The Difference Between an Ex and a Non Smoker What is the difference between an ex-smoker and a non-smoker? You might say there is none, but it's important to see that there is a huge difference.Remember when you were an adolescent, and you saw people smoking? Maybe it was your parents, maybe some of your friends had started. You just couldn't understand why they were doing this, even if it looked "kinda cool".You did not understand what...more
The Money You Will Save When You Truly Quit Smoking Take out a pen right now and calculate how much money you will save yourself. It's easy.Let's say that you smoke a pack a day at about $3.50 per pack. Now multiply that by 365. This will give you a figure of $1277.50 a year. You can easily halve or double that figure depending on if you smoke less or more.That's a lot of $$$ when you think about it. How about if you were to invest that...more
Are You A Casual Smoker? Casual smokers are a strange breed. You know the people I am talking about. They are the ones who say, "I only smoke when I have a drink" or "I only smoke every now and again" or "I only smoke if I'm offered" or "cigarettes are too expensive for me to smoke every day".Like the "it'll never happen to me" brigade, these people fool themselves that they do not have an addiction. Sure, if you do this then you will probably suffer from a slightly lower likelihood of cancer and premature death and you will probably have slightly better skin and arteries. Is it still worth it, this half hearted type of smoking?The problem with casual smokers is that they don't think they are addicted. They think that they can switch it on and off whether they smoke or not. They think that they have full control over whether or not they want to smoke.Have you done this yourself? Do you really believe that you can be only partly addicted to something? If you smoke only occasionally then why bother at all? Do you really believe that smoking is worth it even if you are harming your body less when you smoke less? And if you are not addicted then please tell me why you don't...more
The Best Way To Stop Smoking - Cutting Down What is the problem with cutting down? Maybe you have cut down yourself or you know people who do?Cigarette addiction means that you will smoke most of the time when you can. You do it because you don't feel normal when you don't have your cigarettes. So most smokers will smoke between 10 and 20...more
Benefits Of Quitting Smoking Sometimes it is worth reminding yourself of the incredible benefits of stopping smoking. Most people remind themselves of the benefits of stopping smoking because it helps their willpower to quit their deadly habit.But there is a better reason to know about the benefits and not just so that you can have stronger...more
Just One More Cigarette? Have you ever heard a smoker say "I'll have just one more cigarette". Probably even you have said this yourself, either to a fellow smoker or to yourself.It's not the same as eating too many cakes and saying "oh, I'll have just one more cake". Then you will feel ill because you ate too much. Or maybe you've said it while on a night out drinking. The next day you sure regret it when you have a wicked hangover when that "one" extra drink became "many"!At least the damage is limited in these cases. When it comes to your smoking addiction, however, the guaranteed danger is that you'll just get back on the smoking wagon once more and notch up yet another failed attempt to stop smoking.Smoking is an addiction, and there is no such thing as "just one more" with an addiction. Surely you must have heard of drinkers who have said "just one more" after being teetotal for 10 years then suddenly going back to their destructive ways. Or, to put it another way, have you ever heard of anyone saying "just one more cigarette" and being successful? It rarely, if at all ever, happens.Eliminate these thoughts of "just one cigarette" from your mind now. You're better than...more
"I Choose To Smoke" "I choose to smoke". I always find this to be a ridiculous statement. It is usually from younger people or those people who are in denial. Actually, most heavy smokers who have wanted to quit for a while know...more
Important MRA and Tobacco Cessation Announcements Coverage changes are taking place at Medicare. Here's what's coming for MRA and tobacco cessation services. Mix and match MRI and MRA Coverage Sometimes one coverage change leads to another. ...more
Enough was enough and this time I decided to turn to a more regimental approach to stop smoking.The TV adverts had caught my eye. NHS quit smoking packs were available free via calling a phone number of entering a form online. I filled out the form...more
If you haven't ever smoked a cigar before, then it seems as if cigar smokers are part of a secret clan, a world apart that allows for coded messages, almost masonic handshakes and glances that reveal truths only know to cigar smokers themeselves. You...more
Laser treatments are obtainable for everything from corrective eye surgery to dental whitening to each hair removal and hair regrowth stimulation. Lasers can perform surgery on patients who generally tend to bleed excessively; they can burn away ugly...more
Stop smoking aids, from straightforward throat lozenges to sophisticated laser treatments, are several and diverse. A trip to the pharmacy aisle at a large departmental store will convince any who doubt that there are millions, or perhaps billions,...more