous teens through their programs; however, the real treatment can begin at home by preventing the habit before it begins.

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By Spoole | On February 18, 2010 | In Quit-Smoking

Quit smoking cigarettes!!?? Yeah, right

I loved them. They were my solace, my trigger, my friends. They were part of my French heritage, so I told myself, so giving me the out as one of a culture with low disease and death rates.

But my closest friend, a CNS working in a retired living center described to me the fallout: “You’re at risk for cancers, emphysema, and strokes, for starters,” she said, despite my balking. “If you don’t quit smoking cigarettes,” she nagged, “I would hate to see you end up like my people here, gasping for breath, toting around oxygen tanks, needing help doing the simplest of tasks because you’re all stroked out.” So I agreed. I would quit smoking…if she would help me.

That’s the key to quitting cigs—using all the help you can get your desperate, hacking, trembling hands/self on, can wrap your resistant brain around. Here are some steps I took to quit smoking cigarettes, steps you, too, can take to one level or another:

-PREPARE BY READING UP ON QUITTING

The American Cancer Society offers free, thoughtful info on giving up the habit. The pamphlets are written in serious terms and at the same time use gentle language. If you need the soft approach, so you don’t feel like a freak, the ACS might be for you.

There are plenty of books on quitting--many informative, supportive, coaxing, humorous, brilliantly researched, and helpful. I can’t recall the title (it was about 15 years ago I quit smoking cigarettes), but you’ll know it when you see it, as it has something like twenty words in the title, all hyphenated: something like, The No-nagging-low-pressure-how-to-really-quit-smoking-cigarettes-book!

And it’s written by an MD offering info on how smokes are a dual drug…unlike any other: they are, he says, upper/downers. When you’re nervous or agitated, you take long…slow…drags and are tranquilized; when you’re logy, sluggish, tired, you take short.quick.puffpuffpuffs, and are instantly energized, hyped up.

Doc X exclaims, “No wonder it’s so hard to quit smoking!” He also defines another characteristic that helps us appreciate why we’re so hooked. He gives the times for onset, noting how there’s only one other drug, of all drugs (OTC, street, prescribed that hits the brain faster, and that’s crack cocaine. If I recall correctly, crack hits you in 3 seconds, heroin in 10, 7.

Cigarettes are harder to quit than heroin!

-INTERVIEW SUCCESSFUL QUITTERS

No need for brutal interrogation; just informally ask how others who stopped smoking did it. Here are a few tricks told to me:

1. Drink water. A lot of it. Our bodies take at least 8 ten-ounce glasses of water a day anyway, so whenever you feel the urge to puff, do water instead.

2. The oral act is a big part of smoking. Use a pencil, an imaginary butt, or even—if you’re brave—a real unlit cig, and each time you have the crave to drag, inhale really deeply and satisfyingly, instead.

3. Say, “If I still want a cigarette in 20 minutes, I’ll have one.” What? Give in? No. Give yourself permission to. BUT…truly wait the whole 20 minutes (for most cravings cycle through and pass away in 20 mins.). Then, here’s the trick, repeat the permit. If you still want a cigarette in 20 minutes, you can have one. The next thing you know, 8 hours have passed.

4. Reward yourself. First, when you plan to quit smoking cigarettes, note how much you spend on smokes. During white-knuckle moments, remember you have a treat coming. Use the same money you’d use on cigs to buy a toy, new bauble, health drink (not coffee!), magazine, DVD (yes, some of us smoke that much).

5. Use slogans. 12-step programs have something there. Easy does it. This too shall pass. I think I will have to wring the neck of the crazy driver in front of me.

Well, not that last one…but you get the idea. Do whatever works. Pray. Meditate. Run. Walk. Bike. Hike.

I did a lot of hiking. My friend drove us to Mt. Tam every day, and we scaled trails I bitched about, cried over, resented. But the tricks worked. For a year and a month, exactly. Then I stupidly picked up the lung bleeders again.

Quit smoking cigarettes? Aw, crap. Here we go again.

Determined To Quit > 5 Keys to Quitting

Studies have shown that these five steps will help you quit and quit for good. You have the best chances of quitting if you use them together.

1. Get Ready

• Set a quit date.
• Change your environment.
  1. Get rid of ALL cigarettes and ashtrays in your home, car, and place of work.
  2. Don't let people smoke in your home.
• Review your past attempts to quit. Think about what worked and what did not.
• Once you quit, don't smoke—NOT EVEN A PUFF!

2. Get Support and Encouragement

Studies have shown that you have a better chance of being successful if you have help. You can get support in many ways:

• Tell your family, friends, and co-workers that you are going to quit and want their support. Ask them not to smoke around you or leave cigarettes out where you can see them.
• Talk to your health care provider (e.g., doctor, dentist, nurse, pharmacist, psychologist, or smoking cessation coach or counselor).
• Get individual, group, or telephone counseling. Counseling doubles your chances of success.
• The more help you have, the better your chances are of quitting. Free programs are available at local hospitals and health centers. Call your local health department for information about programs in your area.
• Telephone counseling is available at 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

3. Learn New Skills and Behaviors

• Try to distract yourself from urges to smoke. Talk to someone, go for a walk, or get busy with a task.
• When you first try to quit, change your routine. Use a different route to work. Drink tea instead of coffee. Eat breakfast in a different place.
• Do something to reduce your stress. Take a hot bath, exercise, or read a book.
• Plan something enjoyable to do every day.
• Drink a lot of water and other fluids.

4. Get Medication and Use It Correctly

Medications can help you stop smoking and lessen the urge to smoke.

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved seven medications to help you quit smoking:
  1. Bupropion SR—Available by prescription.
  2. Nicotine gum—Available over-the-counter.
  3. Nicotine inhaler—Available by prescription.
  4. Nicotine nasal spray—Available by prescription.
  5. Nicotine patch—Available by prescription and over-the-counter.
  6. Nicotine lozenge—Available over-the-counter.
  7. Varenicline tartrate—Available by prescription.
• Ask your health care provider for advice and carefully read the information on the package.
• All of these medications will at least double your chances of quitting and quitting for good.
• Nearly everyone who is trying to quit can benefit from using a medication. However, if you are pregnant or trying to become pregnant, nursing, under age 18, smoking fewer than 10 cigarettes per day, or have a medical condition, talk to your doctor or other health care provider before taking medications.
• For information on FDA-approved medications, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW. To find out more about prescriptions, contact your health care provider.

5. Be Prepared for Relapse or Difficult Situations

Most relapses occur within the first three months after quitting. Don't be discouraged if you start smoking again. Remember, most people try several times before they finally quit. The following are some difficult situations you may encounter:

• Alcohol: Avoid drinking alcohol. Drinking lowers your chances of success.
• Other smokers: Being around smoking can make you want to smoke.
• Weight gain: Many smokers will gain some weight when they quit, usually less than 10 pounds. Eat a healthy diet and stay active. Don't let weight gain distract you from your main goal—quitting smoking. Some quit-smoking medications may help delay weight gain.
• Bad mood or depression: There are a lot of ways to improve your mood other than smoking. Some smoking cessation medications also lessen depression.

If you are having problems with any of these situations, talk to your doctor or other health care provider.

Quit Smoking with Stop Smoking Tips - Tips to Help You Successfully Manage Nicotine Withdrawal

Stop Smoking Tips provides all the information on how to quit smoking

According to a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 20% of male and female adults in the U.S. smoke cigarettes, while more than 80% of them light up a cigarette every day. The reason why smoking has become such an issue is because the addictive effects of nicotine lead to various types of cancers, strokes, and heart attacks. As such, everyday is the RIGHT TIME to quit smoking.

The main goal of Stop-Smoking-Tips.com is to assist smokers aspiring to quit smoking and prevent smokers from having the urge to start smoking again. Once you quit smoking, you can immediately feel the health benefits of your decision within 24 hours, which could lead you to be free from smoking cigarettes forever.

The information on this website is based on evidence from research on stop smoking programs, stop smoking aids and counseling, which are aimed at helping people to quit smoking for good.

For smokers, to Stop Smoking is really a tough action to take. Majority of smokers want to quit smoking, but find it difficult to do so as nicotine is very addictive and hard to get rid off. We will teach you the easiest, most effective and systematic methods to stop smoking, which are tested by various studies worldwide. We will also provide you with a clear understanding of the dangers of smoking and the benefits of quitting smoking.

There are two factors that will determine your success in quitting smoking for good. They are;

• Will - You must have the desire to give up your habit of smoking and create a strong will to avoid a smoking relapse.
• Mindset – You must learn about the effects of smoking, understand its consequences and face the fact that you need to stop smoking and follow, finish and maintain a quit smoking plan.

In Six straightforward and easy steps, you can stop smoking and live a normal and healthy life same as that of a non-smoker.

Step 1: Think About Quitting

According to a recent survey, around 15 million smokers try to quit smoking each day. However, less than 3% of these people stop smoking successfully for 3 to 12 months. If you’re thinking about quitting or have stopped smoking but failed to quit, don’t lose hope because smokers often try to quit more than once before they actually succeed.

In this section, you will learn about the history of cigarette smoking, facts about smoking, smoking cessation and benefits of quitting smoking. To give you a strong reason to quit smoking, this section will also tackle dangerous diseases – such as lung cancer, heart disease, strokes, diabetes, etc – caused by smoking cigarettes. In addition, this section will explain the reasons why it is extremely hard to quit smoking, hurdles in quitting and possiblenicotine withdrawal symptoms that you may encounter throughout this process.

Step 2: Effects of Smoking

Years of clinical studies have proven that using Tobacco causes people to become sick, disabled or die. Since the first Surgeon General’s Report in 1964, over 12 million smoking-related deaths have occurred. More than 500,000 deaths in the U.S are caused from smoking-related illnesses. Adult smokers reduce their lifespan by an average of 13 to 14 years.

In this section, you will learn about the dangerous effects and health risks of smoking. You will understand the facts about smoking addiction, the hazardous effects of smoking on a pregnant woman, on passive smokers, on your facial charm, on your teeth and on your general well being. You will also learn how stress could play a role in cigarette smoking. This section also deals with the effects on secondhand smoke, effects of smoking on vitamin A and C, dangerous effects of smoking on men and women, as well as the differences between cigar and pipe smoking.

Step 3: Preparing To Quit Smoking

The first key to quitting smoking successfully is planning and preparation. You need to prepare your body and mind before actually quitting. Determine your personal goals, discover your reasons for quitting and get rid of temptations that may become a hindrance to your stop smoking program. Tobacco smoke contains nicotine, a drug that is addictive and can make it very hard, but not impossible, to quit.

In this section, you will face the facts about nicotine addiction before your last stick of cigarette. You will learn the most effective steps to be followed when planning to quit smoking. You will also find out about the real reason why it is so hard to quit smoking. To help you plan your quit smoking program, you need to confront your personal reasons to start quitting and understand what you need to do stop smoking. This section also deals with the psychological recovery stages to stop smoking and provides helpful tips to quit smoking.

Step 4: Stop Smoking Tips

Even if you have no idea where to start and what to do, you can quit smoking as long as you have the mindset and commitment to do so. Stop smoking tips can help you create a good stop smoking plan and lifestyle changes that could lead to a healthier, smoke-free life.

In this section, you will learn some of the simplest ways and useful tips to quit smoking for good. You can choose from several psychological areas that can help you to stop smoking based on your lifestyle. This section also deals with stop smoking tips that will help your loved ones quit this deadly habit and tips on how to overcome nicotine withdrawal symptoms using an effective stop smoking plan, attending support groups and establishing a smoking cessation program.

Step 5: Stop Smoking Aids

When smoking cigarettes has played a large part in your life, quitting smoking may not be that simple. Fortunately, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved seven over-the-counter stop smoking aids – five of these help in managing nicotine withdrawal symptoms, while the other two help in reducing cigarette cravings.

In this section, you will learn about different proven stop smoking methods like Water Therapy, Psychological Therapy and Nicotine Replacement Therapy. This section also deals with other useful stop smoking aids such as nicotine nasal sprays, nicotine lozenges, nicotine inhalers, nicotine patches, nicotine gum and stop smoking pills.

Step 6: Stay a Quitter

After sometime, some quitters get back to their smoking habit due to temptation and persistent nicotine carving. Some may slip and puff “just one cigarette”, while others experience total relapse. In fact, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, smokers who quit are at greater risk of relapsing in the first three months of becoming smoke-free.

In this section, you will learn effective methods in avoiding nicotine carvings, while training how to control urges through breathing exercises. To understand what you are going to experience through this process, you need to learn and manage nicotine withdrawal symptoms. This section also tackles steps to manage weight gain, discusses FAQ on common frustrations of a quitter, handle traumatic events without a cigarette and other possible solutions for ex-smokers.

Stop Smoking Products

Some people may find it difficult to quit smoking without any aids, nicotine replacements, or an electronic cigarette.  If you’re one of them, you still have hope because there are numerous stop smoking products available in the market today to make quitting an easier journey.

In this section, you will discover the quit smoking products available in the market today, reviews of each product and ranking of the top quit smoking products. To understand what each product can do for your body, the frequently asked questions section about ‘Quit Smoking’ Products can help you understand and choose an appropriate stop smoking product for your program.

Recommended Quit Smoking Products

The following products are the best quit smoking products available in the market and have been proven to help you stop smoking forever. Do try them out and stay smoke free forever.

Buy Chantix - Best recommended quit smoking drug by Pfizer. FDA approved and clinically tested chantix proven to be the best drug for those who want to quit smoking and stay free from the addiction. Chantix is also marketed aschampix and you can buy champix in many countries. Varenicline, Chantix and Chantix are different names for the same quit smoking pills produces by Pfizer.

Health Risks of Smoking

Smoking is one of the main causes of serious health diseases, such as cancer, stroke and heart problems. If you have no plans of quitting today, having knowledge of the different types of illnesses that you may experience through years of smoking may change your perception and lead you to stop smoking.

In this section, you will discover how smoking affects various parts of the body including the eyes, nose, throat, lungs, heart, skin, blood, etc. Here are some possible health effects of smoking:

• Lung Cancer
• Heart Diseases
• High Blood Pressure
• Bad Breath
• Gum Disease
• Depression
• Snoring
• Diabetes
• Infertility on men and women
• Thyroid Disease
• Harmful effects on Bones and Joints

This section also includes tips for reducing the health risks of smoking like heart attacks and blood pressure as well as dangers involved in breastfeeding while smoking.