So, all this stuff is in chewing tobacco and yet people still put it in their mouths. Why? And why can’t they easily stop? The first question I won’t even try to answer. There are so many reasons a person might start to use chew. I can, however, answer the second question; why can’t they […]
Category: Stop Smoking
So, Why Don’t We Talk About Chewing Tobacco? Part 1
It’s called smokeless tobacco because smoking is bad. But chewing’s OK. We chew gum; we chew our food; maybe, we even our fingernails. Chew, dip, snuff, it’s out there but we seldom talk about it. Compared to cigarette smoking there really isn’t a lot of information available about smokeless tobacco. As a society we focus […]
The Best Way To Stop Smoking
There are a lot of different ways to stop smoking. You can try cold turkey (12% success rate). The patch, gum lozenges or sprays ( 25% to 33% success rate) However, a study found that 93% of over-the-counter NRT (Nicotine Replacement Therapy) users relapse and return to smoking within six months. Then there is Chantix. […]
Does hypnosis really work?
Hypnosis has been used for centuries. That’s a pretty bold statement, right? Throughout history we see evidence to support this statement. Many ancient civilizations and cultures used hypnosis as a therapeutic device. The Ancient Egyptians, in perhaps the first written record on hypnosis, the Ebers Papyrus (c. 1500 BC), wrote of hypnosis formulas and techniques. […]
Smokers, have you finally decided to stop?
You already know smoking is bad for you so I don’t have to tell you that cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. And that each year, smoking causes approximately 400,000 deaths in the United States or that smoking causes more deaths each year than HIV, illegal drug use, […]