Stop Smoking FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about methods to Stop Smoking

This Stop Smoking FAQ was compiled and written by 70424.57@compuserve.com with numerous contributions by others.

1. What is a FAQ?: A FAQ is a collection of Frequently Asked Questions occurring in ...

2. What is Alt.Support.Stop-Smoking?: Alt.Support.Stop-Smoking is a Usenet newsgroup - a public forum ...

3. What are the basic rules of "Netiquette"?: [An excellent site for learning about Usenet, Netiquette, and the ...

4. How do I access the newsgroup?: I wish I could tell you. How you access Usenet (the newsgroup branch of ...

5. Why Alt.Support.Stop-Smoking?: Posted by Ian Fraigun, August 1995:...

6. I need help! Why isn't anyone answering my post?: AS3 is an unmoderated Usenet group. That means that your post goes ...

7. Who runs the group?: Well, no one, in fact, and everyone. It's a self-monitored anarchy in ...

8. Does AS3 have a political agenda?: Emphatically NOT. Our only focus is on recovering from nicotine addiction....

9. What's the discussion like? Are you all biting each other's heads off in a nicotine-withdrawal frenzy?: Not usually. :) Not only are we civil in general, but time and time again,...

10. When can I start posting?: You don't have to lurk until the day you quit; if you've begun to ...

11. What are some of the quirky phrases and eccentricities I'll find on AS3?: During the life of the newsgroup certain phrases and customs unique to ...

12. Where can I get one of those nifty meters?: Not only are AS3 subscribers intelligent, witty, sympathetic ...

13. How can I tell if I'm addicted?: The World Health Organization uses these guidelines to diagnose ...

14. When I quit, will I be a NON- or an EX-smoker?: Whether you call yourself a non-smoker or an ex-smoker is entirely up ...

15. What is the Quit List?: The Quit List is a list of members' names, e-mail addresses, and dates ...

16. What is the Milestones List?: The Milestones List honours, each week, those members who will be ...

17. What is the AS3 COMPOST ?: The COMPOST is the AS3 newsgroup's Policy On Commercial Posting. ...

18. Where can I find the AS3 WWW homepage?: You've probably already found it! But in case you found this FAQ from ...

19. What archived material compiled by the AS3 newsgroup can I get free of charge?: The AS3 Archive contains classic posts, most of which originally ...

20. Are there other related groups or information sources?: There are now numerous resources available on the WWW dealing with ...

21. Can you recommend any books on quitting smoking?: The bulk of this brief bibliography is courtesy of Pete Dako. If you ...

22. Is there anything fun about quitting smoking?: Sure! You'll be among wonderful and varied group of people, many ...

23. Why is quitting smoking so difficult?: You have probably quit smoking (or using tobacco in another form) before,...

24. I smoke lights. Aren't they safer?: (Excerpted from New York Times News Service, May 2, 1994)...

25. Are cigars any better?: [From the on-line page Ask Dr. Weil, Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, ...

26. Should I switch from smoking to smokeless (chewing) tobacco?: It would be a very poor trade-off to use smokeless tobacco as a ...

27. How can I prepare to quit smoking or chewing tobacco?: It is generally agreed around here that preparation is the single ...

28. How long will the physical withdrawal last?: Physical withdrawal symptoms last anywhere from between 48 hours to ...

29. Can't I have just one last one?: And then what? You don't want just one more, you want every one. ...

30. What is the best method for quitting?: The best method to use for quitting is the method that works for you. ...

30.a. Rational Emotive Therapy (RET): I put this one first because it can be - and IMHO, should be, - used ...

30.b. Cold Turkey: This is certainly the cheapest, oldest, and simplest method: just ...

30.c. The Patch: (Material for this FAQ was contributed from various sources, as credited.)...

30.d. Nicotine Gum: Another form of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is chewing gum ...

30.e. Nicotine Nasal Spray: [Provided by Dixie, randixoe@digisys.net]...

30.f. Cutting down: Is there one among us who has not tried cutting down our tobacco intake ...

30.g. Acupuncture/Acupressure: i. Before ...

30.h. Hypnosis: [Contributed by Michiko Walraven :...

30.i. Herbs: Herbal Teas. Excerpt from: Using Herbs To Quit Smoking by ...

30.j. Cream of Tartar: A few of us (myself included) saw this remedy presented on some ...

30.k. Zyban a/k/a Wellbutrin and Other Antidepressants, w/ or w/o NRT: Wellbutrin (generic name, bupropion) was recently released under the ...

30.l. Mecamylamine and the Patch: Another drug being tested in conjunction with the nicotine ...

30.m. Allen Carr: Discussion of Allen Carr's books (Allen Carr's Easy Way To Stop ...

30.n. Programs: This information was supplied by Carolina Johnson. It is of use mostly ...

30.o. Alternative Healing: Here are summaries of tools and techniques described in New Choices ...

31. How do I avoid relapsing during stressful times?: You can avoid a lot of the things that trigger the urge to smoke until ...

32. I dreamt I smoked!: The 'smoking dream' is a bizarre yet very common phenomenon ...

33. What about weight gain?: By Michael D. Myers, M.D. , as published on ...

34. But I don't want to gain weight!: Contributed by Susan ...

35. Just how does smoking harm my health?: [This was posted to AS3 so long ago that the source has been lost. ...

36. What are some of the less publicized health risks of smoking?: We all know that smoking greatly increases the risk of ...

37. How do the numbers from smoking-related deaths compare to other causes of death?: The statistics which follow were obtained from an American Cancer ...

38. What is metastasis?: By Barry Pekilis:...

39. What if I quit ... will I ever get better?: Smoking cessation has major and immediate health benefits for men and ...

40. OK, I quit. Why do I feel worse?: [From CancerNet from the National Cancer Institute. CancerNet News....

41. On the other hand ... why do I feel so potent?: Smoking robs the bloodstream of oxygen, causing constricted blood ...

42. I've smoked for so many years, what's the point of quitting now?: By Barry Pekilis:...

43. How can I urge someone to quit smoking, or encourage someone who is trying to quit?: * Do not pester someone who is trying to quit smoking or who is in ...

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