i packed in smoking 2 years ago this month ,what helped me after 30 years of smoking & 60 to 100 aday habit people who know me know this ( and they are very cheap here about 90p per packet) i smoked 20 cigs in less than an hour and sickend my self ther was no cold turkey only relief that i will never smoke again worked for me tell her to stick in ther it does get easyer

Tell her the cravings when they come, last for two minutes then go. The Kojak approach worked for me as well

She could go to GP's as there are a lot of smoking aids out now. There are a couple of drugs available she could take, a nicotine inhaler, lozenges etc. The trouble with substituting tabs for sweets/food is that people tend to put on weight. So she would be better using some other form of distraction technique when she gets a craving, such as going for a walk, putting the telly on, doing a puzzle like suduko, reading a magazine etc until the craving passes. Avoiding spending a lot of time with others who smoke might also help. Also she could save the money she would normally spend on tabs, and use it to treat herself to something nice like new clothes, make up, or whatever she likes to buy. Hope that helps

watch TELLY

Every time she lights up play a Madness record,she'll soon associate smoking with it & stop for good

Well done that women keep it up.

the hardest thing in the world to do !! and every smoker wants to do it (and those that say they dont are kidding themselves
as a smoker of approx 30 years plus, i have managed to stop loads of times (its easy to stop but its harder not to start again) a couple of times i stopped for 6 month plus and really thought id cracked it, but alas.............im still smoking but honest of god i have a full course of patches in my digs !!!
the only advice i could offer which may help (and of course there are lots ) (and before anybody jumps in, yes i know, how can a smoker offer advice on how to quit)
This may help...Alan Carrs easy way to stop smoking... a great book. ironically Alan Carr died of lung cancer apparantly from attending clinics where he told smokers to keep smoking while he talked to them.......read the book youll then understand .
and good luck to your missus, keep the board informed !!! i for one will be interested in how she is doing

Stopped smoking 20 years ago found it easy to do but losing clemmage thats a different matter.

The kojak approach was adopted by Mr Dug out and was succesfuk for over a year !!
It goes like this.................
A, Stop smoking
B, start sucking traffic light type lollies (hence the kojak)as a substitute
c, after two weeks start getting pretty bad tempered
d after a month start becoming fooking impossible and arguing with every fooker around you
e after thee month make your friends and relatives actually walk out of a game because your such an irritating silly boy
f. after one year throw the lollies out after your 4th visit to the dentist, start smoking again and all around welcome you back with open arms.....

how far out was i paddy

mmmmm feel a poll coming on

Stopped xmas 2006 after being told i had a dark patch on my lung i stopped right then .. it cleared up ...Patches helped me because i noticed irritability when i had forgot to replace...... a bag of my favourite boiled sweets helped 27 years iwas a slave to fags .... good luck

I forgot about the side effects

Our lass hasn't smoked for years.... mind you, she never started to begin with so that helps.

i will give her the secret to my success i have stopped loads of times...........

Give her a good shagging then she'll only have the craving for 1m30sec

Smoking is bloody awful, I should know I do it. It's a three pronged attack on you. You physically crave the nicotine but that's the easy bit. Then you psychologically crave the nicotine for it's soothing effects and you also have the habit, the ritual.

Firstly break the habit. She will have triggers like any other addict and she will smoke at certain times in certain situations, typically when she's just eaten or sat down after dinner, or first thing in the morning, in her work breaks, etc etc etc. She can change her ritual, get up later, have a shower instead of a bath etc etc. Just change it. Avoid boredom at all costs, then she won't dwell on it. Ditto, stressful moments.

The nicotine is gone in about 48 hours but she might need something to replace the soothing effect which is why people turn to chocolate etc. Fruit is wonderful because it all tastes nice and can be her treat instead of a tab.

If all that doesn't work tell her she stinks and she's got no friends.

Whenever she gets moody or over-reacts to a situation, or throws a strop - which will happen - say to her "you can tell you haven't had a tab today". This is sure to really piss her off and fook with her head.

Do you want a hotline to the local tab factory??

You are walking on broken glass for the next few days.

I stopped late october early november and have't smoked since - no chuddy, or patches just a desire to be healthier.

As little or as much as you want to you have to support her through it and be positive but 'do more' around the house, so to speak - keep her sweet.

You can be supportive and soft but at times you have to be harsh as well.

Once she gets past day FIVE it will get easier as that is the worst day to crack, like Kev says nicoteen goes earlier but the head will crack around then.

One important thing to do is not to count how long she had stopped. Day one, day 33, day 88 etc - is she is counting then every day she is still thinking about fags.

She'll soon get used to liking no smelly clothes, houses etc - spoil her with some new perfume and get some poncy plug in air fresheners for the house - physio/pscyhological warfare to use so that she smells something different straight away and persduades the brain to think life smells fresher without fags - does the job.

My wife smoked for 18 years (besides pregnancies) and stopped recently too - but when she goes out once/twice a month she'll take ten tabs with her as she is weak but that is all she has - not pefect like me but an improvement all the same.

Keep your head down as it's all going to be your fault more than normal!!

show her this video when she gets tetchy, she'll soon go back on the tabs

bah! if it'd werk...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MPbZDyZKxFM

You try and help the fat bastad (c)ADG).............

WE WANT A POLL WE WANT A POLL WE WANT A POLL
i would have started one yesterday but dont know how to do it

one for ADG losing weight and one for there lass to stop smoking !
Tenner from me if she does it till March(to her chosen charity of course)greggs not included

HE wants a fookin' pole .......right up his tradesmans........

Well forgive my scepticism, Lord Bunter Of Pies, but I don't think you were singling me out for particular praise there......

As Bill Hicks points out in one of his live shows - Mr Fix the health guy, died having a heart attack whilst out jogging - meanwhile Kieth Richards still walks Gods green earth


works for me

Oh no you weren't

Using Jimi Hendrix and Dr Paul Spangler as the yardsticks reverses that argument though Salty.

In case you haven't heard of him.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.h ... A962958260

its better to burn out than to fade away

You are in for the knacking of your life Roland....

Sometimes, sorry isn't enough, Lardy Cakes....