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Q&A: How do I quit alcohol and drug addiction?
Feb 26th
Question by pedro: How do I quit alcohol and drug addiction?
My future is at stake here. I am a college junior majoring in biochemistry with a 4.0 GPA… this semester I got in deep with drugs and alcohol and now my grades are beginning to suffer… drugs and alcohol have taken over my life. I so addicted. I am losing friends left and right and my professors are wondering what the hell is happening to me. I am afraid if I don’t change my ways soon, not only will my GPA fall, but I might also die. My addictions are scaring the heck out of me. please help. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Best answer:
Answer by shannon m
put your self in a valentary rehad center. don’t try to quick cold turkey with out help. it will cause more trouble then what you are already in. I won’t lie quitting an addiction is painful and very hard but it can be done. I was only addicted to pain killers and I had muscle aches and was quessy all the time it was horrible but now I’ve been doing good with out them since november. it’s much better with out them I still have days that I really with I had some but I burned all bridges with my connections so I don’t even have a source and it makes it a lot harder to get anything. eventually the feeling passes and go go on as normal.
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How difficult is it to quit drug and cure drug addiction problem?
Jul 26th
Question by Lily_1981: How difficult is it to quit drug and cure drug addiction problem?
My brother had drug problem for at least 10+ years. He used the heavy stuff like cocaine and other stuff I don’t even know of.
The doctor gave him medication to clean his system, and he has been sober for 2 years.
Is it possible for somebody to cure their heavy drug addiction problem in short 2 years? What’s the odd that my brother’s problem is cured?
Best answer:
Answer by Mina
If he has genuinely been sober for two years, than I would say that it’s possible. My mom used to be a heavy heroin user and she has been sober for upwards of 18 years with no relapses.
It of course depends on the willpower of the person in question, but if he has the right coping skills and is determined not to go back to it then he can be “cured” of his addiction. I put cured in quotation marks because there have been recent studies that show that there’s a genetic predisposition to becoming an addict. Likely he’ll always run the risk of relapsing, but if he can stay away from situations that put him into contact with the drugs and have the willpower not to do them if he is in those situations, I’d say your brother would be okay.
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Quit Smoking Cigarettes – How to Stop Part 3
Jan 9th
In part 1 and part 2 of this article series, we have discussed how the reasons a person started smoking at an early age helped to build the psychological smoking mechanism. This mechanism begins to operate beyond conscious control because the smoker has long since forgotten why they started smoking. The first part of the process to remove smoking is to use special techniques to recall these early reasons. After that is done, it is time to look at the reasons a person continues to smoke.
It’s Hard to Smoke Each Cigarette
Smokers don’t consciously realize how hard it is to smoke. This is because the psychological smoking mechanism has faded into the Subconscious. It runs automatically each time a cigarette is smoked. The mind pushes all complex learned tasks into the subconscious. An example with which most people can relate is driving a car. When you first learn to drive, it is an almost overwhelming task. So many things to do, just to operate the automobile and then, you have to watch where you are going and what other drivers are doing! This is very stressful. However, eventually, all this fades into the Subconscious. It’s still just as hard, but it has become automatic so your consciousness isn’t overwhelmed. The same thing happens to the complex psychological smoking mechanism.
Still the difficulty of smoking is evident. If you look at the face of a smoker, you can see the strain each time they take a drag. The face tenses and the eyes usually squint. It’s the same facial expression a weight lifter has trying to lift a heavy weight. Yet, at the conscious level, the smoker has pushed this aside; it is ignored. However it is there with each cigarette and during the course of the day, the more cigarettes smoked, the more tired the smoker becomes. This is why, when a smoker manages to stop, they feel that they have so much more energy! It’s not that they have more, it’s that they’re not wasting it fueling the psychological smoking mechanism.
The Conscious Reaction to the Difficult Effort to Smoke Each Cigarette
Although the conscious mind ignores the extreme effort to smoke, it still registers at some level. This causes the smoker to feel the need to justify why they smoke. The next part of the process is to identify these reasons. Since these reasons are also faded into the Subconscious and not examined, special techniques have to be used to retrieve them. This is what The Unlearn Smoking Success System(tm) does in Part 2 of the program.
Smokers Really Don’t Like to Smoke
If you ask a smoker why they smoke, they will likely say, they like it. Yet, if you look at their behavior, it’s clear they don’t. For example, how many times have you seen a person smoking in their car in rainy weather, with the window rolled down to keep the cigarette away? With either the cigarette outside or the window cracked and the cigarette by the opening? If they liked it, why isn’t it in the closed car with them?
The truth is, most smokers don’t like smoking but the psychological mechanism they created years ago compels them to smoke. To justify doing what they don’t really like, they rationalize benefits of smoking. How can they do this?
By Association
It has been known since the early days of Psychology that by pairing things together, they become associated. The more emotion behind it, the stronger the association. For example, suppose your parents drive a particular model of car. Each time you see this car, you think of your parents. Even though it is not your parents and not their car; you have the association in your mind.
A smoker builds their catalog of rationalizations in the same way. Let’s examine a few of them.
To Reduce a Feeling of Anxiety or Nervousness
One of the rationalizations a smoker uses as to why they smoke is that it reduces a feeling of anxiety or nervousness. In other words, they claim it calms them down. But how can pulling hot, polluted smoke loaded with a stimulant deep into their sensitive lungs reduce anxiety or nervousness?
The answer is simple: It DOESN’T!
If you are a smoker and use this rationalization, it is an association from your WILL POWER suppressing the normal body defense reaction that allows you to smoke a cigarette. When you pull the smoke into your system, YOU are using your MIND to suppress or stop the normal coughing, choking and burning reaction to the hot polluted smoke from the cigarette entering your delicate lungs. You are WILLING yourself into a state of calm; calming down the body defense system.
So rather than the cigarette calming you down, you are doing it yourself as a side-effect so you can tolerate the cigarette. It’s not the cigarette, it is the association. YOUR MIND is doing this because you have commanded it to do so. Do you realize you can be calm and relaxed without the cigarette? YOU CAN!
The other reasons on the list that fall into this category are: to calm down when upset or angry, when feeling restless, as relaxation, to take a break from work, when feeling depressed, to celebrate something, and to think about a difficult problem. All these reasons, all these effects, are the result of you using your MIND to put a major calm on your body to tolerate the cigarette. You have given the cigarette benefits it didn’t earn. Benefits caused by your MIND!
While Having Coffee
Another reason people give for smoking has to do with eating or drinking. This again is a typical association that has nothing to do with the effects of smoking a cigarette. Doing a pleasurable thing makes you feel good; adding a cigarette brings in the super MIND over BODY calm that you have developed and enhances the good feeling. Once again, it is not the cigarette, this is the mechanism of body suppression that you have developed. Over time, rather than giving yourself credit for the results, you misdirect the credit to the cigarette.
Other pleasurable associations are: When having a drink with friends, after a meal, after sex and when drinking beer, wine or liquor. All of these actions make the body feel good from the relaxing effect of alcohol, the good feeling of satisfying your hunger, or the release of sexual fulfillment. The cigarette has nothing to do with these things. It is a normal body reaction to fulfillment that is enhanced by the super calm YOUR MIND imposes over your body so you can tolerate the cigarette. It is YOU doing this, NOT the cigarette!
Conclusion
Examining objectively the reasons a person gives to continue to smoke is a necessary part of the process to dismantle the psychological smoking mechanism. Using psychological techniques, a person is able to identify and examine these reasons. When they do so, they find that they are giving the cigarette benefits it didn’t earn. With each benefit they remove, the psychological smoking mechanism becomes weaker and the effort to smoke becomes greater.
If you don’t dismantle the psychological smoking mechanism, it will always be there urging you to smoke. This is why it is so hard to stop smoking just by quitting. This is why people quit and start smoking over and over. Get rid of the mechanism and you get rid of smoking. It’s a simple psychological fact.
The next article in the series will discuss why smokers ignore the serious health consequences of smoking.
(c) Copyright 2009, R. Michael Stone
Why Do We Smoke and How to Quit it.
Jan 6th
Why do we smoke, when we all know that it is not good for health? There are very many reasons to it but in this article we will ponder over the biggest reason in today’s times and that is to release STRESS. What is stress, can we remove it through smoking, if not then how can we remove it, let us talk a little in the light of these questions.
What is Stress?
What is Stress? Stress is the situation when we feel helpless, incapable to perform, not able to meet the deadlines and pressurized. Stress could be due to any reason, be it work pressure, differences at personal front, may be due to financial crisis, or it could be due to anything.
Can we remove it through smoking?
Can we remove it through smoking? Can we smoke away our blues in the air and relax? Perhaps the answer is in the negative. If I have to submit a report to my boss in an hour, which I know, is just impossible and I am thus nervous, will smoking a complete cigarette down my lungs make me build a powerhouse of that smoke that will do some miracle for me. Perhaps that could have happened, but alas it is not so. Then why am I smoking, if it is doing no good to me?
Then what to do?
Then what should I do in a stressful situation? The answer is confronting it. Face the problem and find a solution to it. As for in my case above I would have talked to my boss, for some more time to prepare the report or if that could not have been possible to, provide me with some helping hand. Thus in a nutshell it is only positive attitude and logical thinking that helps you come out of a crisis situation. That is why it is rightly said that it is your attitude and not your aptitude that decides your altitude.
Dangers of smoking
Smoking not only does no good to us but it is bad for us, it thus does double harm to us. Smoking increases the chances of death due to lungs and breast cancer by a number of times. It wrecks the lungs during sports.
Tobacco the chemical contained in the cigar narrows the blood vessels and strains our heart. The biggest harm of tobacco is that it makes a person addictive to its use. So one should watch out, so as not to become addictive to its use in his plight to get rid of his worries and frustration.
Smoking Facts To Quit Smoking For Good
Jan 5th
The simple fact is that you know smoking is not good for you. In fact, nobody has to tell you to quit; you know you ought to quit. The irony is that when more people tell you to quit, you naturally want to quit less.
The truth is that nobody can force you, make you quit and chances are you have already tried more than once to quit. Let me guess, did you smoke the ‘just one’ cigarette?
Before you knew it, you probably started at ground zero again. This cycle can go on and on and many smokers would give up or at least, for a period of time.
Now, if you’re thinking about quitting again, you have definitely made the right choice by not giving up. Besides, did you know that most ex-smokers tried to quit an average for five times before they truly give up the habit?
Tobacco and Its Health Effects
The reason why people who care about you ask you to quit smoking is because they know smoking is bad for your health. Thought it may be irritating at times, you know that they have a point.
I mean of course sure, being pestered all the time is not healthy either but, cigarettes is the number most preventable cause of death in the world and is also the leading cause of illness and death in many other countries.
Emphysema – an abnormal accumulation of air in tissues can damage the air sacs in your lungs, which is difficult for oxygen to be released into the bloodstream from the lungs. On the other hand, chronic bronchitis causes inflammation and irritation to the air ways of your lungs due to cigarette smoking.
Affecting Others with Your Smoking
It’s also not news that people around smokers suffers detrimental effects of smoking from inhaling your smoke.
Secondhand smoke causes many illnesses such as chronic bronchitis, heart disease, asthma and cancer. More than 100,000 people die worldwide because of secondhand smoke.
What’s surprising is that smoke of those who smokes questions whether secondhand smoke brings illness and it may be a lies by public groups who are anti-smokers.
However, many evidence and facts have proofed that secondhand smoke does kills. So make the right choice today by deciding to quit for once and for all.
The Best Quit Smoking Product
Jan 4th
Every smoker who wants to escape from this bad habit is searching for the best quit smoking product that will help. The “cold turkey” method is the simplest way to quit smoking; you simply stop smoking and face on your own all the side effects that will come. This solution is straight through and only the most convinced persons prove successful. For those smokers who find it too difficult to fight this battle on their own a large variety of quit smoking products exist. Finding the appropriate quit smoking product in each case isn’t easy, each person must try each alternative until it finds the one that fits him or her best. Once you have decided over a quit smoking product you’ve just increased significantly your chances of getting healthier and living a better life.
Each quit smoking product has advantages and disadvantages, so think twice before choosing a treatment. You should decide to get help from your non-smoking friends and family because especially the first days are extremely difficult. Learn all you can about quit smoking products and see which one suits you best. Nicotine replacement therapy is one of the most appreciated ways of fighting smoking. It includes several quit smoking products like nicotine gum, nicotine patch or lozenges. This method has the advantage of replacing the nicotine from your body thus removing the side effects, in time, quit smoking products will help you reduce and finally eliminate the nicotine dose without any unpleasant symptoms that are usually associated with nicotine absence.
Natural quit smoking products exist and usually contain a mixture of plats that help detoxification of the body while preventing withdrawal symptoms. Zyban and Wellbutrin are quit smoking products that can solve your problem in a couple of months. These pills can be bought from any drug store but you will need a prescription from the doctor. There are also many quit smoking products more affordable but with a doubtful rate of success, they are based on self suggestion and other psychological methods that fight smoking. Don’t choose any quit smoking product easily since you have to check the tolerance of your body system to any of the stimuli in the content of the quit smoking product. Otherwise you risk alleviating withdrawal symptoms but not being able to get proper rest at night because of a simple nicotine patch for instance. Take good care!
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Easy Ways to Quit Smoking
Jan 4th
The problem with most smokers is that they wish to recover quickly from the nicotine damage; well I’m afraid there are very few easy ways to quit smoking. Easy ways to quit smoking exist but they are not as done-in-a-minute as they say and you will need a lot of determination and courage to succeed. The truth is that nowadays we need fast solutions to critical problems. Where can one look for easy ways to quit smoking? The most common answer would be on the Internet. High levels of stress are one of the biggest problems when you try to use easy ways to quit smoking and we must admit that usually our lives have a crazy rhythm. This is why I can’t say that one single easy way to quit smoking really exists though theoretically there are alternatives. The cold turkey method is very disputed as some people have cured themselves using this technique while many others didn’t find any relief.
I consider that the cold turkey is one easy way to quit smoking though it hasn’t been confirmed yet to be highly effective. This is the theoretical easy way to quit smoking and it stands valid for those who smoke like twenty cigarettes a day. It also applies to someone that is highly-motivated by some external extreme factor. Once you feel your life at risk, you take the cold turkey method as one easy way to quit smoking. Therefore such easy ways to quit smoking do work but their effectiveness depends on lots of individual independent factors that vary from case to case.
It is normal to learn from the beginning that the easy way to quit smoking requires sacrifice and determination too. If you have a powerfully motivating factor like an illness caused by tobacco then your chances of success increase significantly. If you opt for one of the so called easy ways to quit smoking like acupuncture or over the counter treatments you considerably reduce the amount of the withdrawal symptoms. If you haven’t decided yet which of the easy ways to quit smoking to try maybe surfing the web is a good idea and I would recommend quit-smoking-today-forever to learn some tips for a healthier lifestyle. Keep in mind, however, that nothing works wonders and that easy ways to quit smoking also depend on you.
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Chantix Side Effects: A Revolutionary Quit Smoking Drug
Jan 4th
Chantix, a prescription smoking cessation drug has shown enormous potential to help smokers quit smoking. As the medical profession becomes more aware of the adverse side effects of smoking, drugs like Chantix are becoming more and more common. As with any prescription medication, possible Chantix side effects should be noted and watched for. The drug is available for use by almost anyone, although Chantix and women who take it may be a particular concern.
There are some common, easily manageable side effects. Many of these are little more than annoyances. Things like mild nausea, sleeplessness, constipation, gas, and loss of taste, headaches and increased appetite are aggravating possible. There are other, more serious side effects that may occur. These include General Sleeping Disorders and respiratory problems as well as allergic reactions. These may include hives and swelling of the face. If any of the serious Chantix side effects are noted, medical help should be sought.
Chantix and women is a different matter entirely. This medication should be avoided by pregnant or breast feeding women as well as women who may become pregnant. This is to avoid complications in pregnancy as well as an increased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant should avoid taking Chantix as the possible side effects and risk to the unborn fetus is very high.
While Chantix does have the possibility of causing some serious side effects, as a rule, most people are able to take this new drug with little negative effects. This is especially true in the case of Chantix and women. Chantix does, on the other hand, offer significantly improved chances at quitting smoking for good. By quitting smoking, it is possible to avoid some serious and life threatening disorders. Weighing the benefits of this drug against possible Chantix side effects is an excellent way to determine if it is an appropriate drug for you.
Quit Smoking 4,000 Chemical Compounds – The New Electronic Cigarette Age is Here
Jan 4th
As I sit here writing this article I’m enjoying the inhale and exhale of a large plume of smoke and watching it slowly dissipate. Actually it is vapor, not smoke, and I didn’t have to light my cigarette, I just pulled it out of my top shirt pocket and inhaled. It’s the electric cigarette and it has no tobacco and no tar but still has all the nicotine and is available in many different flavors.
599 chemicals are added to the processing of the tobacco of a real cigarette, (42 of which are known carcinogens), and 4,000 chemical compounds are created when the cigarette is lit, inhaled and exhaled. What a scary thought. I have been pulling all of this stuff into my body for the last forty years along with all that tar. Yes, just like you I have tried quitting on countless occasions and even went cold-turkey and stayed off cigarettes for over a year until I fell off the wagon. So what makes this addiction stronger than that of cocaine and heroin? Along with the strength of the nicotine addiction there is also the habit addiction, but let me address the nicotine first.
It takes between 10 to 15 seconds for the nicotine to reach our brain when it is inhaled and when it does it releases dopamine which gives us the feeling of pleasure. It also kicks our adrenaline and as a result of these two factors the brain actually sees the nicotine as a food source. You’ve noticed it. You’ve tried to quit smoking but started climbing the walls and said to yourself, “Just one more cigarette and then that’s it!” Immediately after having smoked that last cigarette you’ve then said, “If only I could feel like this all the time I would never need another cigarette again.” Your brain has now received its food source and is full, the nicotine fix is in, but just as your body uses up the energy of its last meal and requires more sustenance when depleted, so too goes the brain as the nicotine is depleted and we are back climbing the walls in our attempts to quit smoking.
So why do nicotine patches, lozenges and gums have a 93% failure rate? It is because each require you to stop the habit of smoking itself from the first day that you start using their product. It is like telling someone to stop biting their fingernails. Do they then just stop? Of course not. It is a learned behavior and is done without thought. However, it is found that if you give them a fingernail file and tell them to use it each time they get the urge to bite, they do in fact use the fingernail file because trying to keep their fingernails smooth is what they have been trying to accomplish all along. Think of the electronic cigarette in this same fashion. We want to quit smoking the 4,000 chemical compounds with its tar, (biting our fingernails), but we now use the electric cigarette as we would the fingernail file, with a difference of course, we keep the nicotine fix and habit. Also the electronic cigarette becomes more appealing than the real cigarette over time. However, there are many poor electric cigarette products out there that contain three and sometimes four parts to assemble, avoid these. They consist of a battery, an atomizer, a cartridge, and sometimes a fourth part called a mouth piece. I have yet to find one of these cigarette product types that deliver a true smoking sensation. What you are looking for is a two part system. It consists of a rechargeable battery and a cartridge. The atomizer is built into each individual cartridge and as long as you have a fully charged battery on it the cartridge lasts as long as a full pack of cigarettes.
