im.......i cant believe.......im doing this

[MastaChronic]

i have to quit smoking my beloved cigarettes, theyre getting too expensive and its them or internet. i chose cigarettes, but.....i dont want to quit...at all
does anybody have any suggestions that would greatly help out a chain smoking, 17 year-old kid?

MastaChronic Reviewed by MastaChronic on 12-21-2006. im.......i cant believe.......im doing this i have to quit smoking my beloved cigarettes, theyre getting too expensive and its them or internet. i chose cigarettes, but.....i dont want to quit...at all does anybody have any suggestions that would greatly help out a chain smoking, 17 year-old kid? Rating: 5

[mrdevious]

I just bought some legal herbal blends from my local headshop today. First time trying them and I'm not expecting anything spectacular, but it was worth the just under $15 to indulge some curiosity.

Anywhoo, when I bought it today the guy at the shop was saying that some other frequent customer of his managed to quit smoking, and he attributed it to the herbal blends. So perhapse smoking that stuff instead would be a good alternative while you're quitting. I got the "buddha's blend", so I'll tell you later today how it is.

other than that, here's a few suggestions:

1. Don't tell yourself or anybody else "I quit smoking". You have to commit to the ideology of "I don't smoke anymore"

2. Remember when a craving hits that it's not permanent, and remind yourself of that. You don't have to resist, you just have to resist for 20 minutes or so (or however long it takes for the worst to pass).

3. You may go cold turkey, or you may get help from meds and patches and the such. but whatever you do, don't do what my stupid friend has been doing. Every so often he just arbitrarily decides to quit smoking, and doesn't buy any patches or anything, instead he "weens himself off" by smoking just 2-3 cigs a day. I've watched him fail with this over and over and over, and he refused to do another method. Don't fool yourself into believing that a few cigs is "weening yourself off" because it just keeps reinforcing the mental state to keep smoking. If you really have to indulge, use a vaporizer, take a patch, even smoke some shisha in a hooka (has about 1/3 nicotine of cigs). JUST DON'T SMOKE CIGARETTES. and remember that the worst of the withdrawl (is supposed to be) 18 days.

4. The smokes aren't your friend that you have to say no to. THEY ARE YOUR ENEMY. You hate them, you are disgusted by them, and don't let your brain bullshit you otherwise.


You have my compliments for quitting Masta. Tobacco is one of the worst drugs out there, if only because of the incredible addiction. It's funny that the DEA's criteria for making something illegal (I may be a bit rusty on this) is 1) it's potential for addiction and abuse, 2) it's harm to society, and 3) harm to the individual. Apparently tobacco covers none of these.

You have my support and possitive thoughts, don't give up on this; it's only 1 month of feeling like shit for a lifetime of better health and not funding the government-approved corruption.

[MastaChronic]

thanks, om down to 10 cigarettes A DAY(as opposed to my cigarette every 20 minutes), im on my last pack forever, theyll be gone by tomorrow morning and after that, im cold turkey.
my friends wont give me cigarettes and my mom is quitting too, so theres no way for me to get them even if i wanted to smoke, which i still do, but have to quit because of neccessity

[orangeman]

Sucks you started in the first place. See if one of those patches work . I don't know much about cigs and nicotine and I dunno if those patches work or not but try to just use marijuana as a substitute. I mean I don't see how that could fail. You're still smoking, still getting an effect. And the good thing is the marijuana lasts longer.

[liberiamom]

Great suggestions mrdevious! It is hard to quit, but I did it twice (because I thought I could have a cig or two now and again after 10 years!) and hope never to again. Ride out the cravings because they will pass- run around the block if you have to, that used to work for me! As time goes on you will not crave it so much, you just have to remind yourself of that. Stay strong!

[MastaChronic]

thanks for the support everyone, i might start again when we have more money, this isnt really a voluntary decision.

[mrdevious]

thanks for the support everyone, i might start again when we have more money, this isnt really a voluntary decision.

You'd actually go through all the trouble of quitting just to start again? A question comes to mind..... WHY!?!? That stuff is horrible on your body and gives you a huge chance of getting cancer if you don't stop at some point. Besides, it's not like you'll just die 10 years ealier, dealing with all the emphazima, bronchitis, running out of breath really quick, smoking through holes in your neck.... you know all that fun stuff; it's not worth it.

[MastaChronic]

You'd actually go through all the trouble of quitting just to start again? A question comes to mind..... WHY!?!? That stuff is horrible on your body and gives you a huge chance of getting cancer if you don't stop at some point. Besides, it's not like you'll just die 10 years ealier, dealing with all the emphazima, bronchitis, running out of breath really quick, smoking through holes in your neck.... you know all that fun stuff; it's not worth it.

do you really want me to explain to you exactly why i smoke?
if i do, it will probably cause
a) a huge argument
b) a bunch of questions that i dont like answering
or c) nothing

[Zoidberg]

I quit the cigs about a month ago. I'm 23 and I had been smoking since I was about 11 (the shame...). I've had a year or two in between that I've managed to quit but I'm convinced that this is it. Smoking cigarettes for more than half my life surely wasn't a good thing. I read Alan Carr's book 'easyway to stop smoking' and despite being a complete cynic about this kind of thing, I found that it helped a lot. I'm just trying to see it as a positive thing, which it is. I don't stink any more and I'm saving cash as well

[Left]

i would find a replacement like broccoli or heath bars.