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Methods to Quit Smoking

By: Lance Esondi When you desire to quit smoking, they will find that there are a variety of methods to quit smoking. It might not even be the first time, you have found yourself wanting to quit. With all the options it can be confusing and somewhat frustrating finding a solution.

Everyone has heard of the first method, probably the one tried the most, going cold turkey. Cold turkey is throwing out your cigarettes and vowing to never smoke again. For those with exceptional willpower, this really works. For many people, they struggle and/or fail doing this. If you are going to go cold turkey, you might want to gradually limit your nicotine intake over a period of time as well as change your diet to avoid sever withdrawal symptoms. If you have superior willpower, go with this. If not, try something else.

Hypnosis is another method that is attempted to stop smoking. Someone will hypnotize you to hopefully end your desire for a cigarette. Some people claim it works and some people claim it does not work. But the same could be said about people who are hypnotized to lose weight, so it's a bit debatable. There is nothing wrong with trying, but there can be better ways to quit.

The last method and one of the better methods are quit smoking aids. These are the gums, the patches, and/or the pills. Be careful to think that any patch or pill will magically work. Many have high doses of nicotine in them, so while you may quit smoking, the addiction to nicotine is still there.

There are pills and gums that don't have any nicotine that help curb the effects of withdrawal. This could be the best way to quit smoking because it aids your willpower.

With all the methods out there, remember there is no easy way to quit smoking.