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Thu, Nov 5 2009

Hi folks,

I finally broke my cigarette addiction. I had none of the horrible cold turkey symptoms and I was broken of the mechanical motions of smoking. I am going to let you know what I used to become free of the "nicotine demon". What I used is a useful tool to overcome cigarette addiction. Like any useful tool, there is a technique to its proper use.... YOU NEED THE DESIRE TO QUIT. You have to admit to yourself, you're an addict and you need help.

Before I get into what worked and what didn't work, let me tell you a little bit about myself.

How I got Hooked on Cigarettes

When I was around 12, I started delivering newspapers to homes around town to earn some money. I would always be on the look out for bottles to cash in for the deposit. I also got an allowance from my folks for doing chores around the house. It was great having some coin in my pocket to buy Slim Jims, popsicles and baseball cards. One summer morning I was out delivering my newspapers. One of my customers had a boy a year older than I was, Jim was his name. His parents were not home, but Jim invited me in to hang out with him and his buddies. They were playing poker for cigarettes. I didn't know how to play poker but Jim offered to teach me and even gave me a few cigarettes to get started. Well I must have had one massive case of beginners luck, because an hour or so later I was the owner of a pile of cigarettes. I was also the owner of a brand new habit that would haunt me for many years. I was well on my way to becoming addicted to cigarettes.

Quitting Cigarettes is Easy...... NOT

Have you ever heard the joke about the smoker bragging about how easy it is to quit the habit? "I've done it hundreds of times" he said. Well if quitting was easy you would only have to do it once. For most folks quitting cigarettes is an ordeal. It is tough. It puts you through physical and mental anguish. You don't feel good when you are withdrawing from nicotine. You can get depressed. After all you are losing something that has become a part of you for quite some time. Something that has calmed your nerves when they felt frayed. Something that has helped you cope when times were tough. Something that has helped you celebrate the good times. Something that has kept you company when no one was around. Something that seems to go naturally with other addictive things like alcoholic beverages or coffee. Yes, there is nothing like a cigarette and a cup of coffee to get the bowels going first thing in the morning.

Cigarettes are great....... until they injure or kill you.

They start to do damage from the very first puff. Dry, hot chemical containing smoke and healthy mouths, windpipes and lungs don't mix. Something is eventually going to give. If it is not cancer of the lungs, or cancer of the pink mucous membranes of the mouth and larnyx, it might be emphysema related decay and clogging of the lungs. If that stuff doesn't get ya, maybe heart disease or stroke will.

How did I quit smoking?

I guess the question should be what DIDN'T help me quit? Unlike my Mother whose heart disease made her quit smoking, I tried all sorts of ways to quit. The first time I tried to quit I tried doing it cold turkey. After Mom's triple by-pass I decided it was time to attempt quitting. I crushed the 3 cigarettes I had left in my last pack that night and swore I would not smoke again. I woke up the next morning still motivated and managed to make it thru the whole day with out a smoke. The second morning I didn't want to get out of bed. I felt lethargic and depressed. My brain felt as though It was in a fog. I had trouble focusing my thoughts. I felt like I was physically and mentally ill. "How can I go to work this way, feeling like this", I said to my self. I had gone "cold turkey" a few times years ago and briefly quit smoking but never felt this lousy. Sure I had the "heebie jeebies", but nothing as bad as this. This is the worst case of mental anguish I have ever had. Is it because I have smoked for so many years? I had changed to the "light" brands of cigarettes several years ago. I would have thought that it would be easier to quit. Damn these cigarettes and the people who make and sell them. How can it possibly be legal to get people so hopelessly hooked on such a horrible thing? I knew the only thing that was going to help me rejoin the human race, so I could go to work and function at an acceptable level, was a cigarette....

My hands trembled as I drove to the cigarette store.

The Patch

I had been seeing the commercials on TV about these patches you stick to your skin. They are supposed to slowly release nicotine into your system to cut down on the withdrawal symptoms. I picked up some of the cheaper ones that you can get at your grocery store. Unfortunately I was not able to sleep while using the patch. I was having the worst nightmares and the dreams were so vivid. Not to mention I must have had more nicotine in my system when using the patch. I would smoke and have the patch on at the same time.

Strike two...

Nicotine Gum

The third thing I tried was nicotine gum. Again, I picked this up at the grocery store. The nicotine gum didn't work at all. The same as the patch, I was chewing this gum and smoking at the same time.

ZeroSmoke

The last thing I tried was ZeroSmoke. I have read good things about ZeroSmoke. There were very good reviews about ZeroSmoke so I decided it was worth a try. After purchasing ZeroSmoke my cravings went away a little bit the first day. But I still wanted a cigarette. I fought the urges. The second day was the same. So was the third day. By the fourth day, I was not jonesing for a cigarette as if I had quit cold turkey, but I still had the urge to smoke. The Fifth day I gave in. That was it for me. ZeroSmoke did not work. I decided I was going to strop trying to quit and I was going to live with the fact that I would be a lifetime smoker.

Finally...

A year later I wasn't even thinking about quitting smoking anymore. I figured it was a lost cause. But then I ran into a friend of mine from high school. We used to hang out when we were teenagers behind the school during lunch time and smoke our cigarettes. He told me that he gave up smoking 2 years ago and hasn't touched a cigarette since. He also tried cold turkey and the patch and they did not work for him. He told me that a friend of his quit smoking by using Smoke Deter. He decided to give it a try and see if it would work for him also. It did. It worked. Smoke Deter is a liquid oral spray that you use 3 times per day, to kill your cravings to smoke.

Smoke Deter worked for my friend and for his friend, so I had to try it. I ordered Smoke Deter and decided to try it out the day after it arrived in my mailbox. The next morning I threw away my last pack of smokes and sprayed the Smoke Deter into my mouth. I went for my cup of coffee and fought the urge to smoke a cigarette like I always do when drinking my coffee. I showered and dressed and went to work. Usually I take 2 smoke breaks before lunch time. This day I didn't take any. In fact I wasn't even having withdrawals by lunch time. Smoke Deter greatly reduces the withdrawal symptoms. I made it through the whole day without smoking and without craving cigarettes as mush as I thought I would. The second day was even easier. I barely even thought about a cigarette.

Well I weaned my self off Smoke Deter within two weeks; It was easier than I thought it would be. I had none of the horrible cold turkey symptoms and I was broken of the mechanical motions of smoking. I was eager to stop spending money on cigarettes and put the savings into a computer payment. The computer was a reward for breaking the cigarette addiction. And it is my solution to the problem that ex-smokers have of... "what do I do with my hands"? I can truly say that the Smoke Deter saved my life.

Here's the manufacturers website for Smoke Deter:

www.smokedeter.com

Take care,

1. Raider Says:

Justin, I wanted to thank you for your story. I too have used patches and was not able to sleep at night. Based on your story, I am going to order Smoke Deter. I also see they have a money back guarantee, it's worth a shot.

2. Cindy Says:

If you need another opinion, how about mine? I bought Smoke Deter when I had read a lot of good things about it over a year ago (before this review), and I agree completely with Justin; Smoke Deter works.

I haven't touched a cigarette in over a year.

3. InternetMutt Says:

I've used everything out there. Smoke Deter is the best. I never tried the gum. But I tried the patch and other pills and they did not work for me.

Order Smoke Deter, you'll be thanking me later when you kick the habit.

4. VP Says:

Just so everybody knows, I'm a patch to Smoke Deter convert. Patches just didn't work well for me, and I'm not going to go into reasons why right now.

5. Raider Says:

I tried to order Smoke Deter, but their site seems to be down. Has anybody used the patch and liked it better than Smoke Deter?

6. John Says:

Raider, I just went to their website and it works just fine: www.smokedeter.com

7. K.Prescott Says:

Hi. Nice article. I don't think I will buy the nicocure but I wish the best of luck for everyone here. I started smoking in middle school. I quit for a couple years and started again when I joined the Navy. I have a couple weeks left on my contract, been smoking for a year and a half. I am two weeks cigarette free. I am sure to carry them with me. I don't feel like I need them when I have them. (Want it more if it isn't available) Whenever something stressful happens I just remember that I want to be a positive role model for my little sister.

I know that this doesn't help anyone and I am lucky that quiting cold turkey is going so well (thus far). I kind of think that smoking has turned into alcoholism. Maybe I will fight the cravings the rest of my life.

My helpful tip: Bananas have potasium that hinders cravings. And they are good for you. I do that once in a while when I think I am going to 'relapse'.

I only ate one bannana last week...

Good luck everybody!

Great article!

@-(---

K. Prescott

8. Gloria Rosa Says:

I have tried everything there is an can not stop. After reading your article I am going to order smokedeter. Hopefully this will also work for me.

Thanks

Gloria

9. jana Says:

I bought the Nicoderm CQ. Expensive at $50+. This is Day 7 and I'm literally crying! I just realized that the patches I bought at the store EXPIRED almost 6 months ago!! I lost the receipt and the tools at the store won't even check their locked glass cabinet for "like" lot #'s that are stamped on the box and exchange my half used box of expired crap that they sold me for a fresh box. I still haven't smoked but I haven't done much of anything else in the last 7 days either. I feel like smashing glass!!

10. Gary Pinkney Says:

Well, Im gonna try the smokedeter, and see if i can Quit as well i only smoke 1 pack a Day by Morning i will have just about 2 or 3 Cigs left compared to other Smokers who smoke at least 3 to 4 packs a day, but i figure the more packs you smoke a Day the Harder it will take for you to Get off, I just don't Understand why tobbaco companys put those chemicals in there cigarettes in the first place.. there are some cases where a Person can smoke and live forever and won't have any Problems, But you won't know if your that Lucky Person or Not it's like spining a Wheel wondering if it Will Be You.. Im Not gonna Chance it.

Speaking of the wieght loss that comes with Smoking and simply won't Gain any new wieght until you Quit...

11. I. Johnson Says:

I would love to quit smoking. I enjoy it so much unlike much of anything else well except.....

I have tried to quit cold turkey before as i have been told that this is the only true way to quit. Maybe if i didn't like it so much. I may try smoke deter but i don't like starting something that i can't keep up with.

12. Jan Says:

Everyone thanks, but I can really say I've tried many different techniques, nothing really works, Nicoderm CQ does hinter your sleep, I've been smoking for over 30 years, stopped many times but the desire just won't go away so I'll try this product just maybe this is the one. But what about the weight gain any suggestion?

13. Libby Says:

Hi Justin,

Thank you very much for sharing your story with everyone. I am encouraged! Was about to ask my doctor for a perscription for Chantix, but now I believe I will defintely try SmokeDeter. Sounds as if it will do the job.

I am sixty six and want to quit but have not been able to lay them down yet. I feel VICTORY in the air, Justin!

Thanks again for sharing and caring for others.

14. Robert Says:

Jana... The same thing happened to me the last time I bought patches. Fortunately for you, you have already gone 7 days without a true source of nicotine, meaning that the worst of it will be over in about 3-5 days as the last of the nicotine byproduct will have left your body by then. After that the physical withdrawls drop almost infinately... just gotta get through the mental.

Best of luck.

~Rob

15. Jerry Bunn Says:

I took the free 30 day trial with cigarrest and having problems getting them to stop sending ans billing me.