| According to U.S. Surgeon General statistics, | | | | than 3% of these people stop smoking successfully |
| approximately 20% of male and female adults in the | | | | for 3 to 12 months. |
| U.S. smoke cigarettes. We've all heard the news about | | | | Wow, that stinks. |
| how smoking causes cancer and may complicate | | | | But you don't have to be one of those 97% of people |
| other health factors on your life. | | | | who fail in their attempts to quit smoking. |
| But none of this information seems to help you give up | | | | Second, The trick to quitting smoking cold turkey is to |
| the smoking habit. | | | | surround yourself with supportive people, get the right |
| Quitting smoking cold turkey is no easy feat, but it can | | | | information about smoking cessation, and take it one |
| be done. Here are a couple quick tips to get you | | | | day at a time. Quitting smoking requires that you set a |
| thinking about the process: | | | | goal to quit, which means you need to identify how |
| First, if you want to stop smoking, you must become | | | | you are personally motivated to achieve a goal. Some |
| personally convinced that this is something you want | | | | people are influenced to stop smoking by peer |
| to do. Nicotine is such an addictive drug that no amount | | | | pressure, others by the health risks, and some by the |
| of cajoling or pushing by those around you will | | | | cost of buying cigarettes. If you're lucky, you will be |
| convince you to quit. The desire and will to quit must | | | | influenced by all three. |
| come from within you first. | | | | If you can identify and focus on the one key motivator |
| Adding insult to injury, the statistics associated with | | | | behind your desire to stop smoking, you will be well on |
| smoking cessation are kind of scary, and flat out | | | | the road to quitting smoking cold turkey and leading a |
| discouraging. It is estimated that around 15 million | | | | smoke free lifestyle. |
| smokers try to quit smoking each day. However, less | | | | |