How to cut down on smoking ......

**Perfectionist** · May 30th, 2008 4:23 PM

Work has been so hectic the past few months that I've turned in to a frikkin chain smoker ..... I've tried completely quitting many times with bitter disappointment ..... my love for cigarettes runs too deep, we are Romeo and Juliet, including the premature death !!

Anyway, has anybody tried one of these new fangled Electronic Cigarettes ??

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Y'all got any innovative tips on cutting down ..... but not entirely stopping !! ??

***Fyhre*** · May 30th, 2008 4:32 PM

You know, there was a time I was interested in cutting back. The only way I could do this was to bring a certain number of smokes with me to work. That, and not take so many smoke breaks.

Funny how that guy kept pronouncing it "nigatine".

**DaveyDoes** · May 30th, 2008 4:40 PM

I used to smoke well over a pack a day until we decided to cut back. It takes determination...but, we stopped smoking in the house and in the car. Not sitting
and letting them burn while I'm on the computer helped a lot. I'm back to like 4-5 a day
just after meals and one before bed. Worked for us.

***Fyhre*** · May 30th, 2008 4:46 PM

That's awesome, Davey. Isn't it funny how when you cut back a lot, you seem to enjoy a cigarette much, much more when you do have one?

**DaveyDoes** · May 30th, 2008 4:50 PM

Originally Posted by Fyhre

That's awesome, Davey. Isn't it funny how when you cut back a lot, you seem to enjoy a cigarette much, much more when you do have one?

They do taste better...and our clothes don't smell...or the house.
But, yes...that first one in the morning now, with a hot cup of coffee
is VERY nice and not just fire up out of habit.

***Fyhre*** · May 30th, 2008 5:03 PM

I used to smoke in my car and stuff years ago. One time, I went to flick ashes out the window while I was going over 60 on the freeway. My cigarette flew into the back seat. Ever since, I've stopped smoking in my car AND my place. Not smoking in the car was an excellent decision. My job sometimes has me driving long distances...and I know I can't have a smoke until I get where I'm headed. Gotten really used to it.

***Sandstorm*** · May 30th, 2008 7:26 PM

Perfectionist I notice that you are from the UK like myself. Over here we can get a new pill, on prescription from your GP, called CHAMPIX that you take for 12 weeks that helps you if you want to quit the habit.

I quit over 4 weeks ago and have not felt like a cigarette at all during that time, so it iswell worth asking about. Before I quit I smoked about 30 a day, even chain-smoked Superkings during breaks at work.