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Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) is a twelve-step program for people wishing to quit smoking and live nicotine free. As of May, 2008 there are 600 meetings in thirty-eight countries worldwide with the overwhelming majority of these meetings occurring in the United States, followed by Canada, Brazil, Australia and the UK, respectively. NicA maintains that total abstinence from nicotine is necessary for recovery. NicA defines abstinence as "a state that begins when all use of nicotine ceases." HistorySee also: Twelve-step program: HistoryThe first meetings began in February 1982 in Southern California by several Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) members to focus specifically on smoking cessation. These AA members began meeting under the name Smokers Anonymous in Los Angeles, shortly thereafter another group independently started in San Francisco. In 1986 the group members met for their first conference in Bakersfield, California to form a fellowship, originally known as Smokers Anonymous, later changing the name to Nicotine Anonymous as the Smokers Anonymous trademark was not available. In 2000, "NicA" was selected to abbreviate Nicotine Anonymous at the annual World Service Conference. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Anyone try Nicotine Anonymous? Q. Thanks for reading. I'm a smoker who has been planning to quit (quit date: 6/19/07). Determined to make this my final (and successful!) quit, I've been preparing for a few weeks. I've bought and read books on quitting, joined a few different online smoking cecession communities, and have joined the Tobacco Quitline. Doing research, I found that there are Nicotine Anonymous meetings (not a whole lot in my area, but 2 or 3 that I would be able to attend on a weekly basis). Has anyone ever been a member (either current or former) of NA? I'm just looking to see if the program is helpful, and worth checking out. I have a lot a friends in Alcoholics Anonymous, and it has worked wonders for their addictions (as well as life as a whole). … [cont.] Asked by Grandslamtribe - Sun Jun 17 13:08:57 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. If you're a spiritual person, NA might be just the thing for you! It focuses on relying on a higher power and group support to help you quit. If you're not into the idea of a higher power, there may be other groups available that do not use this method. You really have to buy into the principles of NA for it to work. I'm not sure what else you've tried, but other great methods for quitting are Quitnet ( ) and the book Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking. Quitnet is great because it explains the biological effects of smoking and gives you tips on how to reduce withdrawl. It also provides you an online support system. Allen Carr's book is great because it really restructures how you think about cigarettes and smoking. I've been… [cont.] Answered by cleeps - Sun Jun 17 16:26:23 2007 Should I stop drinking and begin smoking cessation concurrently? Q. In Alcoholics Anonymous, most AA gurus suggest to "newcomers" that the task of quitting drinking, and smoking cigarettes concurrently creates too much stress, and then recommend contunuing to smoke while focusing on the alcohol; the primary goal. Since addiction in the brain is located in a certain area (limbic), it seems to me that if addiction to substances like the drugs alcohol and nicotine is challenged, one can stop Both substances at the same time and be successful in abstainance with a dual "attack" hence, "two birds with one stone". Any further thoughts on this subject---recommendations ? Asked by abnjim5 - Sat Sep 2 10:21:36 2006 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments A. I saw a study done on this. They found your chances are somewhat better at stopping both than each individually, but if you fail at one, you're more likely to go back to both. Answered by raysny - Sat Sep 2 16:12:21 2006 How can i make my boyfriend quit smoking?
Q. Also plz suggest me some good therepy groups with contact information in delhi as in Nicotine Anonymous or something like that. Well actually he's also willing to quit it . infact he has tried number of times but he remains smoke free for a week or two and then again starts smoking. he's desperate to leave this habbit but lacks will power. plz suggest me some good counsellor in delhi. Asked by whatever - Tue Oct 24 01:32:45 2006 - - 24 Answers - 0 Comments A. here's some info and tips on quitting smoking that you should suggest him to try How to quit smoking : Over the years numerous people have come to Cancer Patients Aid Association expressing their genuine desire to quit smoking. Yet they are unable to do so. There are both psychological and pharmacological reasons why quitting is so tricky. The nicotine in cigarettes is potentially as addictive as cocaine and heroine and hence as difficult to give up. Medical aids in the form of patches and chewing gum that release moderate amounts of nicotine into the bloodstream, have been found to be partially successful during the early days in combating withdrawal symptoms. However the psychological aspects of the habit are equally hard to… [cont.] Answered by Glen - Tue Oct 24 01:41:56 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Nicotine Anonymous"
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