Šalje: QuitSmokingTips [bwprice@quitsmokingsupport.com] Poslano: 13. studeni 2000 11:16 Prima: List Member Predmet: QuitSmokingTips: Volume 2 Number 44 QuitSmokingTips - http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com ==================================================================== QuitSmokingTips - Monday November 13th,2000 Volume 2 Number 45 http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com support@quitsmokingsupport.com ==================================================================== IN THIS ISSUE: SmokeSaver - A powerful interactive guide to help you quit! Helping Someone Quit/Reduce How long does nicotine stay in the system? ==================================================================== If you feel that the material in this newsletter may be of benefit to anyone that you know please feel free to pass it on! 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Visit http://www.SmokerSaver.com to pre-register for the course, and get a $10 discount on the normal price of $38.00 ?no obligation. ===================================================================== Make sure you visit: http://www.quitsmoking.com "The Quit Smoking Company" Excellent Information and Products to Help Smokers Quit ===================================================================== Helping Someone Quit/Reduce Hug, Don't Harass A Tobacco User Family, friends and co-workers can play a major role in helping someone cut down or quit using tobacco. To be most effective, you must reinforce the idea that it is possible for the tobacco user to take more control of their tobacco use. At the same time, it is extremely important to continue to support the tobacco user as a person. As the old saying goes, "Hate the sin, but love the sinner." Inducing guilt or shame simply overwhelms the tobacco user's ego and makes your friend want to reach for another cigarette to reduce stress or anxiety. While Your Friend is Still Using Tobacco Don't Nag: Don't tell your tobacco-using friend what to do, or lecture about the dangers of tobacco use on health. Encourage the individual to adopt active, health-enhancing measures. This will help them to take more control of both their tobacco use and their life. Remember: It's only when the tobacco user wants to do something that progress can occur. Separate the User From the Use: Let your friend know that you'll continue to care about him or her no matter what he or she decides to do about tobacco use. Many tobacco users say such support can help them find the courage to face the challenge. Excessive self-righteousness and efforts to manipulate the tobacco user may actually make it more difficult for your friend to quit. Show Courtesy and Consideration: It's fine to ask your friend not to smoke or chew in your presence, in your house, or in your car. Ask in a courteous and nonjudgmental way. Remember, you're requesting a favor, not showing how superior you are. If Your Friend Decides to Reduce or Quit Celebrate the Decision: Let your friend know you are overjoyed about the decision to quit and that you are confident she or he will succeed. Offer to Help Pay for a Nicotine Replacement Therapy or Zyban: Nicotine gum and patches are now available over-the-counter. A doctor's visit is required to obtain a prescription for Zyban, the nicotine inhaler, or nicotine nasal spray. Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) can help a tobacco user avoid many of the worst withdrawal symptoms by fighting the chemical part of the addiction. This frees them to focus on the harder to change behavioral and psychological aspects of their tobacco habit. Be There: Offer to help with cooking, household chores, child care or other mundane tasks during the stressful first few days of quitting or reducing. The tobacco users often reports increased fatigue and irritability during this time. Be Understanding: The first two weeks are the hardest. Accept the fact that your friend may react to the stress of withdrawal and change by lashing out at whoever is around -- including you. Be prepared to forgive in advance. Offer encouragement to your friend during this difficult time. Give them gentle reminders that the symptoms will pass very soon. Help Keep Your Friend Away from Tobacco Users and Tobacco Products: Support your friend by sitting with them in the non-smoking sections of restaurants and bars, or joining them in activities or places that are removed from old tobacco-using friends or sources of tobacco products while they make the difficult transition to become an ex-user. Consider Giving Up Something Yourself: For the first few days or weeks of your friend's new life, give up or reduce something you care about -- for example, candy, desserts, coffee or alcohol. It will help you understand how difficult it can be for a tobacco user to quit or reduce. Debora J. Orrick, M.A., LCDC, CTAC-ACP ==================================================================== How long does nicotine stay in the system? Is there any risk associated with quitting smoking "cold turkey"? Answer Nicotine is a short-acting drug that is eliminated from the body relatively quickly (i.e., within a day or so). However, the effects of acute nicotine withdrawal can be felt for as much as two weeks or more. In addition, the byproducts of nicotine can be detected in the blood for up to a month after you stop smoking. This is only of concern if you are in a situation where someone else might want to test you for the presence of nicotine or nicotine byproducts in your system. Most people can quit "cold turkey" without any ill effects other than feeling irritable, restless, and craving cigarettes. However, if you have any medical condition for which you are (or should be) receiving treatment, it's a good idea to check with your doctor first. He or she can also support your efforts to quit and discuss nicotine replacement options if you choose to slowly wean yourself off nicotine. ==================================================================== Take care and have a great week! Blair support@quitsmokingsupport.com QuitSmokingSupport.com http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to quitsmokingtips-unsubscribe@listbot.com Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb