Why it’s so hard to stop

For a number of individuals it is extremely hard to quit smoking cigarettes. In this video clip experts from the Mayo Clinic explain the reason why. The movie demonstrates the method in which cigarettes deliver nicotine to the human brain triggering changes in the brain that lead to dependancy. Whenever a particular person stops smoking cigarettes they frequently experience challenging withdrawal symptoms and strong desires to light up. The cravings and withdrawal symptoms help make stopping very difficult for many people who smoke.

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22 thoughts on “Why it’s so hard to stop”

  1. @IronBattalions I was RMO, (rolling my own)
    with the American spirit- maybe your right to an extent,
    I rolled these really small cigarettes from it- (looked as thought it was a joint)
    Anyway, I would roll one up, and snap it in half, and smoke one half to lose the edge of needing a cigarette, and smoke the other half within the hour of the last one- I did this for like 7-8 months, and then threw them in the barrel never picked it up again.
    SO, -Whatever the case maybe, I”m Clean from them now.

  2. Congradulations.

    I gave up smoking for smokeless (chew tobacco) but it is starting to mess up my teeth so i’m working on a plan to quit. I hope I make it.

  3. I hope you do it, if you fail after an attempt, get pissed- That was my motivation, A little late in the game but for years I said I could quit , and when I realizes I couldnt, I felt powerless, and then one day after learning they were spraying more Chem’s on them for the”Fire Safe Ciggs” I really got pissed and went into overdrive for an escape- I chose to ween myself off without realizing it..If I could Quit smoking, ANYBODY CAN- No Shit.
    YOU CAN do it man, Fuck the Tobbacco Companies,

  4. Life is TOO DAMN SHORT to let the tobacco companies steal your latter years tied to an Oxygen tank, dying from lung ailments, etc.
    There Are things YOU want to do in Life, you only get one chance with some things- Keep quitting, Ween yourself off of them it works, cut your Nicotine in half and then in half again after a few months, and then toss them- you wont believe your success.
    JUST DO IT
    I quit when they were $5.75 a pack, Now their $8.00 after 18 months. I saved up after a year over$2500.

  5. A standard cigarette is designed in size to hold enough Nicotine to keep you addicted- IF YOU REDUCE the size of the standard cigarette, you REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF NICOTINE
    Thats why I used the Organic Roll your own, spun them up real thin, and then Broke them in half, to just take away the immediate craving, then smoked the other half later on-
    THIS WORKS after 31 years I was finally winning by reducing the levels of Poison in my blood. Your Life WILL CHANGE 4 THE BETTER JUST DO IT UNTIL YOU WIN

  6. 18 months later, I am $3000. richer, My Lung Volume has increased to the point that I can blow out a candle 3 feet away, -My ol’lady still smokes-(doesnt listn)- I’ll be out in the back yard, And know when she’s out front smoking- I can smell it 100 feet away- I think thats a riot like i have super smelling powers-but thats how its supposed to be when you dont smoke.
    I can smell things that I remember when I was a kid, taste comes back, sleep soundly.
    just a few benefits from quitting
    JUST DO IT

  7. I put on some weight afterward, and had it for 8 months until I made a stand on that issue to by walking- I could now , long distances without sweating, and stopping for a smoke.
    But it all comes off, your sweat no longer smells, your body has a host of poisons it no longer has to get rid of- everything changes,
    I feel 20 years younger being able to breath.
    Overwhelmed at my success, I started preaching to smokers, which is the wrong thing to do when they dont wanna quit.
    So, I do that anymore.

  8. “Smoking, Why Is It so Hard to quit ?”
    I never had a plan to quit, except “Stop Buying them”- That doesnt work with addictive substances. REDUCING THE NICOTINE one cigarette at a time WILL DO IT.
    Mayo clinic, “The PAtch”, the gum,-They Need you to stay addicted in order for them to show a profit-
    Reduce the size of your Cigarettes by rolling them yourself, find organic tobacco, theres less of a chance it will have extra nicotine in it then break them in half to make two to sooth the craving,

  9. They spray Chemicals on it to keep it lit, But US legislation was passed for “Fire Safe Cigarette to keep them from burning down the house. so they spray additional chemicals on it to put it out if you stop puffing on it.
    It just makes you sicker, but you cant tell because you feel sick to begin with.
    THEY DONT CARE IF YOU DONT CARE.
    With everyone from Hospitals, Pharmaceutical Co’s, and Big Tobacco all making a profit at your expense,
    -Your only good to all of them until your last breath.

  10. Every Attempt you Make to Stop using Tobacco is a threat to the Monsters making a profit off of you, so expect an Influx of counterattacks from Bogus products and quick fix cures that keep you on the profit margins.
    Organic Tobacco has 1/2 the addictive nicotine of Marlboro’s, Rolling Organic tobacco into small pin like joints, and smoking half will reduce the nicotine, reduce the cravings, and you will be able to quit within a couple of months. – FREEDOM FROM THE CHAINS OF CORPORATE TOBACCO.

  11. The Human Body Works much better without Tobacco smoke, Toxins, Poisons, chemicals, Pharmacuticals. That Big Corporate Business say You NEED in order to live a Better life.. LIES,LIES.
    Listen to your self. You Know Bad from Good.
    Make a Plan to Quit.
    “Those who Fail to Plan,-Plan to Fail”
    I did it, I cant believe I did it after 32 years of saying I tried, and Failing, I Finally Quit after making a Plan- If I can QUIT SMOKING-ANYONE CAN- YOU CAN QUIT TOBACCO.
    MAKE A PLAN AND WIN – JUST DO IT !

  12. A Pack of ciggeretes is designed with your laziness in mind, it holds 20 ciggeretts, tells you their filtered to protect you, and each ciggerett holds a determined amount of Poisoness Nicotine to keep your addiction constant- You Buy them out of habit, change brands thinking your helping yourself by using lights, ultra lights, super ultra lights..
    YOUR PLAYING THEIR GAME WITH THEIR RULES.
    Make your own RULES.
    Plan to reduce your Nicotine Intake by reducing the amount of tobacco you inhale

  13. The Damage We unknowingly Do to ourselves within the course of our lifetime is immeasurable.
    It doesnt help that Corporations Profit from it.
    regardless of your family crying over your lung cancer, or your linbs being removed from bad Circulation, watching you live a lower quality of life in the short amount of time we all have here
    Make A stand to Take back your life by making a Plan to Quit- Reduce your Nicotine intake, and regain your freedom, and your right to live out your life JUST DO IT

  14. Cigarette companies create CONVENIENCE for you, they instill LIES like,” Filtered for your pleasure”-(Addiction) you think its protecting you from the harshness of the smoke, or maybe its true that theres bad shit in them..but you cant quit because the dosage of Nicotine in the cigarette is strong enough to keep you puffing on them.
    MAKE A STAND, MAKE A PLAN, REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF NICOTINE
    Use Organic Tobacco Roll Pin joints, and Ween yourself off
    If I Could quit smoking – then ANYONE CAN.

  15. DONT RUN FROM QUITTING, Hell, Dont Listen To me, If You Know a Better way To Quit, Then Go Go, Go!
    Its your Life your saving, You wont realise it until you actually stop smoking, and smell the roses.
    Just Do what Ever you can to Quit- Its a shitty habit, that does nothing for you but Kill, make you broke, and makes you Stink,
    Just the regaining of Smell and taste, and Being able to walk without choking was a Gift
    to me- I dont know how much damage I did
    But I can smell my mornings, and breath

  16. I’m a damn chain smoker : I’d never take an anti depressant to stop smoking though. I hate those things. The gum I think I can do though.

  17. i find it really helps when you stay away from it… and i mean people who smoke or places where people smoke… ofcourse this isent possible ALL the time
    but ive smoked for 10 years and im going almost a month now clean

  18. Can anyone out there help me by telling me how long the irritability lasts? I am in the process of quitting and I am really feeling some massive on and off tension. Edginess, An hour will go on with me being mega pissed at everything, I’ll feel physical subtle tingling followed by sensitivity which leads to a feeling pissed? I quit yesterday during the afternoon, so, this is my real full day of quitting.

    How long will it feel like this? Please.

  19. @BPhire I hope you’ve stuck with it–you should be feeling much better by now. I quit on January 16 after smoking for 12 years. I noticed three distinct plateaus; one at day 4, one around day 15, and another after about 8 weeks. After the two week point it was much easier and now I only really have a craving once every day or two. Good luck to you-keep trying and you will get it!

  20. blessed not even one person should be effected god lives in every human being creature animal helping one person is helping all of hummanity hurting one person is doing evil to all of hummanity just think my brothers and sisters about second hand smoke you can be killing someone without knowing it remember not even 1 person should be effected THINK? god bless peace amen and amen amen and amen

  21. blessed not even one person should be effected god lives in every human being creature animal helping one person is helping all of hummanity hurting one person is doing evil to all of hummanity just think my brothers and sisters about second hand smoke you can be killing someone without knowing it remember not even 1 person should be effected THINK? god bless peace amen and amen amen and amen

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