Another effective approach for weaning yourself off of nicotine is called “nicotine fading.” It involves progressively switching to cigarette brands with lower and lower nicotine levels before quitting altogether — a typical schedule is to switch once a week for 3 weeks to brands with 30%, 60%, and then 90% less nicotine than you started [...]

Wondering what you are going to do after those first couple of hours when those nagging withdraw symptoms start to rear their ugly faces? Withdraw comes in many forms from irritability to getting fidgety, body aches, shakes, headaches, increased appetite, spaciness and the list goes on. Instead of arming yourself with bags of lollypops and [...]

Herbal cigarettes designed as an aid to quit smoking are a potential health hazard themselves, researchers have warned. The cigarettes are marketed in some European countries as an aid to stop smoking. They contain no nicotine or tobacco, but are smoked in the usual way. However, a team from the University of Vienna has found [...]

When your loved ones are trying to stop smoking, it is very important to help them stay motivated. Trying to get rid of a smoking addiction is definitely not a walk in the park, but having moral support would certainly ease the struggle. There are many things that you can do. Support should of course [...]

This brightly yellow flowering poppy plant has been introduced from Mexico long ago and is now growing wild in sunny, open places. The Yao ethnic people who have been using opium for centuries are taking the tea from the leafs of this medicinal herb to quit smoking opium. They say it works also if you [...]