Need to stop smoking or suffer a stroke any tips? -

Need to stop smoking or suffer a stroke any tips? -

Options (with the success rate 1 year later) include:

- Will-power alone (around 5%)

- Acupuncture (around 5%)

- Hypnotherapy (not much evidence)

- Nicotine replacement therapy: patches, chewing-gum, sprays, you name it (around 10%)

- Bupropion (Zyban) (also around 10%)

- Varenicline (Champix) (around 15%)

- Professional group therapy or counselling (around 20%)

Discussing the matter with your doctor or a smoking -Quitline- is proven to improve your chances a little.

My tips would be:

1. Use a combination of strategies, not just one

2. Make a bet (for a large sum, if possible!) with your doctor that you can have a negative cotinine test three times in a row, at three-month intervals. That-s putting your money where your mouth is!

Good luck!

P.S. I promise I-m not in a syndicate with your doctor......!Two of the best ways of stopping smoking are either Hypnotherapy or Acupuncture (or both if you really want).

Good luck!

Nutritional support can also help - take large doses of vitamin C, and certain herbs can be helpful. Do seek advice from an experienced herbalist or nutritionist.

Need to stop smoking or suffer a stroke any tips? -