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Cold turkey was the only method available when Arthur Mullaney decided to quit smoking cold turkey and create The Great American Smokeout. Cold turkey isn’t usually a permanent solution because it takes twenty one days to change a habit.
I think that the Great American Smokeout should be updated by renaming it The Great American Easeout. Smoking is a multifaceted habit.
To stop smoking permanently you need to
-change your behaviors
-routines
-learn how to cope with stress in a different way
-learn how to deal with emotions
-detoxify yourself from the nicotine so your body has time to adjust
-change your attitude about the process of quitting so you won’t feel deprived
-this all needs to be done while you are smoking because it takes 21 days to change a habit
Nowadays many of the smoking cessation methods are still cold turkey and most of the them only address one aspect of the habit.
The physical cold turkey approaches are acupuncture, nicotine gum, lozenges, nasal spray and patches.
Using nicotine replacement to stop smoking would be like me saying that I am going to stop drinking white wine, but I am going to go on a vodka drip. Do you think I would ever stop drinking alcohol?… ha! I don’t think so.
The emotional cold turkey approaches are hypnosis, Zyban, Welbutrin and Chantix. If the smoke doesn’t kill you, the side effects will. The DOT (Department of Transportation) and the FAA (Federal Aviation Association) has banned the use of Chantix due to its side effects.
This year on November 20, 2008, if you are a smoker, why don’t you use the day to investigate and decide what method you are going to use to quit smoking rather than be forced to go cold turkey in one day.
Here is a comparison chart of the most popular methods to quit smoking.
http://www.nicotinesolutions.com/comparequitprograms.html
Choose a comprehensive program that lasts at least 21 days while you are still smoking, and also deals
with all the aspects of the smoking habit such as emotional, psychological, physical and behavioral.
Quitting with a group, having accountability and long term support are also important for permanent
success.
I read the message boards from the Oprah and Dr Oz show about quitting smoking and I would like to know what is the biggest fear you have about quitting smoking?
On Oprah’s message board I read, “I need a buddy to stop smoking”
As I read over the message board from the Oprah and Dr. Oz TV show about stopping smoking the theme was very clear. Smokers said “I need a buddy” and the reason was that you needed accountability and support.
Smoking is a multifaceted habit that has got you emotionally, physically, psychologically, financially and behaviorally. Smoking has got you every way you turn. You smoke after a meal, first thing in the morning, last thing at night, with coffee, with alcohol and most of your cars won’t start without lighting that cigarette!
Getting a buddy is great and to learn how to quitting smoking permanently you need more than a buddy…You need to learn all about the habit and change your routines and habits.
Lela Bryan
Chief learning Officer
