| It is not unusual for a smoker to say that they can't | | | | addiction, one that has developed over years and |
| stop smoking cigarettes. They have tried before to | | | | years to nicotine. You are not addicted to cigarettes |
| quit, failed at it, and truly believe that there is no way | | | | per se, but to the nicotine that you are getting in them. |
| that they can kick the habit. It could be that their belief | | | | Unfortunately, the nicotine itself is not dangerous to you |
| that they won't succeed is actually enabling them to | | | | (although it is addicting), but the transmission method is. |
| fulfill that belief and if they just changed the way they | | | | The tar and toxic chemicals you are breathing every |
| think about smoking, they would be able to become a | | | | time you puff on a cigarette are truly killing you. |
| non-smoker. | | | | Only one in five people will succeed the first time that |
| There is absolutely no doubt that to stop smoking | | | | they try to stop smoking cigarettes, but that doesn't |
| cigarettes, every fiber of your being has to be | | | | mean that you should give up hope. There are ways |
| absolutely committed to the process. When you stop | | | | to quit smoking, but you absolutely have to be fully |
| smoking, it is not something that just happens one day. | | | | committed to doing so. |
| It happens every day for the rest of your life. Every | | | | Tell your family, your friends, your co-workers and |
| day you will wake up in the morning and want a | | | | everyone else that you plan to quit and the peer |
| cigarette, but over time the cravings become less and | | | | pressure alone will help you realize your goal. Get as |
| less. But that does not mean you should ever let your | | | | much information as you can about quitting because |
| guard down. Just one cigarette, even years down the | | | | what you are about to undertake is truly a difficult task. |
| road, can quickly lead you back to your habit. | | | | The truth is that you are an addict and you are trying |
| If you are to stop smoking cigarettes once and for all, | | | | to give up your drug. If you take it seriously, you will be |
| then you must admit to yourself, much like an alcoholic | | | | much more likely to succeed at quitting. And, if you fail |
| would, that you have a problem. You do have an | | | | the first time, try again until you get it right. |