Nicotene Replacement Therapy and the Internet

[liveonearth]

Suzanne is on day 15 of no cigarettes, no nicotene, after having smoked for more years than many of my classmates have lived. She's been reading about the history and marketing of tobacco. Now it appears that the tobacco companies are planning ahead to HELP PEOPLE QUIT SMOKING while they perpetuate nicotene addiction by offering a variety of

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[neptunia67]

GOOD for Suzanne! Is she quitting cold turkey?

My mom is a nicotine gum user. She has been using it for at least seven years. I don't know how much she uses. She doesn't chew a whole piece at once, but rather bites the corner off of a piece and wraps up the remainder and puts it in her pocket. Repeats every 20-30 minutes.

I don't think she will ever get off the stuff. :-(

[liveonearth]

She did quit cold turkey though today she sounds like she might start smoking again. This is not an easy addiction to break. Cutting down or using "nicotene replacement therapy" is not the way to free yourself from nicotene addiction.

[neptunia67]

Oh no, I hope she gets past this strong craving. If she has gone two weeks.. she'll hit a big hump. She can do it, if she distracts herself with other activities.

I agree, nicotine replacement is just a way for the tobacco companies to keep raking in the $$. Everybody I know who has tried it has failed.

[liveonearth]

I wish she would get busy with something. The inactivity is an energy sink.

[neptunia67]

Ummm... yeah. If she's just sitting around thinking about smoking, she is defeating the purpose and herself. She needs to do something. Doesn't she work?

[liveonearth]

No. She is suffering, and substituting one addiction for another.