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Originally Posted by N2Advnture
Go cold turkey bro
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I'd have to agree here. 95% of the ex-smokers I know, that lasted more than a month and are still off of cigarettes, did it cold turkey.
You just need something to get you through that first 72 hours, and I'd suggest no cigars or cigarettes during that time period. Any new nicotine in the system will just prolong the withdraw symptoms. I'd probably recommend leaving the cigars for a full week, just to keep the body from getting confused.
For me the cure Cranberry juice and (*cough*Pot*cough*). I rarely smoke MJ, but it worked to keep my mind distracted from the lack of nicotine. I took a few days off from work and just stayed stoned off my ass the whole time. Only thing I drank for that 3 days was cranberry juice to detox.
After 3 days, the nicotine is out of the system fully, and everything else is just the behavioral triggers that ya need to work on. Like smoking while driving, or right after a meal. That's a really long process, but there is no physical addiction anymore. I've seen guys that haven't smoked for 15 years still reach for their shirt pocket after a meal.