| All across the world, governments are banning | | | | On the television news tonight, I heard a quote that |
| smoking in enclosed public smokers. Can this really | | | | 400,000 people had successfully given up smoking in |
| help smokers to quit or is there more than meets | | | | the last year, a record. That statistic is surely a |
| the eye? Find out more in this article. | | | | misrepresentation. |
| One year ago, the EU-wide smoking ban came into | | | | Beware of success rates and statistics that you hear |
| effect in Britain. Already, smoking bans exist in New | | | | about smoking. I am sure that 400,000 people |
| York and California. Soon, the rest of the EU and | | | | actually did quit smoking but over the next few |
| probably the world will follow. Governments and | | | | years, over 350,000 of them will start again. That is |
| cancer charities claim that they are helping smokers | | | | what the media will not tell you. Sad to say, but the |
| to quit but is this really true? | | | | success rates for quitting are incredibly low - because |
| Smokers Are Being Persecuted | | | | most people don't quit the right way. |
| I used to be a smoker but even though I would not | | | | The Only Way To Quit Smoking For Good |
| smoke one of those cancer sticks, even if you paid | | | | It is my belief, as an ex-smoker, that the only way |
| me, I do feel sorry for smokers. They must feel | | | | to quit is to throw away all the pills and patches, to |
| persecuted, having to stand outside in the cold of | | | | forget about hypnosis and acupuncture and to ignore |
| winter to smoke their cigarettes. | | | | the advice of the government. They have a vested |
| The government says that they are helping smokers, | | | | interest in keeping people smoking and they are not |
| many of whom are apparently deciding to quit | | | | interested in really helping people. That is why the |
| because they have had enough. Is this really true? | | | | success rate is so low. |
| Smoking Is An Addiction | | | | The only way to quit smoking for good and never, |
| Let's be clear here. Smoking is not a choice. Maybe | | | | ever smoke again is to get inside the mind of the |
| the first few cigarettes you ever smoked were a | | | | cigarette addict - discover exactly how addiction |
| choice but the rest of them are not. | | | | works and therefore unlock the secret to destroying |
| However, you can choose to decide to stop smoking. | | | | your addiction. This method is very similar to |
| That is your choice. But just because the | | | | cognitive behavioural therapy which you may have |
| government make it a little harder to be a smoker | | | | heard of. |
| will not increase the chances of your success | | | | This might sound crazy or new age but it works. A |
| whatsoever, unfortunately. The governments think | | | | significant minority of ex-smokers like myself did not |
| that this "squeeze" approach on smokers will mean | | | | need to use any willpower. We had no cravings and |
| that more of them quit. More of them may decide to | | | | never desire a cigarette again. Most smokers do not |
| quit but it doesn't mean that they will all be | | | | use this method and they will desire a cigarette for |
| successful. A "squeeze" approach means nothing | | | | the rest of their life. Which group of ex-smokers |
| when it comes to an addiction. | | | | would you rather belong to? That choice is definitely |
| False Reporting Of Statistics | | | | yours. |