How hard is it to quit smoking?

@xair88 (80)
Pakistan
January 15, 2007 6:39am CST
I was reading a newspaper the other day and in it some research said that it is 10 times harder to quit smoking than it is to quit cocaine!! Now that just doesnt seem true to me. How hard is it to quit? What makes it all so hard? Why cant a person just quit? Get talkin people!
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16 responses
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
8 Mar 11
Very hard, i often ask my huby to quit smoking and he says it isn't easy. till now he is trying to quit. But my dad was able to quit immediately, but he went through very tough withdrawal period. he isclean now for 5 years
@radesh (694)
• India
18 Jan 07
its very hard to quit smoking to beter not to start smoking
• India
16 Jan 07
Hey friend, I think that ,Smoking is really tough to quit ,rather thn to hold it,i think, no one can leave it, if once it has been tasted by the body.So, to quit the smoking,the only thing i think,tht no one,should start it,as if it is started,tht there is no end for it,and it becomes the habbit for the life.
@olenbima (27)
• Indonesia
16 Jan 07
Smoking ages your skin. It also makes you smell of smoke and stains your fingers and teeth. And in the long term, smoking could damage your circulation leading to gangrene and even amputation. So give up now before it's too late
@grayxenon (1313)
• Philippines
16 Jan 07
not that hard if your willing to stop it :)
@rlhink (2)
• United States
17 Jan 07
Ihave been smoking for 10 years and I would have to agree because it is almost imposible!
@asadahsan (723)
• Pakistan
15 Jan 07
well i dun think so that it is so hard it depends on you that how much control you can do it and if you can do it so it is ewasy if you think that you are best in commits so you can do that..do commit byself and leave it
@good1030 (670)
• China
16 Jan 07
Last time when i started to give up smoking, i ate chewing gum instead and i found it not that difficult to quit. maybe you also can try, when you feel loke smoking, you just eat chewing gum instead
@kyle930 (763)
• United States
16 Jan 07
It must be hard to quit otherwise why would there be so many different gums and patches to help people quit. It is very addictive.
@bryelee (451)
• United States
16 Jan 07
I don't smake, I never have. I don't beileve that quiting smoking is 10X harder than quitting cociane. How come people can quite cold turkey? I just don't agree with that.
• India
16 Jan 07
To quit smoking is very easy and at the same time very hard. One thing to remember here, that one must have strong determination and will power to quit smoking.
@letsdoit (38)
• Malaysia
16 Jan 07
It is not easy to quit smoking. I tried to quit for three times but never success. Look like I am going to die while smoking. For non smokers it look very easy but people like me it getting harder to quit. You can get some way to quit smoking at http://lets-stop-smoking.blogspot.com . I used some of the technic before and quit for several days before I start smoking again.
@maikeeho (196)
• Philippines
16 Jan 07
its all in the mind
• United States
16 Jan 07
Intresting fact. I have this friend that said that smoking is not addicting. It probally takes willpower to quit smoking, something that a few people dont have.
@Jamian (2603)
• Philippines
15 Jan 07
just think that smoking can cause cancer, it is easy if you will think that you love yourself.
@ichampin (593)
• India
15 Jan 07
I don't know why people can't quit smoking, I am myself a smoker and I smoke around 20 cigs daily but I can't make up my mind to left this habit of smoking I can understand that sometimes people get uncomfortable due to smoking by me. I always try to quit smoking but never get the courage to quit the smoking. But i want to leave this habit as it is ruining my life and can create some health problems too.