Smoking out tobacco use

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You can call 1-800-NO BUTTS, come to the Nicotine Anonymous meetings at the American Cancer Society office on Monday nights at 7 pm or call 442-1436 (press ...



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TECA Cuyahoga Valley Club has luncheon today in Independence

Sun News - cleveland.com

Nicotine Anonymous , St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 6901 Ridge Road. (440) 842-2720. 10:30-11:30 am each Saturday Brecksville Center for the Arts ...

My father, the novelist who never was

guardian.co.uk

The right side of his face is tan with nicotine from the perpetual corkscrew of smoke emanating from the cigarette that sits characteristically on his lips ...

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

Are smoking members of Alcoholics Anonymous an indication of the effectiveness of 12 Step programs?
Q. Most true alcoholics do not die from alcohol abuse, they die from the complication of years of nicotine addiction. If these alcoholics can use 12 step programs to quit drinking alcohol, why cannot they also use that same AA doctrine for smoking cessation? It makes sense to me that while addressing the area of the brain that is responsible for addiction, and truly claim to have arrested their disposition for addiction, they would also quit smoking as well? What is the ultimate goal in abstaining from addictions to deadly substances like alcohol? Could it be to save their life? Why do 12 step programs brag about success in addiction, and ultimately die from smoking cigarettes, like their founder Bill Wilson? How effective are 12 step… [cont.]
Asked by abnjim5 - Sat Jan 13 09:55:53 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Actually most true alcoholics, if they don't stop drinking, will kill their liver and their health generally due to not taking care of themselves properly. While most alcoholics are also smokers, the two addictions are physiologically and psychologically distinct. One important difference is that an active alcoholic is generally unable to take care of themselves and their daily responsibilities, while tobacco does not generally interfere with these things - and that is a big reason why alcohol abuse is the more serious problem, and is the sole problem that AA seeks to help its members treat. The fact that many former alcoholics die from smoking is actually a measure of success - they didn't die from drinking, and they managed to live… [cont.]
Answered by dst3313 - Sat Jan 13 11:37:45 2007