Kicking the habit

[IraHayes]

Trying, once more, to stop smoking. I have patches and a fair amount of will power to do it this time but has anybody successfully quit smoking while living here?

[heartymarty]

The evil weed is a bastard to say goodbye to . I gave it up after thirty five years of serious puffing . That was sixteen years ago . Never looked back . Retired and living in PP now . The last seven years of working I was an addictions counsellor . Class A stuff .. opiates , crack and the like . But same basic approach works with any addiction .Just joined this forum . If i can be of any help . Feel free to ask .

[StroppyChops]

Have you tried switching to cigars? You end up smoking less, and there's a good argument that they're less harmful - especially if you gradually move to not fully inhaling.

[Anchor Moy]

Have you tried switching to cigars? You end up smoking less, and there's a good argument that they're less harmful - especially if you gradually move to not fully inhaling.

Yes, strange as it may seem - if you feel like you've got to smoke something, a couple of chugs on a cigar can ease the pangs without getting you back into cigarettes. The worst thing to do is to start smoking OPs (other people's smokes) because eventually you'll buy a packet out of guilt - and it's all downhill from there.

(Another approach is to smoke only pure weed, but I never saw any good results from that

Anyway, good luck.

[kiwiincambodia]

I think the most effective way is you have to really want to stop smoking.

If you are only doing it to please someone or are not 100% commuted to quoting you will fail.

[heartymarty]

Have you tried switching to cigars? You end up smoking less, and there's a good argument that they're less harmful - especially if you gradually move to not fully inhaling.

Wont work . You will inhale , you need your nicotine fix . Mouth and throat cancer awaits . The only way to stop smoking is to decide to .

[General Chatter]

cigars or weed...the latter makes you forget your craving and other unimportant stuff as well....

[Jerry Atrick]

I quit 13 months ago, while I still worked in my Phnom Penh bar every day.

Apart from an intense desire to kill certain customers, which I resisted, and barring a few more, which was good for business in the long run; I got past the cravings with nothing more than a bottomless supply of whiskey and beer supplemented with the occasional pure spliff to tide me over.

[StroppyChops]

I quit 13 months ago, while I still worked in my Phnom Penh bar every day.

Apart from an intense desire to kill certain customers, which I resisted, and barring a few more, which was good for business in the long run; I got past the cravings with nothing more than a bottomless supply of whiskey and beer supplemented with the occasional pure spliff to tide me over.

I once had a miserable little git of a public service manager(ess) who gave up chronic chain smoking - within a week we begged her to take it up again, or take long service leave. Thank God she listened as there may have been one more shallow grave out in the desert.

[prahkeitouj]

I think the most effective way is you have to really want to stop smoking.

If you are only doing it to please someone or are not 100% commuted to quoting you will fail.

I agree with your idea. My dad also smokes. He stopped smoking for few months ,but he restarts it. He told us that he doen't want to give up smoking. When dad smokes I always go out.
@IH: if you really want to give up smoking, you will because I think you also know the disadventages of smoking. Stop smoking is not only love yourself ,but you also love your family and people around you.