I met one of my smoking buddies two days ago and it had been months since I last saw him. We talked about how life has been passing by and I asked him if he still smokes and to my great surprise he told me he already quit about a month ago. “That’s good!” I exclaimed to him and asked how he was able to quit. He told me his story and I thought it’s worth...

Psychological Effects of Nicotine By Jason D For many, the difficulty of quitting smoking is largely due to the physical dependence of nicotine. Once a person is addicted to the effects of nicotine it is hard to see beyond the physical into the psychological effects of smoking. Smokers physically experience nicotine withdrawals daily, it is our bodies’ way of...

Testimonial – this is a contributed article… I smoked for 36 years (I just turned 54) and quit finally in Sept 2007 with the help of Chantix. Although the decision to quit was mine it was helped by a cough, difficulty breathing while doing even simple household tasks, and the mere psychological fix of being enslaved. After being put on a number of...