Smoking is a major problem in this country. The good news is that there are many tools that a person can use to quite. One very popular method is the stop smoking gum. One of the major reasons is that it's very easy to use. It's chewed just like regular gum; however it decreases your craving for cigarettes.

The gum is a very safe method to help people quit smoking. In fact it's so safe, that it's offered over-the-counter throughout the United States. But how effective is it really? Can it really be used to help someone quite smoking?

First of all, it's important to consider that the gum contains nicotine. It may be hard to believe but it's true. The idea is to give the body a small dose (just enough) to help satisfy the addiction, while keeping the body away from all the toxic chemicals and tar that cigarette smoke contains.

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There are different strengths available, ranging from 1 milligram to 4 milligrams of nicotine. Most people usually start with the stronger strengths then gradually decrease the strength until it's not needed at all.

It's important to use what they call the "chew and park" method when using nicotine gum. This is where a person chews the gum until they achieve a peppermint taste, and then they "park" the gum between the teeth and gums. This way they'll be sure the nicotine in the gum last a long time.

While there is a bit of controversy around having a nicotine replacement therapy that contains nicotine, many people have been able to quite using this method. Who's to question the method if it works? No matter what method you choose, if you're a smoker, you should consider quitting as soon as possible. Who know? Maybe the nicotine gum will be the method that works for you.

By Tim Bock

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Are you looking for reasons to stop smoking? Do you need to find some kind of motivation or validation before you actually make the choice to never smoke again? There are so many convincing reasons for you to stop smoking.

Reason #1: Smoking and Health

Smoking damages your health, which means that you're more likely to die sooner. Not only that, but constant smoking affects your immune system and other parts of your body so that you're more liable to get sick while you're alive, and you'll also find other side effects like having difficulty breathing, moodiness (especially when you do not get the cigarettes you want), and shaky hands.

Not only does smoking shorten your life, but it also negatively affects the quality of what little time you have left.

Reason #2: Saving Money

Quitting smoking not only saves you the cost of buying cigarettes, but you're also reducing your medical bills and possibly lowering your insurance payments.

How much money would you save a year?

$100? $200?

$1000? $5000?

What would you do with that money? How much closer would you be to your dream life if you had that money in your hands?

Not only will you reduce costs for yourself, but by eliminating second-hand and third-hand smoking for the people around you, you're also reducing potential health and medical costs for friends and family around you.

Reason #3: Reducing Stress

Most smokers think that smoking helps them relieve stress, but the fact of the matter is that when you are a regular smoker, you'll often feel anxious and uneasy when you don't have a cigarette in your mouth. So what do you do? You go light up, and everything is all right again.

But a lot of the stress you're relieving each time you smoke doesn't come from normal life, it comes from your addiction to smoking and nicotine. By smoking, you're giving your body a temporary dose of nicotine to ease nicotine withdrawal symptoms, but the more you smoke the greater those symptoms will be, and the more cigarettes you'll need to achieve the same calming effect.

These are just a few reasons to stop smoking. As you can see smoking does nothing to improve the quality of your life in any way. What reasons do you have left to smoke?

By Connie Fischer

For more reasons to stop smoking, check out what happens to your body when A Smoker Quits, and visit my blog for Stop Smoking Tips, quit smoking methods, quit smoking product reviews, and more.

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Many people who are smokers and continuously try to quit smoking over and over again may come to the only conclusion that falsely presents itself to them that they can't and will never stop smoking and that this is their destiny forever to be a confirmed smoker. What puppydoo!!

Why do some smokers succumb to this fate? Why do smokers give up trying to stop smoking? It's a question that I personally would like to answer with my own feelings and if I may the true fact that is the true answer.

If you smoke or if you have just stopped smoking recently and you are already thinking about how much are suffering and maybe you are already contemplating having another cigarette because you just can't go through it anymore, then please before you crumble and start smoking again, lets go back to that moment or moments when you realised that you were, or are a mug for smoking and the time has come to stop smoking, using tobacco and finally escape your nicotine addiction.

Are you there?

Good...now ask yourself this...Why do I have good intentions to quit smoking but never see them through?

Ready for the answer? Because you as a smoker who goes through this pathetic experience every time, knows that you shouldn't smoke anymore, but you are just another victim of the powerful brainwashing that cigarettes-Tobacco Companies-other smokers have forced upon you that you are actually or genuinely making some sort of huge sacrifice in your life and that because you stopped smoking, you are being punished for cutting away from this evil social epidemic that has prisoned you for whatever time span you have been smoking cigarettes.

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That is the only answer to that question!

Any intelligent smoker who amicably has all the good intention in the world to become an ex-smoker will never walk away from nicotine addiction if they approach it thinking that to quit smoking means that the smoker has to make a sacrifice of some sort, or even pathetically worse, is sacrificing something in their lives that they thought actually helped them get through it. (life) This approach is suicide and guaranteed 200% to be nothing but an imminent failure. I have studied and analysed this and trust me it is true.

When I was a smoker I was also convinced that smoking cigarettes actually helped me get through life and face it head on with know worries as long as I had my pack in my pocket I was on top of everything. It was only when I didnt have them did I become panic stricken. This was the addiction nothing more nothing less, and the beautiful way that it is designed to make you think that it actually helps you in life yet in reality it does the complete opposite. I know this..it is true and I, like thousands of other ex-smokers know that life is completely amazing when you DO stop and stop for good.

If you are like the millions of people without the education as of why you smoke and you decide to finally stop smoking but become all panic stricken because the decision to stop smoking you are making (again maybe) means that you will suffer then please stop right there before you continue. Stop right there..right now and just listen to me with an open mind.

Maybe you will ask questions like:-

• How can I possibly survive without them?
• How can I enjoy life, or social events without my cancer giving friends?
• What will I do when I get stressed, need to concentrate?
• What will I do after my meals and with my drinks?

There are more questions that I'm sure you could add but you get the picture right? The reason for questions like these and more the like, is just "Fear" which the cigarette has started, caused, created, sustained whilst the smoker continues to use them. Don't believe me ?...then please compare a smoker to a non-smoker...need I say more? Ok ...just one thing... Why don't people who do not smoke panic when they don't have cigarettes. Thats because they don't need them to live...In fact if you don't realise and believe this then you need ya head examining.

It's a constant tug-o-war for the smoker and it continues like this until the smoker actually starts thinking that they "CAN" stop smoking because they don't need it not now and not ever!

Smokers need to educate themselves why the cigarette gets a hold of them so , and why they are tricked into believing that the cigarette actually helps them. When they know this they can walk away from this evil trap in a focused, happy, strong and committed frame of mind then they will succeed. I promise you. If you are afraid that you can't stop smoking then you have been fooled and you are condoning this subconsciously too.

When you do stop..and I believe you will..life changes amazingly for the better. It becomes yours again. Your health your energy and your money all come running back to you instantly.

But hey..how the hell are you gonna know this if you keep saying to yourself...

"I Just Can't Stop Smoking"

Author: Anthony Schneider

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Austrian-Hungarian Mix, Anthony has embraced his chance of life by taking as many opportunities to travel the world. Educated in England, with electro technology awards also qualified to teach English Anthony is currently living in Madrid Spain where he uses his English teaching skills. Keen with keep fit, guitar and internet marketing. Anthony is also a 'Stop Smoking' therapist with a huge following at his website www.the-ex-smoker.com and 'Youtube'

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There is a variety of products in the quit smoking aid section of your local pharmacy. The ability to utilize these aids should not be overlooked when you are seriously approaching the decision to quit smoking permanently. Many smokers are grateful for the help they receive from the aid they choose to implement. Whether they choose to go with a nicotine patch or a form of gum that reduces the cravings, changing products will give you a new perspective.

The nicotine patch first became available approximately 20 years ago; it was, at the time, touted as the only true way to quit smoking comfortably. This quit smoking aid is recommended to those who can follow the steps exactly as laid out by the aid manufacturer. There are 3 steps to adhere to. If you are a pack a day smoker, you would start with a patch that is 21mg, followed by 2 weeks of stepping down to 14mg, then to the final step of two weeks at 7mg. The success rate is moderate. The majority of insurance companies will cover the cost of this smoking aid prescription, and also encourages the use of it. There are side effects to consider. You need to understand that if, in a weak moment, you do reach for a cigarette while wearing the patch, it is possible to become very ill with a nicotine overdose. Skin can also become over sensitive to wearing the patch. Be certain to apply to various parts of the body, with the back of the shoulder and outside of the arm being very comfortable places to start. The rest of the back and stomach are also very good places to place this quit smoking aid.

Nicotine gum may be the most popular quit smoking product on the market today. Widely available over the counter, this aid delivers nicotine directly to the blood stream via the tissue in the mouth, absorbing the nicotine and sending it on its way. They come in various flavors including mint and orange. It’s affordable and worth giving it a try. Delivering from 2 to 4 mg of nicotine, many find this a satisfying quit smoking aid.

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When you first consider thought changing products, perhaps you think of the subliminal cassettes of yesterday. Now, when you explore this category you will find an array of innovative and creative products representing new ways to stop smoking. The cassettes have graduated to CDS, some loaded with visual meditations. There are beautiful journal books that offer tips and advice, allowing you to record your thoughts and feelings in regards to your experience. A bit more to the point is cards resembling flash cards. This quit smoking aid offer pictures of the disease processes associated with smoking. These are not pretty, but if you can associate your action with what are ultimately consequences of smoking, you may win the fight!

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Smoking cigarettes is a habit that is hard to get over with for most people. Just like any other form of addiction, smoking cigarettes causes your body to develop a dependency on a particular chemical, in this case nicotine. Nicotine patches can help you get rid of smoking cigarettes but it doesn't get rid of your dependency on nicotine and that's why it doesn't work for many people as it still essentially the same.

So what do you need to do? Easy! All you need to do is what rehabilitation centers have been doing for years - get rid of your dependency on nicotine. But how?

Believe it or not, the human body is capable of healing itself and putting itself back to normal operation. All it needs is time to heal. In other words, you need to give it a rest but unless you isolate yourself, doing that is not easy - but it can be done!

Start with motivation.

Find a reason for you to quit smoking. It can be your children, your partner, your parents, your friends or yourself. Think of how you smell when you smoke. Think of the future of your loved ones if your health begins to deteriorate. Think of how they will feel. Think of the example you're setting for your kids. Think of the second hand smoke that your loved ones are inhaling. These begins to motivate you.

The next step is deciding...

After finding the right motivation or motivations (you can have more than one), tell yourself that you WILL stop smoking. This is a very important step if you really want to quit the nasty habit of inhaling smoke and nicotine into your body. Telling yourself that you will stop smoking reinforces your motivations and tells your brain that you don't want it anymore.

Then do it.

After you've motivated yourself and after you have decided to stop smoking, the next thing to do in the list is to actually do it. Throw away your cigarettes. Don't even take "one last puff" as that will defeat the purpose of doing it. Get rid of your cigarette lighters and matches. Throw away your ashtrays and clean your house to rid it of the smell of cigarettes. Then have a good hygiene. Take a bath, brush your teeth and gargle mouthwash. Visiting your dentist is also great. If your dentist is a smoker then find another one.

Lastly, maintain it.

This is the hardest part. A surge of emotion can lead you to do all that I've mentioned before but maintaining it would be the toughest. As your emotions begin to fade, you will find yourself going back to the bad habit primarily because your body has not been given enough time to heal itself yet. Usually, it takes a month or two for it to totally heal. Sometimes even more. This makes maintenance very important.

Some of the stuff you can do to maintain your decision and actions is to reward yourself. Buy yourself some ice cream. Go to the park, watch a movie with your family. Face the mirror and tell yourself how you like much better now. Smile in the mirror - a simple smile reinforces your actions. Keep on rewarding yourself but NEVER reward yourself with smoking, even with a single puff or with anything related to it. I've seen people in the maintenance period fail simply because they "smoked just one puff" to reward themselves. That one puff tells your brain that smoking is good because you considered it as a reward and the cycle starts all over again.

There is an audio book that will guide you through these steps and remind you of what you need to do. It's not expensive so I recommend buying it as it will help you a lot. Think of it as taking the extra mile that makes you a winner.

There you go. If you follow these simple steps then you will soon find yourself healthier and wealthier because you chose not to smoke and took action.

By Michael L

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