Oct 17, 2022he quit cigs but smokes crack now
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Aug 30, 2022
I was over a pack a day for 11 and quit over 2 years ago and never looked back. Patches do help if you use them right. I was on a a 3 step system that reduced it over time. Also chewed lot of game and kept tooth pics (flavored) .. I think the most important step is understanding a craving is only 3 minutes at a time.. I did push ups and random bs during these periods. Maybe have some kids too because they were my main inspiration..Ordinary Joel, Wreckless, CARNIFEX and 4 others like this. -
Aug 29, 2022
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Aug 29, 2022
Start smoking Hard and then it should be a breeze to get of the nicotine
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Aug 29, 2022
Don't use any quit aid like nicotine gum, vape, or patches. You're just setting yourself up for failure by putting the same substance you're trying to quit back in your body. Cold turkey all the way. Stay away from triggers like alcohol or places/people who you usually smoke around for at least 3 weeks. Drink a s--- load of water. Don't try to make any other big changes like diet or exercise until you're over smoking, but at the same time try to keep busy doing things where smoking isn't allowed. It only takes 3 days to get rid of nicotine from your body, after that it's all mental. You'll still get cravings, especially the first 3 weeks but they slowly go away until you get to a point where you don't even think of them again. Download one of those quit smoking apps that gives you a timeline of the changes you'll go throughasvdawg, Omar123, Ordinary Joel and 3 others like this. -
Aug 30, 2022
You need to preoccupy your self while quitting. Get into a new activity or something. You also need to separate your self from other smokers, even if it means socializing less with your friends.Ordinary Joel, Evad, Chuny and 2 others like this. -
Aug 30, 2022
Some people have success with tapering or slowly changing habits, but I'm with @Worm in that cold turkey is the only thing that's ever worked for me with. For me, making a quit date or saying "I'll stop after I do X" never helped, it's always just a "f--- it I quit" moment where I start changing my habits in that very moment.
If you have one of those moments, don't let it slip because they can be fleeting — throw all your s--- away and stop at that very instant. You have to truly WANT to quit or it's not gonna work.Ordinary Joel, Evad, Chuny and 2 others like this. -
Mar 9, 2024
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Aug 31, 2022
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Aug 30, 2022
Op please think about it again what if you want to go clubbing next saturday and the hennesy kicks in. I need cigarettes while clubbing if not i am done bruvThili, Ordinary Joel, Wreckless and 1 other person like this. -
Aug 29, 2022
My advice differs from a lot of the replies here, but what I'd say is don't make your only goal to be sober as that's just pretty much prohibition and will make quitting any vice or drug x10 more miserable. Focus on improving your life and make quitting smoking a part of that plan, start exercising and work towards achieving goals that will better the quality of your life. You can start slowly and small with these things, especially depending on how you're feeling while withdrawing from the nicotine, but incremental improvement will get you further than you can believe in no time.Ordinary Joel, Wreckless, Chuny and 1 other person like this. -
Aug 29, 2022
I was in the same boat as you years ago.
20-30 a day, for 15+ years of my life.
One day I switched to vaping (this is nearly 10 years ago now - wow). But I purposefully smoked the strongest dosage of nicotine and only smoked tabacco flavour.
I done this for 2-3 years and every 3-6 months I'd knock down the nicotine strength.
I went from 24mg (too strong, gave me headaches) to 18mg within the first few weeks
18mg to 12mg about 6 months later
12mg to 6mg about 6 months later
6mg to 3mg (mixed 0 and 6mg together) about 3 months later
Switched to 0mg about 3 months later
Then 3 months later and until I felt ready to give it up entirely, I started playing around with different flavours. By the time I got to 3 month gaps in changes instead of 6 I knew the path I was on and it was easy. When I first changed dosage I'd be "smoking" like crazy for the first week or so but eventually my body got used to it.
This journey is probably one of,.if not THE proudest moment of my life. Took will powerful, yes. But initially I didn't do it to quit. My mindset was to switch from cigs to vape - I genuinely had no intention of quitting.
I'm a firm believer in the "marginal gain" mindset. Have an overall goal but measure it in small, fairly insignificant changes over time. Works every time.Ordinary Joel, BIGFOOT, DKC and 1 other person like this. -
Aug 29, 2022
You should trade it for eating a little bit m8 that is quite light weightOrdinary Joel, Evad, Wreckless and 1 other person like this. -
Mar 10, 2024
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Oct 17, 2022
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Oct 17, 2022
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Sep 1, 2022
I don't know which method I'm gonna use. Think I'll try cold turkey and if it doesn't work I'll try with the patches and vape.
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Sep 1, 2022
Patches are what worked for me.
Tried the vape thing but it never worked. And everyone I know who transfered to vaping ended up vaping more than they smoked.
Patches is basically cold turkey without the uncontrollable nicotine cravings. And you're quitting the mental addiction of having something in your mouth to inhale.
If you're ready to quit, patches will get you there. But you really need to want to quit for them to work. All it takes is a little will power but not nearly as much as cold turkey which was out of the question for me.
Anyway, one of the hardest parts will be avoiding the triggers. That cigarette after dinner. No more of that. No more 5 min smoke breaks at work etc.. s--- sucks but you eventually get used to it and the sense of accomplishment helps you stay on track.
Think about the advantages. The cost, the health, the smell. You don't realize how bad cigs stinks until you've quit. The s--- stinks. You stink and don't realize it.
And try to remember those very first times you tried to smoke when you were 13 or whatever. It tasted terrible and made you feel sick. That's because it's literal poison.Ordinary Joel, Chuny and hargydon like this. -
Aug 31, 2022
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