| Have you tried to kick the habit? How many | | | | people raised their hand. Just the same, I knew it |
| times have you attempted it? They say the best | | | | did not work because this group we put together |
| way to kick the habit is just go cold turkey. Take | | | | was for smokers only. So we went around the |
| any cigarettes you have and rip them all to pieces | | | | circle and gave everyone a chance to state why |
| and dump them in the trash. Better yet, flush | | | | they felt these other nicotine products did not |
| them down the toilet. That way you cannot dig | | | | work for them? |
| into the trash at a later time and find one of | | | | Everybody in the group agreed that the habit |
| those small pieces just so you can have one | | | | involved more than just having some of this drug |
| more puff off one of them. | | | | in their body. That something from the habit they |
| If you explain the difficulty in trying to stop with | | | | use to enjoy was missing. While one of the ladies |
| someone who does not smoke they will just tell | | | | said she missed having a cigarette with her |
| you that it is the addiction to the nicotine that is | | | | morning coffee, one of the men said what he |
| so hard to quit. While being a smoker yourself, | | | | missed most was having that cigarette after he |
| you know that is really not the hard part of the | | | | had finished eating a meal. I saw a lot of heads |
| habit to kick. If it was just the addiction to this | | | | shaking yes after that one was mentioned. When |
| drug then we could all stop smoking right now. | | | | I asked if there was anyone else who had |
| There are so many other products on the | | | | something to add, another man said he missed |
| market that offer the same thing in a different | | | | having a smoke when he sat down to watch his |
| form. The nicotine. There are all kinds of patches | | | | evening television. Another young lady was bold |
| and gums that claim they have the nicotine your | | | | enough to say that she missed lighting up the |
| body craves and will help you stop smoking. | | | | most after a particular part of the late evening. I |
| I know a few of the people in this group we put | | | | think that kind of threw everybody for a loop. |
| together had tried one of the other products. | | | | Then again, as I looked around the group I could |
| When we began our discussion I asked how | | | | see a few other eyes saying that they agreed |
| many in the group had tried one of these other | | | | with her. They were probably just too |
| products like nicotine gum or a patch? Half ot the | | | | embarrassed to admit it. |