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Old 01-18-2013, 04:53 PM
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I don't recommend it because of all of the "bad" stories I've heard of. When I quit smoking two years ago, I did it using what I knew from quitting alcohol. I bought the patches that helped me drop my nicotine levels, and I did NOT do foods as an exchange out, I did tea tree oil toothpicks and I just chewed on them.

Part of addiction is psychological so getting past the first 30 days is crucial, if you can do that, you're good.

Have you ever worked a 12 step program?

One of my sponsors wanted to quit smoking and she posted on Facebook "The doctor says I need to quit smoking, and I don't know how I'm going to do this..." I posted back to her, "Are you serious?"

You're quitting another addiction, and the patches help you wean yourself off slowly. Get some gum too, and stay busy, and flavored toothpicks of any kind I think would work.

Anyway, that's what worked for me, AND I had heard about Chantix, but after hearing the stories, not what I wanted to put myself through mentally.

***THAT IS JUST MY OPINION*** Do what you think will work for you.
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