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Suggest Treatment To Quit Tobacco Usage
My boyfriend of 3 months now told me that he chews tobacco . Before he his is from me and I never knew but now he openly chews around me . It bothers me alot and also makes me worried about his health . He's been chewing for about 3 years now and has tried quitting in the past but failed . Any suggestions ?
Mon, 4 May 2015
Several things.
first, nicotine substitution. There are now nicotine gums and lozenges in addition to patches.
THen.....it's a fairly hard habit to break. Identifying the triggers for use would be a first step. There's avoiding the triggers, substitution (as mentioned), and then realization of the trigger process noticing how it works and deciding not to go there.
This... is tricky. First, the withdrawal is pretty bad and lasts about a week at the pretty bad level then tapers. Second, there's not that huge a motivation to go off the nicotine substitutes....
first, nicotine substitution. There are now nicotine gums and lozenges in addition to patches.
THen.....it's a fairly hard habit to break. Identifying the triggers for use would be a first step. There's avoiding the triggers, substitution (as mentioned), and then realization of the trigger process noticing how it works and deciding not to go there.
This... is tricky. First, the withdrawal is pretty bad and lasts about a week at the pretty bad level then tapers. Second, there's not that huge a motivation to go off the nicotine substitutes....
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