Quitting Tobacco Suggestions

Honestly, it might help to put yourself in environments or situations where you know you can't use.

Replace it with another addiction - like investing in real estate.

What LevKing says -- put yourself in an environment where tobacco simply isn't available.

I quit a year ago after having a heart attack and being diagnosed with COPD. It was quit or die, literally. I spent a week in the hospital on the patch. The cravings weren't so bad. After discharge I stayed on the patch and chewed nicotine gum for a month. So, after five weeks I was completely done. Never cheated!

Quitting has made a big difference to my health, but I sure wish I'd done it earlier. I'm now on supplemental oxygen, 24/7 for life.

Just do it. Don't blame others. You put it inside your system. Now it's up to you and you alone to quit.

Coming from someone who quit two years ago. Just one day I decided I care about myself too much to let me kill me.

I have never smoked but going cold turkey seems to make sense, at least initially. It would probably be the cheapest. if that does not work, I am sure others here will give you some good ideas and success stories

If you start working out in a serious way it will help to reduce your desire to smoke. You won't want to ruin your cardio and muscle progress. Build in daily exercise to make health a focal point of your lifestyle.

People swear by The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr. My old roommate hasn't smoked a cigarette since reading it over 3 years ago.

Read every single article possible about smoking/vaping diseases etc. to convince yourself you're going to be next. You will be "scared straight" and will have an easier time quitting

Y'know I hear vaping is a really great way to slowly ween yourself off- OH WAIT NEVER MIND THINK OF THE CHILDREN YOU'RE A FUCKING MONSTER IF YOU NEED GOOD FLAVORS TO TRANSITION FROM CIGS TO VAPES

Have you tried nicotine gum or lozange nicotine? You can take them and slowly decrease how much you take. I would recommend quitting cold turkey is not a good way to get of the addiction.

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Allen Carr, The Easy Way to Quit Smoking. That book saved my life.

Quit cold turkey.

Nobody here has even mentioned nicotine in isolation is not a harmful chemical and actually has significant health benefits.

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buddy of mine was a chainsmoker all through college and was able to quit after a vacation (hear me out). went abroad for 2 weeks, and sure cigs were able to be purchased but he had so many other things to occupy his time he didn't even think about it, and when he got back, after 2 weeks without, he didn't crave, he didn't cough, and he was a new man.

if it were me, I'd book a ticket to peru and do macchu picchu, go on a long surf trip, do the camino del santiago in spain, or if money is tight, book a ticket to the AT and hike for a couple weeks. I'd also not rule out LSD or other psychedelics, there's a growing body of research that implies they could be helpful for addiction - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25563446. plus, they're way cheaper than cigs, so there's always that. throw out all tobacco, take a couple tabs on a camping trip, return a new person.

power to you for quitting

I was addicted to JUUL but my advice is start slow by limiting the usage per month , then per week then per day and finally replace it with another habit. I replaced the habit of wanting the simulation by drinking way more cold water and eating 6 healthy meals per day as well as adding more fruits such as lemon and pineapple. I Combined this with exercise and my skin was getting clearer, i felt better and overall i think my confidence increased knowing that my body is getting the proper nutrition and i would be thankful for this decision when i am 55 and can still run around with my kids. Also i started drinking more in social environments , even though its white claw which is seen as weak i found it so much better than puffing on a usb stick and i actually preferred getting tipsy whilst eating pizza then eating with a massive head rush.

30:3:30:3

30Minutes: Nicotine craving happens every 30minutes. Try some distractors which you like.

3hrs: Craving for next Cig Puff...try to overcome this single biggest hurdle.

30days: if you manage to be 0 nicotine, then you are almost there.

3yrs: it takes 3yrs to de-Nicotine your body completely....

Jelly beans-whenever you feel desire for a smoke just eat some or something else with sugar.

Yep, drink more milk. Until you can Man Up and stop that smoking

I used zyn pouches to quit. They’re nicotine only and fresh tasting. Kind of like snus.

I started using tobacco freshmen year of HS and quit my first year as an analyst (8 years). My office wasn't tobacco-friendly so that helped. But the way I overcame the urges were by taking three deep breaths every time I thought about dipping/smoking (whatever your poison is), drinking a ton of water and working out (if you have time sauna/steam room everyday for two weeks). I noticed the majority of urges were gone within two weeks and after one month I had no desire for tobacco anymore. Obviously there have been one-off instances where I have been drunk and "relapsed" or whatever you want to call it, but have never gotten back on the wagon. I actually am repulsed by it now.

Vaping it’s completely safe they say #juulswillneverbebanned #passthejuulbrad

I was in a similar place, had been vaping/juuling about two years. I had tried cold turkey but it didn't work so I did the following over the course of a month. First day trying to quit, I took about 20 hits of my Juul, then I went down once every day until I was juuling only 2-3 times a day. Then I tried only once a day and chewed gum when I wanted nicotine. I finally quit juuling entirely and chewed gum like crazy for about 2-3 weeks until my need for nicotine subsided.

I know it is hard to do but you will feel so much better after you quit and your body will thank you for it. Good luck.

-Hypnosis -Get a hobby, to get your mind off smoking -Start working out.

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You a big magic guy?

I suggest reading The Easy way to stop smoking by Allen Carr. Been smoking for 6 years and was able to quit easily after reading that book.

Former pot smoker here, I didn't quit cold turkey but I slowly stopped. I quit but still had an occasional head buzz from nicotine. I would slowly recommend slowly stopping. I don't think stopping cold turkey would be the best way but I would slowly stop. The more people who you hang out with the same habit has an effect. Good luck, I know you can do it.

P.S Yes, I previously lived in a marijuana legal state in college.

I've been where you are with quitting tobacco, and honestly, swapping out habits made a huge difference for me. I was a dipper for years and found that breaking the routine was just as important as battling the nicotine. Stuff like always having something to do with my hands, fidget toys, keeping gum handy, or just drinking lots of water, helped me deal with the cravings. Exercise worked for me too, sort of shifted my focus and made me not want to ruin progress with old habits. Social situations can be tough, but trying to stay busy is key.  Back when I was mixing my own herbal blends, using a grinder for herbs and prepping everything fresh felt a bit like a ritual and helped distract me from reaching for a dip or vape. I figured replacing the old habit with a new, less harmful one gave me something else to look forward to instead of just quitting cold.
 

Western addiction treatment is moronic because it puts the bulk of the work on the individual and not the environment.  Nicotine is the hardest worldwide, but if you wanted to quit a Hard narcotic habbit, moving to Japan or Singapore would do it fore you immediately.  Withdrawals are bad, you don't feel good for weeks, so what, deal with it, and move on.  Don't want to drink, living in Saudi will make that easy after a few months.  

I know its utterly impractical and no use to your situation, but willpower alone doesn't solve addiction, never has and never will, unless you have A LOT of it.

Did you end up quitting?