subject: 3 Ways to Handle Withdrawal Cravings [print this page] I'm not sure why this is such a big player, other than it gives you a hand to mouth action. Perhaps, drinking water provides a feeling of being "full" which some how works against the idea of smoking. People do swear by this on many of the stop smoking internet forums. Hey, who am I'm to argue with people who are in the trenches and fighting the cravings.