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Mr. Stefani · 07-08-2006, 04:40 PM

how did you quit? do those nicorette gum and patches really help? i used to smoke, but was able to quit without anything..i'm trying to help my mom quit, shes willing, but its not as easy for her as it was for me.

robyrob · 07-08-2006, 04:46 PM

mostly the patch, i also had to chew regular gum 'til the worst of it was over

its been like three-anda-half years now

PZelda · 07-08-2006, 05:05 PM

I don't smoke... I used to smoke 6 yrs ago, but never got hooked on it so I just stopped.

I heard about this one guy smoker a few years ago, who wanted to stop smoking. What he did was, he brought Nicorette gum and some regular sugar-free gum... I wanna say it was Trident, Chiclets or some other square-shaped gum. The first week, he chewed Nicorette gum. The second week, he would cut off 1/4 of the Nicorette gum and mix it with a 1/4 piece of sugar-free gum. The third week, 1/2 piece of NIcorette gum with 1/2 piece of sugar-free gum, and so on, until he quit smoking for good and was able to wean himself off of the Nicorette gum.

I really have no idea how well that would work, since I never got hooked or anything. *shrug*

TheGreatPretender · 07-08-2006, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by robyrob

its been like three-anda-half years now

WoOTTTT go robyyy *does happy dance*

TJL · 07-08-2006, 05:39 PM

I quit cold turkey.
I wasn't a very heavy smoker; a pack would last me a few days, except on weekends when I would be out drinking, then I would smoke alot. I really had to break the cycle of wanting to smoke while i drank, so I stopped going out to my usual bars for a courple of months.
The rest of the time if I wanted to smoke (like at work) believe it or not, tootsie pops helped me. I ate one whenever I wanted to smoke.
Eventually I was able to return to the bars without wanting to smoke.
It was tough, but worth it.

Jenya · 07-09-2006, 01:22 AM

My hubby got sick of paying $10 for a pack of cigarettes (I got sick of it more, and I don't smoke). So I made him quit cold turkey.

Karen* · 07-09-2006, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Jenya

My hubby got sick of paying $10 for a pack of cigarettes (I got sick of it more, and I don't smoke). So I made him quit cold turkey.

This is a stupid question, but what does cold turkey mean? Is that a slang term for cigarrettes?

Jenya · 07-09-2006, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by The Girl Next Door

This is a stupid question, but what does cold turkey mean? Is that a slang term for cigarrettes?

Do you want to be dumb enough to pay $10 for a pack of cigarettes?

Not too bright, The Girl Next Door. In Quebec, you can legally buy 15 grams of marijuana and not be charged for possesing it. That's $350.00 you can spend legally without being charged. If your dumb enough to throw away that kind of money weekly, then I have no sympathy for you.

Same goes for cigarettes. If you're dumb enough to blow $100 for a carton, then I have no sympathy for your stupid addiction.

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 07-09-2006, 02:12 AM

My dad got the laser thing. It worked for him...he hasn't smoked since. He just chews gum like a horse all freaking day. But he's not smoking.

Mr. Stefani · 07-09-2006, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by The Girl Next Door

This is a stupid question, but what does cold turkey mean? Is that a slang term for cigarrettes?

its a term used for quittin any kind of addiction..basically just stopping without any kind of help(chewing gum, patches, rehab etc etc)

Jenya · 07-09-2006, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by AllIWantIsYourClutch

My dad got the laser thing. It worked for him...he hasn't smoked since. He just chews gum like a horse all freaking day. But he's not smoking.

Excellent!

Tobacco companies are crooks. Support him for quitting! He's trying, and that the most important thing. Suport him all the way!

TJL · 07-09-2006, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by The Girl Next Door

This is a stupid question, but what does cold turkey mean? Is that a slang term for cigarrettes?

That's a good question, As a matter of fact, I'm not to sure where the phrase came from, so I looked it up on ask.com and i got a link to a yahoo page that described where certain phrases came from. Their explanation:

Dear Yahoo!:
What is the origin of the phrase "cold turkey"?
Sama

Dear Sama:
Let's talk turkey. Since "cold turkey" is normally used in the context of quitting an unhealthy habit, such as smoking, we had a hunch its origins had something to do with addiction.
Sure enough, a quick Yahoo! search on "cold turkey" + "origin" led us to an entry on IdiomSite. Here, we learned that the phrase describes the skin's reaction to heroin withdrawal. As an addict stops using the drug, blood is drawn toward the internal organs, thereby leaving the skin to resemble a cold, plucked turkey.

The popular Q&A site AllExperts dates the phrase back to 1910 and states that it originally meant "without preparation," referring to the ease of making a dish of cold turkey. In 1922, the expression acquired its darker connotation related to drug withdrawal.

theshark8777 · 07-09-2006, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Jenya

Do you want to be dumb enough to pay $10 for a pack of cigarettes?

Not too bright, The Girl Next Door. In Quebec, you can legally buy 15 grams of marijuana and not be charged for possesing it. That's $350.00 you can spend legally without being charged. If your dumb enough to throw away that kind of money weekly, then I have no sympathy for you.

Same goes for cigarettes. If you're dumb enough to blow $100 for a carton, then I have no sympathy for your stupid addiction.

What the **** does this have to do with the meaning of Cold Turkey, which is what the original question was.

robyrob · 07-09-2006, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by AllIWantIsYourClutch

My dad got the laser thing.

i'm still trying to figure this out - do they shoot him with a laser every time he has a craving? why dont they just go with electro-rectal shock therapy?

Superstar · 07-09-2006, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jenya

Do you want to be dumb enough to pay $10 for a pack of cigarettes?

Not too bright, The Girl Next Door. In Quebec, you can legally buy 15 grams of marijuana and not be charged for possesing it. That's $350.00 you can spend legally without being charged. If your dumb enough to throw away that kind of money weekly, then I have no sympathy for you.

Same goes for cigarettes. If you're dumb enough to blow $100 for a carton, then I have no sympathy for your stupid addiction.

what the heck?

07-08-2006, 04:40 PM	#1
Mr. Stefani Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jul 15, 2001 Posts: 20,757	Former smokers.. how did you quit? do those nicorette gum and patches really help? i used to smoke, but was able to quit without anything..i'm trying to help my mom quit, shes willing, but its not as easy for her as it was for me.

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07-08-2006, 05:05 PM	#3
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	I don't smoke... I used to smoke 6 yrs ago, but never got hooked on it so I just stopped. I heard about this one guy smoker a few years ago, who wanted to stop smoking. What he did was, he brought Nicorette gum and some regular sugar-free gum... I wanna say it was Trident, Chiclets or some other square-shaped gum. The first week, he chewed Nicorette gum. The second week, he would cut off 1/4 of the Nicorette gum and mix it with a 1/4 piece of sugar-free gum. The third week, 1/2 piece of NIcorette gum with 1/2 piece of sugar-free gum, and so on, until he quit smoking for good and was able to wean himself off of the Nicorette gum. I really have no idea how well that would work, since I never got hooked or anything. shrug

07-09-2006, 01:22 AM	#6
Jenya Supervisor Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: Canmore, Alberta Posts: 3,359	My hubby got sick of paying $10 for a pack of cigarettes (I got sick of it more, and I don't smoke). So I made him quit cold turkey.

07-09-2006, 02:12 AM	#9
AllIWantIsYourClutch peaceout. Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 02, 2001 Location: Illinois. Posts: 53,424	My dad got the laser thing. It worked for him...he hasn't smoked since. He just chews gum like a horse all freaking day. But he's not smoking.