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Thai's smoking thread ...
« on: Sep 12^th, 2002, 4:44pm »

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OK ... so, as most of you know, I quit smoking a little over 5 months ago ... I used Nicorette for the first 3 or 4 days, then stopped using that ... I haven't smoked since ...
Until today ... :worried:

It was a really stressfull day at work for many reasons, and I was really feeling it ... a co-worker of mine was outside having a cigarette, and I couldn't help myself, I asked her if I could have a drag (!) ... well, I took one drag and CHOKED on it ... I was coughing so hard ... it was HORRIBLE ... I almost threw up right there :barf:

So ... the good news is that I think it's pretty safe to say that I won't be doing THAT again ... :yikes:

Anyway ... the whole point of this thread was to post this article I found. It claims that niccotine replacements like Niccorette don't work ... I feel MY experience was pretty successful (even after today's "relapse", as it was so gross, I know I'll never do it again) ... I was wondering if anyone else has tried to quit using Niccorette, or the patch, and if so, how successful it was ...

Nicotine Aids Don't Make Quitting Easier Over Long Term
By Jennifer Warner

Sept. 10, 2002 -- More than a third of Americans try to quit smoking every year. But a new study suggests that since going over-the-counter, nicotine replacement products -- such as nicotine gums and patches -- don't appear to be helping anymore.
According to researchers, nicotine replacement therapies were originally recommended as supplements -- not substitutes -- for use along with behavioral therapies to help people stop smoking. The gums and patches are designed to curb nicotine withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, irritability, and cravings.
Studies in the early 1990s found nicotine replacement helped people quit smoking when prescribed by a physician and used together with counseling or self-help materials. But since then, the aids have become available without a prescription.
That prompted study researchers John P. Pierce, PhD, and Elizabeth A. Gilpen, MS, of the University of California, San Diego, to see what effect this widespread availability has had on attempts to quit the habit.
Their findings appear in the Sept. 11 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Overall, the study found that use of nicotine replacement helped stop smoking in the short term among heavy or moderate smokers. But a long-term advantage was found only before the gums and patches became available over the counter.
Researchers found stop-smoking attempts among California smokers increased by 61% between 1992 and 1999 and use of nicotine replacement among quitters rose by 51%.
A total of 17% of quitters used nicotine replacement therapies for an average of about 14 days, which is much shorter than the recommended period. Only about 20% of users used one-on-one or group behavioral therapy in their attempts to quit.
In addition, researchers found no benefit for people who smoked less than 15 cigarettes a day.
They say the findings add to growing concerns that the effectiveness of nicotine replacement found in earlier clinical studies do not apply to the general population.
Researchers say more research is needed on the use of treatments other than nicotine replacement, such as Zyban -- an antidepressant drug that was later found to help curb the desire to smoke. Too few survey participants used Zyban to be evaluated by this study.

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« Reply #1 on: Sep 12^th, 2002, 6:33pm »

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« Reply #2 on: Sep 12^th, 2002, 6:41pm »

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You are a better woman than I am! Keep up the good work! I hope that you feel like :barf:

every time that you are tempted!

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« Reply #3 on: Sep 12^th, 2002, 8:35pm »

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Thanks for sharing your story. Great to hear your reaction to that burning feeling. :barf:

Funny thing today we were talking about quitting smoking and how one of the strongest influences is if a friend or friends or family member still smokes. That makes it harder when the right "stressful" or "social" moment arises and the will power just won't muster.

Great job Thai. My mom stopped smoking when she was 42 and this year she turns 70. I still remember the time she quit. The only cigarette that I knew of as a family member that she had a year or so later was when my Aunt came to visit and my dad was FURIOUS. Iremember walking downstairs and see mom and her sister smoking together - it was :yikes:

My dad forbid my aunt from ever entering the house again if she was going to smoke with my mom.

It's hard - great resolve you have kept. Congratulations! Bravo! Hugs! :grouphug:

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