2. Lately, everyone seems to have a collection of stop
smoking tips. Even the tobacco companies offer
programs and methods to stop smoking for those who
are interested. There are good reasons for pushing
people to quit. Major health organizations, like the
American Cancer Society, consider the 435,000 yearly
deaths attributed to tobacco use preventable. If only
people would quit smoking cigarettes and using other
forms of tobacco or better yet, don't start.In recent
years, advertising campaigns that target teens have
been banned. State laws make it illegal for anyone under
the age of 18 to purchase cigarettes. And, in some
states, you can be prosecuted for buying cigarettes for
someone who is
4. Sadly, recent surveys have shown that smoking is on the
rise among young adults ages 18-24 and less than 3% of
smokers in all age groups quit each year. We obviously
need the collections of stop smoking tips and more
effective methods to stop smoking.A recent study
published by the American Association for Cancer
Research is interesting, but may not have practical
applications. What if someone paid you to quit
smoking?
5. Regardless if your approach is by weaning yourself off
slowly, quitting cold turkey, or through other
methods, breaking your pattern is important. This is
something that can be achieved by recognizing your
triggers and what you're doing when you grab your pack
and smoke. If you are into the physical feeling of actually
holding a cigarette or inhaling the smoke, you can try
methods that work around this. For example, you can
try eating carrot sticks that have been soaked in sugar
water, taking deep breaths to simulate inhaling, having
candy or licorice nearby, or trying electronic cigarettes.
6. The results? 43.3% of those who were "paid" attended
all of the classes and 25.8% actually quit smoking. Only
20.2% of the other group attended classes and only
12.2% quit. Researchers used urine tests to confirm that
those who said they had quit were telling the
truth.What does this really tell us? The people who quit
without any financial incentive probably really wanted
to quit. If you read collections of stop smoking tips, as I
have, you will see that one of the most important factors
is the "desire" to quit.If you really need financial
incentive, look at how much you spend on cigarettes
every day. Even if you smoke a pack a day or less, you
are spending about $100 per month on
7. cigarettes. Make a promise to yourself right now that if
you can quit for a month, you will spend that $100 on
something that you really want.
8. Another possible quit smoking tip is stop smoking herbs.
This can be a way to stop smoking without any kind of
chemical aids. Alternatively, herbs can be used as a
supplement to some other aids that you are using.Not
all stop smoking tips will help quit smoking. The resolve
to quit smoking really is very hard work. There are a lot
of available alternatives on how to quit smoking for free.
It will take a lot of self help, determination, and great
resolve. But once you have set your mind to it, it is
doable!Believe in yourself. Trust that you are able to
stop. Think of a few of the hardest things you have done
in your life and recognize that you have the backbone
and determination to stop
10. There are numerous stop smoking tips and aids out
there, but what is important is making sure that these
coincide with your triggers. This goes along with
virtually anything that represents a life change, whether
it involves quitting, dieting, saving money and so forth.
Try to find a means to distract and reward yourself so
that you can break those habits and trigger your brain
into action during urges. You can even try simple
techniques, like keeping a rubber band around your
wrist to snap when you feel a craving, triggering your
brain into action.Have you decided that it is time for you
to quit smoking but you don't know if you can? Perhaps
you have attempted to quit and can't. It may
11. help to understand a little about the addiction and re-
evaluate your reasons for wanting to be tobacco free
forever.
12. They may have been prompted to make their decision to
stop smoking because of some smoking related family
tragedy or just because they're fed up with the constant
smell of smoke on their clothes. Whatever the reason...
they 'Just Quit.' They made their decision and were
happy with it, knowing deep down that they were doing
the right thing. The incredible feature of these people
who seem to find it easy to 'just stop' is that they don't
complain about wanting to smoke but not being
'allowed', they aren't bothered by other people smoking
and they get on and enjoy life without craving nicotine.
13. If you can change your mind about smoking you can quit
easily, happily and permanently.Here are some stop
smoking tips that will help you quit nicotine easily and
permanently.Stop relying on old, outdated methods that
rely mainly on willpower!You're ready and dedicated to
quit smoking. You're willing to do whatever it takes
right? This type of commitment is to be admired but the
bad news is. It's not going to be enough!
14. In order to be successful you will need to make some
changes in your lifestyle. They are not hard changes but
you will need to make a concentrated effort to change
some of the things you have been doing. There are many
things you can do to reduce the urge to smoke when it
hits you. Below is a short list for you to consider that
have been proven to help people quit smoking.
15. Try to imagine how much healthier and happier you and
your family would be if you could kick the habit.Find a
proven method that fine tunes your mind without the
need for will power!In spite of the all the ineffective
methods for stopping smoking, there are in fact a few
effective ones.ones that DO NOT rely on pure will power
or artificial aids.One such method is called Neuro
Linguistic Programming (NLP) and it is without a doubt
the easiest and fastest way to quit smoking
permanently. NLP fine tunes your subconscious so the
desire to light up disappears. There is no will power
involved outside of actually following through with the
instructions.