How much is Champix? I didn't know it existed until it was mentioned in this thread, I had a look at a few websites and it costs hundreds, which I'll only have once I've successfully given up!
Packing in the the smokes
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You can just smoke as a luxury you know, I really enjoy smoking just one in the morning with my coffee - you really appreciate the taste of 'fine' tobacco.
I've never understood the '20 a day' people, that would make me feel sick a dog - one or two however I don't even notice but appreciate.
I've never understood the '20 a day' people, that would make me feel sick a dog - one or two however I don't even notice but appreciate.
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I read the Easyway to quit smoking book along with several others at work, it worked for me and a couple of others but i know some it hasn't, but they didnt really want to give up. Best thing was there were no cravings or felt like i was missing something that I'd previously had from trying cold turkey.
I'm giving up, this is my 12th day. I used patches for 1 week and now I'm not using anything. The only way you will give up is if you really want too, I tried twice before but didnt last a day! Now i know I wanna give up because of health and money so it makes it easier.
I know what you mean about wanting to do it... I actually enjoy smoking, especially when drinking, and the after-dinner smoke is a long tradition of many smokers.
I know I should give up though for all the obvious reasons (money, health etc) but since I still enjoy it, it's going to be tough.
In my teens, I used to smoke 'other stuff' too for many years, but I got to the stage where I hated it, so giving up was easy. This won't be though.
So how much is this Champix stuff then?
I know I should give up though for all the obvious reasons (money, health etc) but since I still enjoy it, it's going to be tough.
In my teens, I used to smoke 'other stuff' too for many years, but I got to the stage where I hated it, so giving up was easy. This won't be though.
So how much is this Champix stuff then?
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your doctor/nurse can prescribe you champix if you fall under there terms for it,ie you smoke more than 20 cigs a day and are healthy no underlying problems ect,and you have tried other methods first like patches ect or just say you have with no joy and you really want to give up,they will offer you the pills,you then start with a weeks trial first,then you go onto two weeks a time you will have to pay the normal nhs subscription fee tho and attend appointments with the nurse every two weeks and have a carbon test done.
before i forget just looked on my appointment card they also offer zyban as a different pill but not sure on those.
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So who here is planning on giving up the totems of doom come the New Year?
I myself have smoked 10 a day for 14 years now and have decided once and for all to get it dealt with.
What would people recommend from experience, cold turkey or one of the many over the counter pills/gums/patches/books that I keep hearing about?
Might be worth us putting our ideas and plans in here then updating once we're on the wagon.
Wish me luck!
Best of luck I applaud anyone who does this. I really hope it works for you.
Smoking really is a horrible addiction that affects not only the smoker but everyone around them.
No fun walking to get a mouthful of smoke or ash on your jacket due to some smoking twit infront of you.
Healthy and smoking are two words which don't work together.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4265600.stm
Walking down the street and inhaling car fumes isn't 'healthy' but in moderation it won't kill you.
There was a long term study done in New Zealand where doctors were in agreement a couple of cigarettes to a 'healthy' person made no difference and had no adverse effects.
The only people they found to be at risk are those with genetic issues or hereditory concerns in the areas that smoking may affect.
We consume and expose ourselves to unhealthy things on a daily basis but the key words here are moderation and balance.
And as for your BBC report; "However, due to the relatively small number of men that this applied to in the study sample, this finding could have been due to chance." So hardly conclusive, then.
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I fail to see how inhaling tar is going to have no adverse effect on your lungs.
Another flaw in your argument: "A significant proportion of the light smokers had also increased their daily consumption over the period of the study. However, this had not exceeded nine cigarettes a day."
So not "one or two" then?
As for increased risk what about obese people, people who are inactive, who have high blood pressure, people who consume too many sat fats and/or too much salt?
They're all at risk.
MODERATION.
So not "one or two" then?
As for increased risk what about obese people, people who are inactive, who have high blood pressure, people who consume too many sat fats and/or too much salt?
They're all at risk.
MODERATION.
Do you commute to work, do you walk down a town or city street each day, do you expose yourself to the sun for even a small amount of time on a regular basis? Do you eat processed food, food in plastic containers, do you use tupoware or heat food in the microwave etc ... etc?
If you do you're at risk of cancer. Shock horror.
Oh and look:
"Dr Ken Denson of the Thame Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research Foundation questioned the validity of the figures.
He said other large studies had not found that smoking fewer than 10 cigarettes daily increased the risk of heart disease. "
"Dr Ken Denson of the Thame Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research Foundation questioned the validity of the figures.
He said other large studies had not found that smoking fewer than 10 cigarettes daily increased the risk of heart disease. "
I'm not arguing about obese people or people who eat salt.
This is about smoking, and regardless of how much you smoke it is not good for you, yes we breathe in exhaust gases but we don't put our mouths round the exhaust.
It's an un necessary risk.
I'm a former smoker, who would still smoke now if it didn't have such a devastating effect on the body.
Anyway just keep smoking if you want to, I don't care lol
This is about smoking, and regardless of how much you smoke it is not good for you, yes we breathe in exhaust gases but we don't put our mouths round the exhaust.
It's an un necessary risk.
I'm a former smoker, who would still smoke now if it didn't have such a devastating effect on the body.
Anyway just keep smoking if you want to, I don't care lol
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I know several people, including my father, who have successfully quit, all of them went cold turkey.
I smoked for a number of years but finally managed to give up back in feb 2006. I was smoking a minimum of 15 on a 'normal' day and up to 30 if I went out. I tried to give up quite a few times before 2006 but didn't manage it as I would quit then have one, get angry with myself and just go back to my normal smoking routine again. I finally realised that if I had one after a couple of weeks/months of none at all it didn't mean I had failed. I also developed an addiction to juicy fruit chewing gum and had a piece of that everytime I wanted a cigarette. I haven't had a single cigarette in over 2 years now.
Good Luck to everyone who is trying to quit!!
Good Luck to everyone who is trying to quit!!
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Tobacco is a carcinogen. Among other things. It is not ok for you in any shape, form, or quantity. Simple as that.