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7 Proven Ways to Resist the Urge to Smoke

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When you decide to stop smoking the most difficult part is to resist the urges. It doesn't matter that each craving lasts only 3-5 minutes. It's still the whole 5 minutes to battle with your willpower! These 7 tips will help you to resist the ... Read article

The Mechanics & Effects of Smoking

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So exactly what does happen when you smoke?Every puff on your cigarette delivers, via the lungs to the brain a small dose of nicotine that actually acts more rapidly than a dose of heroin an addict may inject into his veins.Because ... Read article

Tobacco Hypnosis: Cigarettes Are My Friend

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Practicing hypnotherapists hear many peculiar statements from smokers who ask for help in quitting. The idea that cigarettes could be someone's "friend" is just one of them. One man believed that he couldn't write music unless he was smoking. ... Read article

How Second Hand Smoke Threatens Your Health

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Secondhand smoke or ETS is a combination of side stream smoke coming straight from the burning tobacco and the mainstream smoke that is exhaled by the smoker. It comprises of over 4000 chemical constituents, a large proportion of which are the ... Read article

 

 

 

 

 

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• Goodbye, Goodbye to Your Stinking Lies
  26 Jul 2010 at 7:20am
  

  Saying goodbye to an addiction that has held us prisoner for decades involves more than just recovery from the physical need to smoke. For most of us, letting go of the habit signals a powerful emotional release as well.

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• Relapse Stories
  25 Jul 2010 at 10:58am
  

  As hard as it can be to go through, smoking relapse is a powerful teacher. Each failed quit attempt provides valuable clues about how to manage and ultimately overcome the discomforts of our recovery from nicotine addiction.

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• Around About.com
  25 Jul 2010 at 10:33am
  

  With nearly 800 topics covered on About.com these days, there is certainly no shortage of good reading material available at your fingertips.  This week I've selected several articles from around About.com to inspire you as you move through recovery from nicotine addiction and beyond.

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• Quit Smoking Monday Messages
  19 Jul 2010 at 7:17am
  

  Owning Our Quits

  When we quit smoking, it is only natural to expect friends and loved ones to share in the excitement of what we are working to accomplish. We want them to understand just how important and how difficult the challenge of leaving nicotine behind is for us.

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• What are TSNAs?
  16 Jul 2010 at 10:55pm
  

  Tobacco-specific N-nitrosamines (TSNAs) are known to be some of the most potent carcinogens present in smokeless tobacco, snuff and tobacco smoke.

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• Smoking Cessation Weekly Newsletter
  15 Jul 2010 at 7:46am
  

  Stay up-to-date with news and articles at About.com Smoking Cessation with this free weekly newsletter. It will arrive in your email box every Tuesday morning, bringing you links to new articles as well as quit smoking tips and stories of success.

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