How do you quit smoking?
June 26th, 2008 by publisher
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I don’t smoke. But I know someone who smokes very often (a relative). And I told her that smoking is bad but she won’t understand. Yes I know that smoking is very hard to quit, but it’s possible. Any ways I can help her?
Don’t take me wrong. Don’t think I am making her to stop, or telling her to stop. I just want to know how can you stop to tell her that there are possibilities. But if she doesn’t stop, then I will just let her do whatever she wants.
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I don’t smoke. But I know someone who smokes very often (a relative). And I told her that smoking is bad but she won’t understand. Yes I know that smoking is very hard to quit, but it’s possible. Any ways I can help her?
Don’t take me wrong. Don’t think I am making her to stop, or telling her to stop. I just want to know how can you stop to tell her that there are possibilities. But if she doesn’t stop, then I will just let her do whatever she wants.
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June 27th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
when the cigarette gets to the butt, stop smoking it…. it’s that easy
June 28th, 2008 at 7:44 am
Nope, quite honestly there’s not a darn thing you can do, they will quit IF THEY want to, not because YOU want them to.
June 28th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
The patch has worked on many ppl I know, those who didnt use it died from smoking.
June 30th, 2008 at 1:41 am
the patches and nicotine gums can be very effective..but she has to want to quit first.
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:41 am
You can only encourage her but she needs to be the one who wants to stop smoking. If you can convince her that she thinks its bad and wants to stop then you can work with her on ways to quit. I know hypnosis has worked on a few people I know.
July 2nd, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Don’t light cigarettes.
July 3rd, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Have them try the nicorette gum
July 6th, 2008 at 12:47 am
Quit cold turkey. I did and I have not smoked for 4 years. Find something to keep busy so you don’t think about smoking. It’s dumb but I did Jig Saw puzzles a lot!
July 8th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
You cant, she has to want to quit herself
But you could show her pitures of what her organs will look loke after many years of smoking
July 9th, 2008 at 10:34 am
You can’t change anybody. They will never going to stop.
July 11th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I did it with my doctors help. He gave me Wellbutrin and it worked really well. But you have to really want to quit
July 15th, 2008 at 1:58 am
Everyone must come to that decision by themselves. Nothing you can do so don’t try, you’ll only look pushy.
July 15th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
perseverance
July 15th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Exercise, and once you’ll realize how important it is to breathe when you can’t you’ll wanna stop. Seriously
July 18th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
the gum has really helped my aunt
July 21st, 2008 at 11:49 pm
well i think that you should try not seeing anybody smoke so u want think about smoking don’t u think then u will quit and it will be all over by then
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:17 pm
try the patch
July 22nd, 2008 at 10:43 pm
umm………its her dicision dude so stop buggin
July 25th, 2008 at 10:26 am
Encourage her but stop telling her how bad it is for her.
My husband quit once for a while, started up again because he was hanging out with too many people that smoked. He did a church remedy.
A big glass of orange juice with a teaspoon of cream of tartar in it. Lots of vitamin C. And carr yaround a trial/travel size of scope. Anytime there is a crave for a cigareete, rinse and spit. This works very well.
YOu can also hang out at places where no smoking is aloud so her smoking is cut down a bit when you are around. little things like that can help. The less they smoke, the easier it is to quit smoking.
July 25th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
She will never stop just cause YOU want her too, and I’m sure she already knows exactly how bad it is for her but doesn’t really care enough to quit. She’ll quit when SHE wants. When she gets tired of not being able to breath very good or coughing a lot in the mornings. Until then there’s nothing you can do about it.
PS-my Grandma lived to be 87 and smoked and drank. She eventually died from complications of having surgery for breast cancer. I admit she was a lucky smoker
July 27th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
I used the patch, and so far so good. I have learned that not until I wanted to quit, did I quit. I tried quitting for my husband and family but it never happened. Then I decided that I would quit, and I did. Good luck.
July 30th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
No, its like any other addiction. They will only quit when they want to. You need to learn to love and accept that person for who they are and not “Down” on them because they do something you don’t approve of. We are a society built on judging each other so badly. Everyone has some sort of problem they are attributed to in one form or another. Just relax and go with the flow, you will live alot longer and more productive life that way!
July 31st, 2008 at 8:42 am
Don’t smoke. It is the only way.
August 3rd, 2008 at 6:32 pm
If she’s not ready to quit, then there’s really nothing you can do. I just quit smoking on Memorial Day weekend, and I assure you it was because I wanted to quit on my own. I’d heard all the nagging & lectures, and nobody was telling me anything I didn’t already know. They could talk ’til they were blue in the face, and I’d just turn my deaf ear to them. I understood what the consequences were. But I needed to acquire that inner resolve to be able to do it on my own. I finally accomplished it when I got really sick & tired of all the bronchitis, wheezing, low energy, etc. I had to tell myself “Enough is enough!” because I was too stubborn to listen to anyone else.
I have a feeling your relative understands. But please understand it’s a very difficult habit to break. She’ll quit when she’s ready. If not, then if it bothers you, set boundaries for when you’re together (for example, you can ask her to not smoke inside your home).
August 4th, 2008 at 4:55 am
I quit 26 years ago after smoking for 13 years…was up to 2 1/2 packs a day. The method I chose was to wait one urge for a cigarette…then wait two urges..then wait three urges…ect. Eventually, (about 30 days), I was down to the decision of buying one more pack or not. Went to the store, the grocer said “the’re all good”…I have not bought or smoked a cigarette since AUG 80′.
What tilted the balance was to make the decision I wanted to quit..then asked God for the strength to do so…I have to give God the credit.
August 6th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
u cant because she is not willing to stop.if she means that u can use nicotine gums which makes like a substitution of it to smokers.so to make her,herself quit this try to show pictures of people already effected and organs effected by smoking u can make her really think about this.
August 7th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
If she wants to quite, i was told that the best thing to do is drink water all the time. It helps to cleanse the body of all the toxins and also gives you somthing to do when you have a craving. Bottled water everywhere you go, thats the answer.
August 8th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
If she does’nt want to quit smoking it will be impossible to force her. Maybe you could give her some statistics showing how deadly it can be to help change her mind. Good Luck ! This site has some info that may help