The Unofficial Guide to Quitting Smoking [Paperback]

Donna Howell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2000

Currently, 45 to 50 million Americans are addicted to smoking -- and the vast majority would like to quit. But nicotine's addictiveness cannot be underestimated, and most smokers have tried to quit an average of three times -- and failed. The Unofficial Guide to Quitting Smoking breaks away from the glut of other smoking cessation plans by offering a truly realistic approach to kicking the habit -- no ifs, ands, or butts about it!
-- Pinpoint the places, times, moods and conditions that trigger the desire for a cigarette -- and take steps to change those factors
-- Learn the different phases of addiction and make the life changes that can help them quit for good
-- Incorporate exercise, nutrition, and stress management into the smoking cessation process
-- Develop a doable, step-by-step plan for quitting -- and then adopt failsafe techniques for fighting temptation and relapse

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

The Unofficial Guide series delivers critical, unbiased information that other books can't or won't reveal -- the inside scoop. Our goal is to provide the reader with the most accessible, useful information possible -- information that is unbiased by affiliation with any organization or industry. As a result, we tell the readers the truth whether those institutions like it or not.

To be absolutely certain that each and every Unofficial Guide provides the most authoritative, up-to-date information available, a minimum of three "official" experts comprising the "Unofficial Panel" painstakingly reviews the book to ensure factual accuracy of all data.

Each Unofficial Guide delivers comprehensive coverage of necessary and vital information; savvy, sophisticated tone that's readable; sensible, applicable facts and secrets that only an insider knows; special back reference sections: Glossary, Resource Guide, Recommended Reading List, Important Documents; Important Statistics; Detailed Index.

About the Author

Donna Howell is an award-winning consumer and health journalist. She is the coauthor of The Unofficial Guide to Coping with Menopause.

Product Details

• Paperback: 462 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc; 1st edition (April 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028633423
• ISBN-13: 978-0028633428
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,688,311 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Donna Howell is an author and national technology-business journalist based in Los Angeles, California. Her background includes award-winning healthcare and consumer reporting as well as general news coverage. She holds an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University, where she was a duPont Fellow and Pulitzer Traveling Fellow.