Thanks! I will tell her what yall said. :>

Lolipops.

Better than gum, as they also give you the hand-to-mouth motion that you usually do while smoking.

I don't smoke, but I would suggest that when she wants to buy a pack of cigarettes, put the money in a jar instead. Then at the end of each month, she gets the money back. It will...

1> Take money out of her pocket, making it financially harder to buy the cigarettes when she does cave in (its a hard addiction, she will not likely quit cold turkey)

2> Give her a nice reward at the end of the month for the few packs of cigarettes she was able to resist buying (those things are expensive, even resisting 3 packs a month will put $20 back in her pocket)

3> Give her an idea how much money should could save if she quits smoking completely (seriously, at a pack a day that's around $200 a month)

Who says that passive smoking is harmless?

The habitual addiction is a lot more of an issue than the nicorette lobby make out. I've never been a smoker, but I know many who have given up, and any kind of distraction seems to help. Not necessarily simluating smoking, just taking their mind of it. Perhaps try some of those oriental stress balls that were so popular a while back, or torturing small animals. Basically you need to be doing something else all the time, especially in the early stages.

Cough up some blood. That helped in my case, not even touched a cigarette since...

One of the things that makes quitting hard are the daily triggers. Smoking is a habitual thing. For me, I had a pattern. If I got in my car, I lit up. If I finished a meal, I lit up. So on and so forth. If you work a daily 9 to 5 or so,me other thing with a standard schedule, you face the triggers all day long.

So picking the right time to quit is an important part of the process. For example, if you have a long weekend coming up, smoke your last cigarette the night before and plan a weekend activity that distracts you from all those routines that trigger you.

Here is an important fact about quitting. Willpower has not a damn thing to do with it. You will fail. There are a lucky few who don't but they are exceptions and as inspirational as they think they are, their experience does not represent typical results. You will fail. You cannot beat yourself up if you do. You must recognize that your addiction is part chemical, part psychological, and part habitual, and your addiction is working hard to beat you in your goal. Your body wants the cigarette. You must solicit the support of your friends and family and you must try again.

Over the long haul, if you are serious about quitting and you keep focused on the goal, there will come an attempt that will not fail. Might be your second try, might be your twenty-second try, but persistence will pay off.

Also, Zyban (which is the same as the generic Wellbutrin) worked for me. Results vary. It is a drug used in the treatment of depression but for many it curbs the effects of withdrawal. It isn't for everyone and in a few cases, the treatment is worse than the problem. But more than enough people are helped by it for me to say it is worth it that you (or, she) talk to your doctor about it.

If you choose to use Wellbutrin, you'll start taking the drug two weeks before you quit. Then, you quit. Then you get through that rough first part. Then many screw up and think, "hey I feel great", and quit taking the drug. Don't. Stay on the drug for the full period of time (typically three months) that your doctor suggests. Otherwise, your risk of relapse is higher.

Quitting is one of the hardest things anyone can do. Good luck to your girlfriend. I hope she kicks it for good, but if she fails, she should remember that it is normal and try again. She'll get there if she really wants to.

I actually know people who've kicked smoking by smoking weed with a vaporizer (especially since you can't smoke it when at work, in the car, etc.). It shouldn't cost any more than cigs and at a recreation only rate probably a lot less.

I've never had that cross to bear so I'll have to leave it at that, also use your good judgement in recommending such a thing. People who'd be putting themselves at risk (or their families) shouldn't really take that up.

When she is really ready to give it up, the hard way won't be so hard.

I quit cigarettes, mostly due to economical reasons, but since i kinda love smoking, i've switched over to an e cigarette. Though i'm not quitting, the change was natural, which is something You don't get with those plasters and gums. Your friend can go for a 0 nicotine liquid. The only things one must remember is to have a backup battery, best, one that lasts long. Nothing worse than a dead bat mid day. Something like 2x 900mah keeps one always supplied. Though one cannot quit smoking without a clear will to do so. One must want it, be sure he does. Thing is, physical addiction to nicotine lasts for 3 days [so i've been told], the rest is purely psychical, the habit of inhaling, the bite in the throat. The e-cig gives that. But 99% is the will, the conscious "i want to stop smoking".
Anyhow, i'm not quitting, so it may not be helpful, but i haven't bought a pack since the 23rd Dec 2010.

Lots of Popsicles

I recently quit smoking myself, from what I have heard and seen in others that have quit it is different for everyone.My quit smoking story goes like this. I hand rolled my own cigarettes, I used to smoke American Spirit tobacco. I believe the brand of tobacco you smoke plays a big part in the addiction. American Spirit says it has no additives to it's tobacco. I think that played a big part in why it was easy for me to quit. I started to quit by telling myself every day -every time- I rolled up a cigarette I was going to quit smoking. I did this for about 2 or 3 years.( I smoked for 20 + years), Well I got to were smoking additive free tobacco is all I could smoke, everything else just tasted awful. Well after years of smoking American Spirit tobacco and telling myself I was going to quit. I ran out of tobacco and when I tried to buy more every store in my area was out of my brand of tobacco. I got upset and said "Fine sense they can't have my tobacco in stock they can no longer have my money". I was actually surprised at how easy it was to quit. The first day was really tough on me and my family, I used 1 patch to level out and after just 24 hours on the patch I did not need any other aids. I have not smoked for 3 or 4 months now.

My mother in law quit smoking by telling herself she was not quitting but she was just seeing How long she could go without smoking. Sometimes it is easier to not smoke than quit. She has (Not smoked for over 2 years) And I do not believe she used any quit smoking aids. Hope these stories help.

That's the way to do it in my opinion. I was smoking for about 10 years, and one morning I decided that it was enough. I just quit. It was hard for a couple weeks, but that's about it.

6 years later, and once in a blue moon I feel like something is missing, after a good meal for instance. I think about it, but paradoxically I'm not tempted.

threads like these make me glad I never even tried the stuff...

in any case, good luck OP!