Why Most Quit Smoking Programs Don't Work

If you are reading this, then you have probably figured out that it is time to quit smoking. Maybe, if you are like most people, you have tried to quit many times in the past and failed. Most people will fail on their first time, their second time, and many more times before they finally either find a way to do it once and for all, or they just give up and resolve to keep on smoking for the rest of their lives. The good news is, though, that if you are truly interested in learning how to get rid of the cigarettes, there are quit smoking programs available for you.

The problem with most quit smoking programs is that they all assume that you have made a firm decision to quit smoking. Most people haven't when they first try. They may want to quit, but that doesn't mean that they have decided to actually do it. Many people, when they quit the first time, do so only intending to resume smoking at a later date, usually planning on smoking fewer cigarettes, or just on a social basis. But, most of us can't smoke just socially (once or twice a week, and only a few cigarettes at a time). Many of us succumb to the addiction of nicotine very quickly and once we have one cigarette, it is all but over.

Quit smoking programs like the nicotine patch or nicotine gum can work, but you have to be fully dedicated both to quitting smoking, and then to quitting the use of nicotine. After all, the only purpose of the patch and the gum is to provide you nicotine in another form. They do nothing to break your addiction to the drug. All they really do is get you used to not having something in your mouth or your hands.

As it happens, the most successful way to quit smoking is actually to just quit. Once you have made a conscious decision to quit smoking, and realize that there is no way that you want to go on with cigarettes as part of your life, you will find that quit smoking programs are pointless. The only one that really works is cold turkey - give it up once and for all. Patches, gums, pills, and all kinds of herbal techniques will never work until you actually decide to seriously quit once and for all.