WANTED: Quit Smoking Incentives

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littlemissteapot wrote: »

of course not different things work for different people i suppose. sorry for being a bit quick to remark should have thought about what i was saying before i said it!!!

You don't have to say sorry. Its cool to disagree

wizard5353

Okay I'm still a smoker. Have tried to quit a few times over the years. The patches always worked best for me but as soon as I stop them I fail within a week.

For free stuff all the big quitting smoking companies give out free give up smoking packs with things like metal coin tokens to play with, calendars and sticker packs. Just go to their websites and sign up.

The NHS also give out free packs you can order online or over the phone.

Your GP surgery will also offer some type of give up smoking drive also - These are normally done via the nurses.

Now the government has dropped the tax off nicotine replacement products the store brand ones are quite cheap. But the cheapest option still for nicotine replacement products is to get your GP to prescribe them for you in bulk lots. They used to give me a months supply on a prescription. At £6.50 (England) FREE for Scotland and Wales this is by far the best option.

To give you some support I'm getting ready to try and quit again myself in the next two weeks. I've set a date and just getting myself in to the right frame of mind. So good luck to you and keep it up!

freebiesl*t

I got sent an email I got free somewhere (I can;t remember where), it's siupposed to re-train the brain, it really hepled me... if you want it please PM me if you want me to send it to you.

Alternatively you tell them about me, I had wanted to quit for years, eventually getting pneumonia twice and nearly dying, before I was 30 made me stop... Scary and yet true.

sparky61

I have a dry wipe board on my front door, every morning my hubby writes how many days I've been smoke free, it's 326 today. I used Zyban and can honestly say that I really haven't wanted a cigarette since, I was smoking 40/60 a day for nearly 40 years and thought I would never be able to quit, I tried patches, gum etc... but they didn't work.

I totally agree with albalass, she should only get things that she wouldn't normally buy, people have said to me, have a holiday with the money saved but we have a holiday anyway, I'm debating whether to check out laser eye surgery, a bit nervous about that though, sorry, rambling now.

I wish your friend the very best of luck
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RainbowChild_2

My Cigarette, My Friend

How do you feel about a friend who has to go everywhere with you? Not only does he tag along all the time, but since he is so offensive and vulgar, you become unwelcome when with him. He has a peculiar odor that sticks to you wherever you go. Others think both of you stink.

He controls you totally. When he says jump, you jump. Sometimes in the middle of a blizzard or storm, he wants you to come to the store and pick him up. You would give your spouse hell if he or she did that to you all the time, but you can't argue with your friend. Sometimes, when you are out at a movie or play he says he wants you to go stand in the lobby with him and miss important scenes. Since he calls all the shots in your life, you go.

Your friend doesn't like your choice of clothing either. Instead of politely telling you that you have lousy taste, he burns little holes in these items so you will want to throw them out. Sometimes, he tires of the furniture and gets rid of it too. Occasionally, he gets really nasty and decides the whole house must go.

He gets pretty expensive to support. Not only is his knack of property destruction costly, but you must pay to keep him with you. In fact, he will cost you thousands of dollars over your lifetime. And you can count on one thing, he will never pay you a penny in return.

Often at picnics you watch others playing vigorous activities and having lots of fun doing them. But your friend won't let you. He doesn't believe in physical activity. In his opinion, you are too old to have that kind of fun. So he kind of sits on your chest and makes it difficult for you to breathe. Now you don't want to go off and play with other people when you can't breathe, do you?

Your friend does not believe in being healthy. He is really repulsed by the thought of you living a long and productive life. So every chance he gets he makes you sick. He helps you catch colds and flu. Not just by running out in the middle of the lousy weather to pick him up at the store. He is more creative than that. He carries thousands of poisons with him which he constantly blows in your face. When you inhale some of them, they wipe out cilia in your lungs which would have helped you prevent these diseases.

But colds and flu are just his form of child's play. He especially likes diseases that slowly cripple you - like emphysema. He considers this disease great. Once he gets you to have this, you will give up all your other friends, family, career goals, activities - everything. You will just sit home and caress him, telling him what a great friend he is while you desperately gasp for air.

But eventually your friend tires of you. He decides he no longer wishes to have your company. Instead of letting you go your separate ways, he decides to kill you. He has a wonderful arsenal of weapons behind him. In fact, he has been plotting your death since the day you met him. He picked all the top killers in society and did everything in his power to ensure you would get one of them. He overworked your heart and lungs. He clogged up the arteries to your heart, brain, and every other part of your body. In case you were too strong to succumb to this, he constantly exposed you to cancer causing agents. He knew he would get you sooner or later.

Well, this is the story of your "friend," your cigarette. No real friend would do all this to you. Cigarettes are the worst possible enemies you ever had. They are expensive, addictive, socially unacceptable, and deadly. Consider all this and - NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF!

MrBarton

Thanks so much for all the replies. Think i'll try and get some free info and stuff from some companies and the NHS. I did think about giving her pictures of rotted lungs but i don't want to seem 'preachy'. :P

I might just be being dense but i couldn't find the free sample of that 'Tangle' thing.

Thanks again guys.

MrBarton

Also found this on the NHS website https://data.gosmokefree.co.uk/IndividualOrder.aspx

Free DVD and leaflets etc.

Little_Otter

my OH gave up smoking 2 and a half years ago. he has smoked cigars socially last year, but gave up new year 08. he has in the past 3 weeks been on with the lads and started having a couple of cigs whilst with them. this makes me soo mad as i know it will eventually lead to a downward spiral of him becoming a full time smoker again - he enjoys it, and used to smok 20 a day 40 a day @ weekends. he thinks im nagging, but i just want him to see sense. what do you think?