Hooked, trapped, desperate - Oh these words are so heart wringing. Are those that utter these soul-searing cries being tied up by their thumbs? Or have they fallen down an old mine shaft?

Well, umm, no, they have... well they have made a decision to become hooked, trapped and desperate.

See the news blog tumbling out... Scottish smokers, hooked on their smoking addiction have vowed to fight the smoking bans.

Read the Press Release from the pharmaceutical...

Smoking is an addiction that is not easy to give up due to such a high dependency on the nicotine, with many correlations to nicotine being as bad or as addictive as heroin or cocaine. Will and determination, support and guidance, plus knowledge about the different stop smoking aids to stop smoking is what will make it successful.

Many smokers consider the most effective "painless" ways to quit is through nicotine replacement therapy, also known as NRT. This therapy...

Even though the dangers of smoking are well known, there are those people who continue to puff away. In some cases, people do not quit because the withdrawal is too difficult. For these people, there are cessation products such as oatches and gum. There are innumerable products and options on the market for those looking to quit smoking.

The hypnosis quit smoking plan is rapidly growing in popularity amidst the billion dollar industry of nicotine transdermal systems and nicotine...

Everyone knows that smoking is harmful to a person's health. In fact, the average person who smokes takes about fourteen years off the length of his or her life. Still, it's hard to quit, as every smoker knows. Many of the common helps for quitting are based on replacing the nicotine in your system with something that doesn't require smoking, such as patches or pills. These methods leave you still addicted to nicotine. If you use hypnosis to quit smoking, you can completely remove the...

In the next few paragraphs, we will explore new ideas and thoughts that may help you achieve your goal and decide what is best for you.

In today's world, it seems that almost any issue is open for debate. While I was gathering facts for this article, I was rather surprised to find some of the issues I thought were developed are actually still being openly discussed.

For 45 million American smokers, lighting up while driving, after eating, when nervous or bored, chatting on...

For most people the thought of having to quit smoking is a challenge enough in it self without having to fear the thought of gaining a few pounds in the process. Often this is enough to convince ourselves that the act of smoking is a smaller evil compared to gaining weight and looking fat. In the light of day the two comparisons obviously aren't even close in comparison considering the devastating health effects that are caused by every cigarette that you smoke compared to gaining a few...

Firstly, you should stop radically or cold turkey. This works well for many heavy smokers and the results of it have been long term.

Second, think of a day you will stop, it can be tomorrow or a more favorable moment, but stop radically because you will have the best chance of success. Only a few smokers manage to quit smoking less each time to finally quit at all. It is unpleasant and not wise to stop slowly because you are actually teasing yourself and maintaining the desire to...

No one in today's society can be totally unaware of the dangers involved in cigarette smoking. Acupuncture can offer powerful help for those who want to quit smoking.

Millions of dollars each year are spent on smoking cessation programs. However, many smokers have given up trying to quit because they simply find it too difficult to fight their addiction.

Acupuncture may provide just the additional leverage that a smoker needs to finally quit for good. A recent article in the...

Thousands of people are addicted to smoking, and, every day, thousands of people fight the battle of breaking this addiction. But, how can someone go about successfully quitting smoking? There are many reasons to quit, but the most important reason is for your self.

Quitting for Others

Many people trying to quit smoking are doing so in order to make others happy. They try to quit so their spouse will quit nagging. They try to stop because their job frowns upon smoking. They...

Many experts agree that smoking is only about 10% physical addiction and a massive 90% psychological addiction. Your body will recover fairly quickly from nicotine withdrawals (the worst symptoms usually abate in three days or less), but your psychological dependency on cigarettes can be much more difficult to end.

One way to combat this is to do a bit of self-analysis before giving up cigarettes.

Make a list with two columns. Label column one "Why I Started...