Current Events > Any smokers ever try those nicotine toothpicks?

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casio_guy
04/04/20 6:53:30 PM
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I just ordered some. Hopefully they'll help me cut back on smoking since I'm starting to run again.

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Deadpool_18
04/04/20 6:54:27 PM
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Cinnamon toothpicks did the trick for me four years ago.

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casio_guy
04/04/20 6:56:47 PM
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Deadpool_18 posted...
Cinnamon toothpicks did the trick for me four years ago.
Wait, with nicotine or without? My plans to eventually move to regular toothpicks, never knew they were flavoured lol

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R1masher
04/04/20 7:04:30 PM
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I prefer the suppositories

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Smackems
04/04/20 7:06:37 PM
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Didn't know that was a thing. Used patches the first time I quit, will be doing it again starting Monday

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TheDarkCircle
04/04/20 7:13:31 PM
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I'm a former smoker. The only thing that worked for me was truly wanting to quit, cliche but true.

My advice is don't use any substitutes (patches, gum, vape etc), because you have to train yourself on the mental side of the addiction not just the physical. What I did was I forced myself whenever I had a craving was to hold out as long as possible, sit down, white knuckle it etc, till I truly couldn't take it anymore. Then i'd go out and have a smoke.

At first I could only go a short time, but over days and weeks the time I would go in between cravings slowly got longer and longer and the amount and the intensity got less and less too. I slowly cut down to just a few a day, then I was able to go every other day.

Finally I forced myself to go two days straight without a smoke and then forced myself to go "cold turkey". Obviously it wasn't truly cold turkey since I was training myself, more a like a slow weening off.

Been smoke free for 6-7 years now. The toughest part was the 6 months/a year out when I'd get a random craving, knowing your triggers (I loved a late night smoke outside for example). Having to force myself to stick with it, and tell myself I'd undo all the progress if I had even one. Now the idea of smoking is repulsive to me, the smell makes me sick etc. Crazy how much smoking rewires your brain, cause when I was a smoker nothing smelled better than cig.

Sorry btw if this isn't the kind of advice your looking for, but I always like sharing it cause it worked for me and I want to see others have the same success!
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