The Great American Smokeout was started by the American Cancer Society in 1977. It is held on the third Thursday in November each year. This year, the big day falls on November 19th.The challenge is for smokers to quit for 24 hours. The hope is that if you can make it without a cigarette for 24 hours, then maybe you can make it for another 24... Read more
I was a smoker for over 25 years. I smoked about a pack a day and maybe inhaled another pack when I went out drinking. I started smoking when I was 15 years old. I first tried to quit when I was 18.
About 13 years ago, a series of events occurred that finally forced me to face my growing problem with another addiction: alcohol. I also... Read more
Do you wish for more out of your life? Have you ever thought about how smoking might be holding you back? Our horizons become limited by this addiction and by the physical and social consequences of feeding that addiction. If we find ourselves unable to quit smoking no matter how many times we’ve tried, perhaps we are subconsciously seeking... Read more
When you try to quit smoking, you have to deal with many negative forces including your physical and emotional addiction, the tobacco industry, advertisers and publishers who help market cigarettes, and your smoking friends.
It’s possible that you’re smoking because you want to. It’s far more likely that you’re... Read more
It’s important to remember that the whole business of becoming an ex-smoker is a process, and not an overnight one at that. You begin by removing the cigarettes and not smoking anymore. After a short while, the physical addiction and cravings start to leave. Finally, you plateau and reach the maintenance stage. But to get to this point, you... Read more
