In 1964 the Surgeon General announced that smoking is bad for
your health and can cause a number of health issues. Prior to this date,
smoking was thought to be glamorous, sophisticated and anything but a
bad habit.
From 1964 until the early 1990's the rate at which smokers kicked the habit was on a steady decline. When the surgeon generals report was released, over 40% of people in the United States were smokers. That number steadily declined down to 20% over the next 30 years but has been stuck at that rate since the early 90's. Coincidence? I think not.
The nicotine patch first became available in 1992. At that time you needed a prescription from your doctor but it was heralded as a revolutionary breakthrough to help smokers give up their nasty habit. In 1996 the patch became available over the counter so smokers could purchase without a prescription. 20 years later, the number of smokers in the United States remains relatively the same, about 20%.
While pharmaceutical companies have made millions selling the patch and other forms of nicotine replacement therapy, it has done little to improve the quit smoking rates around the world. The main reason is, nicotine replacement therapy doesn't work, it is fundamentally flawed if you understand nicotine addiction.
Smokers are not addicted to smoking. They do not enjoy smoking and they certainly wouldn't smoke if it were not for the nicotine contained in each cigarette. Smokers are addicted to nicotine and without this drug they suffer withdrawal.
Nicotine patches were thought to bridge the gap of nicotine withdrawal by placing small amounts of nicotine in a smokers body to alleviate the withdrawal symptoms. But in reality, all the patch does is continue to dispense the drug that smokers are addicted to. Does it make sense to give a drug addict the drug he or she is trying to quit? Of course not, it only perpetuates the addiction, which is why smokers fail to quit when they use the patch.
To truly quit smoking, smokers must remove the nicotine from their body. By removing the drug, the withdrawal symptoms will slowly subside and smokers will return back to normal. Just like those who never took up smoking.
Although nicotine is very addictive, it only takes 72 hours of abstinence for your body to become nicotine free. At that point, the majority of physical withdrawal ends, but the pharmaceutical companies don't want you to know this. Because you would never buy a patch again.
So to all you smokers out there, take your patches, gum, lozenges and any other nicotine laced "aids" and toss them in the nearest trash receptacle. Then sit back and endure the next 72 hours and you will be on your way to becoming an ex smoker.
From 1964 until the early 1990's the rate at which smokers kicked the habit was on a steady decline. When the surgeon generals report was released, over 40% of people in the United States were smokers. That number steadily declined down to 20% over the next 30 years but has been stuck at that rate since the early 90's. Coincidence? I think not.
The nicotine patch first became available in 1992. At that time you needed a prescription from your doctor but it was heralded as a revolutionary breakthrough to help smokers give up their nasty habit. In 1996 the patch became available over the counter so smokers could purchase without a prescription. 20 years later, the number of smokers in the United States remains relatively the same, about 20%.
While pharmaceutical companies have made millions selling the patch and other forms of nicotine replacement therapy, it has done little to improve the quit smoking rates around the world. The main reason is, nicotine replacement therapy doesn't work, it is fundamentally flawed if you understand nicotine addiction.
Smokers are not addicted to smoking. They do not enjoy smoking and they certainly wouldn't smoke if it were not for the nicotine contained in each cigarette. Smokers are addicted to nicotine and without this drug they suffer withdrawal.
Nicotine patches were thought to bridge the gap of nicotine withdrawal by placing small amounts of nicotine in a smokers body to alleviate the withdrawal symptoms. But in reality, all the patch does is continue to dispense the drug that smokers are addicted to. Does it make sense to give a drug addict the drug he or she is trying to quit? Of course not, it only perpetuates the addiction, which is why smokers fail to quit when they use the patch.
To truly quit smoking, smokers must remove the nicotine from their body. By removing the drug, the withdrawal symptoms will slowly subside and smokers will return back to normal. Just like those who never took up smoking.
Although nicotine is very addictive, it only takes 72 hours of abstinence for your body to become nicotine free. At that point, the majority of physical withdrawal ends, but the pharmaceutical companies don't want you to know this. Because you would never buy a patch again.
So to all you smokers out there, take your patches, gum, lozenges and any other nicotine laced "aids" and toss them in the nearest trash receptacle. Then sit back and endure the next 72 hours and you will be on your way to becoming an ex smoker.
Check out my blog http://quitsmokingwithoutpain.blogspot.com/2013/02/nicotine-patches.html and find out the truth about quitting smoking and how to successfully end your addiction to nicotine.
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