How to quit smoking?
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wah, speaking frm experience ahOriginally posted by alfagal:1. cut down e number of ciggies per day. e.g one pack to ten sticks, or only buy ciggies on every third day.
2. lower e content as u go. e.g. menthol to mentol lights, but maintain e same number of ciggies per day. (some pple think going for a lighter version helps, but actually smoke even more, cos they neglected the number of ciggies they smoke per day...)
3. set a date on e calendar. give urself a few weeks or 1-3mths to cut down e ciggies, then reduce e number till u totally quit as marked on e calendar.
4. determination...determination...note that there are cues everywhere. e.g even on tv or real life where u see pple lighting up a ciggie...u remind urself not to smoke worz..
5. pick up a new habit. e.g. sports, to divert ur attention away from smoking. or some small tics like whenever u feel like smoking, go for a sweet.
6. good luck =)
EDIT: one is considered quitted smokin only when they stop it for at least 6mths. -
where is lazerlordOriginally posted by monoslayer:calling all FASS students, come n c!
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Do you know why the box always put " Smoking may cause lung cancer" and not "Smoking will cause lung cancer". There is no concrete evidence that smoking will make you die when there are thousands of things that can kill you everyday.
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Thanks! That's constructive advice! Will try! Cheers!Originally posted by alfagal:1. cut down e number of ciggies per day. e.g one pack to ten sticks, or only buy ciggies on every third day.
2. lower e content as u go. e.g. menthol to mentol lights, but maintain e same number of ciggies per day. (some pple think going for a lighter version helps, but actually smoke even more, cos they neglected the number of ciggies they smoke per day...)
3. set a date on e calendar. give urself a few weeks or 1-3mths to cut down e ciggies, then reduce e number till u totally quit as marked on e calendar.
4. determination...determination...note that there are cues everywhere. e.g even on tv or real life where u see pple lighting up a ciggie...u remind urself not to smoke worz..
5. pick up a new habit. e.g. sports, to divert ur attention away from smoking. or some small tics like whenever u feel like smoking, go for a sweet.
6. good luck =)
EDIT: one is considered quitted smokin only when they stop it for at least 6mths. -
Originally posted by NUS_Superst@r:
Yeah i agree on that. Just an example of our food intake, it's already contaminated with so many diff kinds of chemicals, like pesticides, sodiums, acids from the soft drinks etc. These chemicals contributes largely to our body.
Do you know why the box always put " Smoking [b]may cause lung cancer" and not "Smoking will cause lung cancer". There is no concrete evidence that smoking will make you die when there are thousands of things that can kill you everyday. [/b]
Only if we can confine ourselves to organic foods... -
nahz...Originally posted by alexkusu:wah, speaking frm experience ah
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you know.. I used to smoke about 10 stick a day..
Then the govt ban the sale of 10 stick pack, so have to buy a 20 stick pack. So now instead of reducing my cig in-take.. I now smoke 20 stick a day. partly due to the supply in hand or that the cig will go stale after 24 hrs.. WTF
About the Nicorette gums.. isn't those just another kind of addiction.. I mean it's nicotine right ? Apart of being expensive.. just like heroine. -
its stronger than ciggies, but in time to come, u will still have to reduce e number of gums u consume...prob u can approach any pharmacist, they can help to explain better...there are other alternatives tooOriginally posted by MobyDog:you know.. I used to smoke about 10 stick a day..
Then the govt ban the sale of 10 stick pack, so have to buy a 20 stick pack. So now instead of reducing my cig in-take.. I now smoke 20 stick a day. partly due to the supply in hand or that the cig will go stale after 24 hrs.. WTF
About the Nicorette gums.. isn't those just another kind of addiction.. I mean it's nicotine right ? Apart of being expensive.. just like heroine. -
Gums i never tried, but turned around and walked away when i saw the price tag. hahaOriginally posted by MobyDog:you know.. I used to smoke about 10 stick a day..
Then the govt ban the sale of 10 stick pack, so have to buy a 20 stick pack. So now instead of reducing my cig in-take.. I now smoke 20 stick a day. partly due to the supply in hand or that the cig will go stale after 24 hrs.. WTF
About the Nicorette gums.. isn't those just another kind of addiction.. I mean it's nicotine right ? Apart of being expensive.. just like heroine.
Well, no matter how much the government increases on cigarette prices, majority of people are still reluctant to quit. They change to cheaper brands of cigarettes, hand rolled tobaccos (making Singaporeans look stupid & low class), worst still, they turn to contraband, get caught in the end... leaving a scar on their lives, just because of cigarettes...
Singapore has done alot to stop people from smoking, eg banning cigarette commercials, having anti-smoking campaign etc. It has a better statistics than other countries, at least, for lesser smokers. But why must it do over the board, disconsidering the small part of citizens, that really needs to puff?
Anyway, as for now, all i know is that smokers' rights in Singapore have totally been side kicked.. -
my dad smoked for 31 years. daily dosage of at least 2-3packs. BUT he quit for 6months liao. determination is what i see in him.
he wanted to show me smoking can quit wan but.... haha i still smoke.
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aiya.. they juz wanna earn money from us la... they find us too rich liao... 1 pkt cig they charge us abt $11. every packet of contra ban cigarette(malaysia, phillipines, indonesia cigarettes) if caught they charge 30x the pack of cigarette. imagine u juz ordered 2 catron = 20packs... 1 pack is abt $5... $5x20x30=$1000... 2 carton $1000? do u tink they earn? smoking at non-smoking designated area no need say $200... take our money do road blocks, speed cam, hire tp, dig roads and cause accident(ppl see tp they scared, slam brake, behind no see... BIANG!~!~!) the government got tink of our gd bo? haiz....
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Precisely.... If government can adjust to about $7 a pack ok liao...
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Best way is to go to S'pore Cancer Ctr. at SGH- u see all the patients suffering from Lung Cancer - hopefully that will make u stop smoking.
My father-in-law was a heavy smoker. Wouldn't stop even though the family nagged him to. One day, he had a cough that just wouldn't go away.
Went for X-ray, diagnosed with advanced stage cancer.
Within 5 mths, he was gone. Saw him suffering- undergoing chemo, cannot eat, so painful he wanted to die...