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go bo · 08-15-2005, 10:18 PM

i smoked from 1962 to 1987, up to nearly three packs a day at times...

i had quit several times, once for as long as 6 months, but i couldn't stay quit...

i finally went with the nicotine gum and finally quit for good...

i used it at first to replace cigarettes with the gum and then to reduce the nicotine by reducing the frequency of the gum...

also, i found it very important to treat the gum more like chewing tobacco than gum...

if you chew it up like gum, it can make you sick to your stomach (too much nicotine at once)...

i would take like one or two chews on the gum and then stick it between my gum and my lower lip and keep it there for a minute or so...

you can experiment with how many chews and how long to keep it in until you get the hang of it...

once i had quit using the gum regularly, i kept some on me for another year or so and every time i felt like i had to have a cigarette, i would pop a half a piece of gum, chew once, and hold for about a minute...

no more nicotine...

and, btw, it's my understanding that nicotine is as addictive as heroin (in terms of the likelihood of a relapse to use again)...

it sure was for me...

now, 18 years later, i still get the urge to smoke now and then...

oh, btw, i don't agree with avoiding smokers...

it's like a diet, you do good while you're on the diet but when you start eating normally again, you gain back all the weight and more...

if you quit, sooner or later you'll return to your old haunts and your friends and you'll start smoking again...

i say quit while you are around smokers...

after a few weeks, when you smell cigarette smoke, it will be unpleasant instead of alluring...

sorry i went on like this, but it was incredibly hard for me to quit and nothing worked long term until i started using the gum to susbstitute for the cigarette as a source of nicotine...

took me the better part of a year before i was able to go without using the gum at least some of the time, but i doubt it would be that long for a younger man in better shape...

good luck with it...

you'll be glad you did...

08-15-2005, 10:18 PM	#7
go bo Flop = Man of Steel!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: independence Casino cash: $10006405	i smoked from 1962 to 1987, up to nearly three packs a day at times... i had quit several times, once for as long as 6 months, but i couldn't stay quit... i finally went with the nicotine gum and finally quit for good... i used it at first to replace cigarettes with the gum and then to reduce the nicotine by reducing the frequency of the gum... also, i found it very important to treat the gum more like chewing tobacco than gum... if you chew it up like gum, it can make you sick to your stomach (too much nicotine at once)... i would take like one or two chews on the gum and then stick it between my gum and my lower lip and keep it there for a minute or so... you can experiment with how many chews and how long to keep it in until you get the hang of it... once i had quit using the gum regularly, i kept some on me for another year or so and every time i felt like i had to have a cigarette, i would pop a half a piece of gum, chew once, and hold for about a minute... no more nicotine... and, btw, it's my understanding that nicotine is as addictive as heroin (in terms of the likelihood of a relapse to use again)... it sure was for me... now, 18 years later, i still get the urge to smoke now and then... oh, btw, i don't agree with avoiding smokers... it's like a diet, you do good while you're on the diet but when you start eating normally again, you gain back all the weight and more... if you quit, sooner or later you'll return to your old haunts and your friends and you'll start smoking again... i say quit while you are around smokers... after a few weeks, when you smell cigarette smoke, it will be unpleasant instead of alluring... sorry i went on like this, but it was incredibly hard for me to quit and nothing worked long term until i started using the gum to susbstitute for the cigarette as a source of nicotine... took me the better part of a year before i was able to go without using the gum at least some of the time, but i doubt it would be that long for a younger man in better shape... good luck with it... you'll be glad you did...
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