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4) Patches, Gum and Lozenges These methods still give you nicotine. The idea is that it helps with any withdrawal symptoms you may put down to stopping smoking. It is an odd sort of logic in that patches, gum and lozenges still give you nicotine as a way of helping stop taking nicotine via cigarettes. Also as long as you chew gum, suck lozenges or have to wear a patch it constantly reminds you of smoking. A constant reminder is not a useful method to use to help stop doing something.
5) False Cigarette This is a substitute for
action and behaviour of smoking but without intake of all chemicals involved. It helps those who would ordinarily miss not doing something with hands or those who would feel less confident with having nothing in their hands. The down side is that although you are no longer inhaling all those poisons you are still keeping habit and behaviour of smoking going.
6) Zyban A prescribed drug that was found to help smokers with any perceived chemical withdrawal symptoms. The idea is that if physical side of smoking is being aided by zyban than all you have to do is to deal with action or routine of smoking. As soon as you have stopped routine and discovered you are okay and life can carry on then you can under your doctor's direction come off zyban. Once again a method that may work for some but there may be side effects of using zyban which need consideration before using this method.
7) Acupuncture This is ancient Chinese treatment that inserts needles in certain acupuncture points on body. The acupuncture points are not random but are definite and accurate places on body. The idea with acupuncture is to enable free flow of energy known as chi (pronounced 'chee') to flow along meridian lines in body. Blocks in energy flow can cause or relate to issues whether physical, mental or emotional. For some acupuncture treatment has succeeded in helping them to stop smoking.
8) Shock event For many people a shock of some sort will cause them to finally quit smoking. The shock may be discovery of some smoking related illness such as cancer or it may be loss of a friend or relative. Either way it brings home to smoker their own mortality and what part they play in staying well and healthy. No one really chooses to be unhealthy. The shock event can work for many people and help them to stop smoking. Where shock event fails is when over time, old fears feel more distant and ex-smoker once again feels comfortable with smoking.
The overriding asset and best resource in using any of above methods is decision to stop smoking. So just make your decision to stop smoking and then stick to it.
