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Complete Idiot's Guide to Quitting Smoking

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I've tried everything to quit smoking, hypnosis, patches, acupuncture, cold turkey (at least 100 times), and nothing has worked for more than 3 months. I went to the library one day, and this book caught my eye, thank goodness. It is a wealth of information for a smoker wanting desperately to quit. From this book, I have developed my "3 W" plan (Water,Walk,and Web). And for me, it's working. Question: When is the website going to be ready? (drandmrsquit.com)

I have been a 1 pack-a-day-smoker for about 25 years and even though the physical need and mental desire to quit became stronger every year, I just couldn't do it or 'stay quit'. Tried about 4 times with success-rates averaging from a few weeks to a few (3) months ... But at some point, I picked up that cigarette again. And usually I didn't even have a good reason. So basically I wanted desperately to be motivated enough to quit for good now. This book provided me literally with e v e r y t h i n g I always wanted (and needed) to know about smoking & quitting. An informed person, I was then gently taken by the hand and even more gently guided to never-smoke-again-land. Who would ever have imagined that I would be eagerly & impatiently waiting for the day I would (finally!) be a l l o w e d to quit !... This book got me to that point. And beyond smoking... And now, over 1 smoke-free year later, I'm still enjoying my new life. Without having killed my friends/family/collegues/myself in the process... So I would like to extend my infinite thanks to Dr. and Mrs. Quit for the precious information and extremely motivating guidance they provide in this quit-smoking bible... A definite recommendation : reads like a good novel, puts quite a few smiles on your face and last but not least...(don't say I didn't warn you !) there's a 95 percent chance that you won't make it to the end of this book smoking ! Wanna bet ?

This book is interesting, and I bought it while trying desperatley to quit while I was pregnant. It focuses way too much on available treatment methods (the patch, drugs, etc.) and not enough on practical gradual cessation. I wanted to know exactly what benefits my body was getting for being smoke-free for an hour, a day, a month, etc., because anyone who's quit knows how unbelievably horrible you feel, especially the first week, and what prevented my quitting in the past was not seeing some immediate benefits such as greater oxygen or at least better endurance during exercise. I haven't smoked in 5 years, and I'm glad I quit, but I'm still not understanding how it benefitted me beyond the typical exagerated and questionable research into the likelihood of obtaining certain diseases. A better book is the no nag guide.