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    The complete idiot's guide to quitting smoking / by Lowell Kleinman and Deborah Messina-Kleinman.

    • Title:The complete idiot's guide to quitting smoking / by Lowell Kleinman and Deborah Messina-Kleinman.
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    • Variant Title:Quitting smoking
      Complete idiot's guide
    • Author/Creator:Kleinman, Lowell.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Messina-Kleinman, Deborah.
    • Published/Created:Indianapolis, Ind. : Alpha Books, ©2000.
    • Holdings

       
    • Library of Congress Subjects:Nicotine addiction.
      Smoking cessation.
    • Medical Subjects: Smoking
      Smoking Cessation
    • Description:xx, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
    • Summary:A guide to medications and techniques to quit smoking includes advice on surviving withdrawal symptoms, setting long-term goals, and staying healthy and fit.
    • Notes:"Alpha books."
      Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-327) and index.
    • ISBN:0028639154 (pbk.)
    • Contents:Clearing the Air
      So, You're Thinking About Quitting Smoking
      Why Is It So Hard to Quit Smoking?
      Fighting Three Battles
      Practice Makes Perfect
      The Truth About the Health Effects of Tobacco
      The Junk in Your Cigarettes
      Sharing Your Smoke with Others
      Quitting Smoking Is Good for You at Any Age
      Other Benefits of Quitting
      Your Reasons to Quit
      Are You Really Ready to Quit Smoking?
      Pre-Contemplation
      Contemplation
      Preparation
      Action
      Maintenance
      Relapse
      Am I Ready for Action?
      Why You Smoke: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
      The Good Things About Smoking
      I'm All Stressed Out
      The Skinny on Weight Gain
      The Bad Things About Smoking
      Turning Negatives into Positives
      Dollars and Sense
      Why You Smoked in the First Place
      Advertising
      Peer Pressure
      Why You Smoke Now
      Triggers to Smoke
      Cravings
      Habit
      Controlling Your Feelings
      Keeping Your Weight Down
      Are You Addicted?
      Revisiting the Three Battles of Addiction
      Habit
      Grab It and Break It
      Forming New Habits
      Both Good and Bad
      Breaking Those Old Habits
      Nicotine
      Naughty or Nice?
      Nicotine in Your Brain
      Give Me More of That Nicotine!
      Those Mind Games
      You Are Not the Only One
      Now You're the Researcher
      Don't Leave the Past Behind
      Looking Backward
      Why You Tried
      What Worked
      Get By with a Little Help from Your Friends
      How Did You Try?
      What Didn't Work
      People Who Need People
      I'm Having a Bad Hair Day
      Too Much Too Soon
      Public Enemy Number One
      Public Enemy Number Two
      Relapse
      Did You Really "Fail"?
      Causes of a Relapse
      Spit and Chew
      Smokeless Tobacco
      Who Uses Smokeless Tobacco?
      Why You Chew or Dip
      Health Effects of Smokeless Tobacco
      Smokeless Tobacco Is Addictive
      The Advantages of Quitting Smokeless Tobacco
      Are You Ready to Quit Smokeless Tobacco?
      Pre-Contemplator
      Contemplator
      Preparation
      Action
      Maintenance
      Relapse
      How to Quit Smokeless Tobacco
      Puffing Away on Cigars and Pipes
      Stogie Aficionado
      Are Cigars Really That Different from Cigarettes?
      Cigars Affect Your Health
      Secondhand Cigar Smoke
      Cigars and Addiction
      Regulation
      Pipes
      Pipe-Smoking and Your Health
      Are You Ready to Quit Cigars or Pipes?
      How to Quit Cigars and Pipes
      Smoking Out a Plan
      Patch Things Up
      Know the Limits
      Hindsight Is "20/20"
      Nicotine Replacement Therapies
      Nicotine Patches
      I'll Try the Combo Platter
      Pros of the Nicotine Patch
      Cons of the Nicotine Patch
      More Useful Medications to Help You Quit
      Nicotine Gum
      Pros of the Nicotine Gum
      Cons of the Nicotine Gum
      Nicotine Nasal Spray
      Pros of the Nasal Spray
      Cons of the Nasal Spray
      Nicotine Inhaler
      Pros of the Inhaler
      Cons of the Inhaler
      Trading Places
      Bupropion
      Pros of Buproprion
      Cons of Buproprion
      The Old "Double Whammy"
      Pros of Combining Methods
      Cons of Combining Methods
      Programs and Support Groups
      Structured Quit-Smoking Programs and Support Groups
      The Pros of a Structured Quit-Smoking Program
      The Cons of a Structured Quit-Smoking Program
      Our Picks
      American Lung Association
      American Cancer Society
      Nicotine Anonymous
      Smokenders
      The Pros of Smokenders
      The Cons of Smokenders
      How to Pick a Support Group or Program
      Less Traditional Tools of the Trade
      Hypnosis
      The Pros of Hypnosis
      The Cons of Hypnosis
      Acupuncture
      The Pros of Acupuncture
      The Cons of Acupuncture
      Herbal Medicine
      The Pros of Herbal Medicine
      The Cons of Herbal Medicine
      Aromatherapy
      The Pros of Aromatherapy
      The Cons of Aromatherapy
      The Power of Imagery
      The Pros of Imagery
      The Cons of Imagery
      Meditation
      The Pros of Meditation
      The Cons of Meditation
      Future Trends
      A Cigarette Is Born
      Tobacco's Historical Beginnings
      Meet Sir Walter Raleigh
      Early Forms of Tobacco Use
      Ladies and Gentlemen, We Give You the Cigarette
      Filtered Brands
      Let's Make a Deal
      Tobacco Starts as a Plant
      On the Farm
      Ready for Market
      The Making of a Cigarette
      Anatomy of Your Cigarette
      Inside the Research Labs
      It's All in the Taste
      Ammonia
      So Much More Than a Toilet Cleaner
      More Additives Ma, Please?
      The "Q" Team
      A Tight Pack
      The Master Plan: Designing Your Personal Cessation Program
      Customizing Your Quit Approach
      Motivation and Commitment: The Keys to Success
      Let's Start Dating
      A Helping Hand
      I'll Have One of These and Two of Those
      Self-Sabotage: The Smoker Inside
      It's Time to Kick Butt!
      The Seven-Day Countdown to Q-Day
      Day Seven
      Commit to Quit: Getting the Word Out
      Day Six
      a Jar of Kick-Butt
      Day Five
      Cutting Down or Beefing Up?
      Cutting Down
      Smoke 'Em All Up
      Day Four
      Money to Burn on the Good Things in Life
      The Good Things in Life
      Day Three
      Preparing Your Environment
      Day Two
      Focusing on the Goal
      Day One
      Twenty-Four Hours and Counting!
      Saying Good-Bye and Good Riddance
      Ready, Set, Gol It's Time to Kick Butt!
      It's Quitting Time
      Commit to Quit: The Gear Dump
      Quitting with a Smoker in Your House
      Taming the Craving
      The Tools of Prevention
      HALT in the Name of the Law!
      Scrambling Your Eggs and Your Days
      Tools for Taming Cravings
      Cognitive Strategies: Slogans and Affirmations
      Behavioral Strategies: Taking Action
      My Strategic Plan for Overcoming Cravings
      The Twenty-Four-Hour Check-In
      Congratulations, You Survived!
      Recognize and Celebrate Your Success
      Withdrawal and the Process of Recovery
      Benefits of Quitting: The First Twenty-Four Hours
      Urge Management in a Nutshell
      Avoid the Situation
      Leaving the Scene of an Urge
      Alter the Environment
      Ask for Support
      Standardize Your Action Plan
      Fine-Tune Your Strategic Plan
      Time for Goodies!
      Forty-Eight Hours of Success and Planning for the Weekend
      Forty-Eight-Hour Self-Assessment
      Regrouping After Common Mishaps
      Planning Out the Weekend
      Trying New Things
      Celebrating One Week Smoke-Free!
      Taking a Look at Your First Week of Quitting Smoking
      Choose Your Subheading!
      I Haven't Had a Single Puff in Seven Days!
      Oops! I Puffed at Least Once
      Assessing Your Master Plan
      The Bigger the Challenge, the More You Can Learn
      If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It
      Relapse Prevention Kit
      To Heck with This!
      Romancing the Cigarette
      Abstinence Violation Effect
      Visualizing Success
      Handling the Unexpected High-Risk Situation
      Customizing Your Commit to Quit Contracts
      Leaving the Pack Behind
      Are You Depressed or Anxious?
      What Is Depression?
      What Does Depression Feel Like?
      Who Suffers from Depression?
      What Causes Depression?
      Smoking Away the Blues
      Get Tested Here
      How to Handle Depression from Quitting
      What Is Anxiety?
      What Does Anxiety Feel Like?
      Anxiety and Smoking
      Breathe In, Breathe Out
      How to Handle Anxiety Caused by Quitting
      To Gain Weight or Not To Gain Weight, That Is the Question
      Get the Skinny
      I'm Not Hungry
      Thin Is In
      Gaining Weight When You Quit
      I'm Twice the Person I Used to Be
      Natural Born Losers
      How Not to Gain Weight
      Follow Pharaoh
      Where's the Beef?
      Vitamins Shouldn't Smoke
      Let's Get Physical
      The Benefits of Exercise
      Only the Best Will Do
      There's More Than One Type
      Getting Ready
      Walk First, Then Run
      Give Yourself the Run Around
      Some Other Aerobic Exercises
      Pump Yourself Up
      How Boring!
      Home Alone
      Getting a Grip on Stress
      What Is Stress?
      Road Signs
      Stress and Cigarettes
      Go to the Source
      The Little Things
      Stress Busters
      Let's Talk About It: Groups and Chats
      What's a Computer?
      Sites That Help You Quit
      www.drkoop.com
      All About about.com
      www.lungusa.org
      The Quit Net
      wehaveonetoo.com
      The Grammy Section
      Get Outraged
      Get the Whole Truth
      Get Political
      Gene's Smorgasbord
      Sites for Kids
      www.burnout.org
      Quit 4 Life
      www.tobaccofreekids.org
      All Those Documents
      Unveil the Screen
      Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
      Smoke and Mirrors
      Their Side of the Story
      The Truth and Nothing but the Truth
      Use Your Imagination
      Freebies
      Saturday Morning Cartoons
      Too Much Television Is Bad for Your Eyes
      Kid Stuff
      What the Documents Say
      More Evidence
      What the Experts Have to Say
      What's Being Done About It
      Keeping an Eye on Your Kids
      It's an Open Door
      The $100,000 Questions
      Now What?
      Fitting In
      Anxious Moments
      Being Duped
      Dollars and Sense
      Is Your Kid Addicted?
      Reasons to Quit
      Create a Smoke-Free Environment
      How to Help Them Quit
      Slips and Relapses
      Get Rid of 'Em
      Playing Detective
      Stress
      Loneliness and Depression
      Anger
      Quitting One Step at a Time
      The Temptations
      The Road Ahead: Long-Term Goals for Total Health
      A False Sense of Security
      Supporting Yourself
      Recognizing Your Progress
      A Watchful Eye
      Where They Ended Up
      Troubleshooting Guide: Tips for Overcoming Obstacles to Quitting
      Living with a Smoker
      Feeling Depressed
      Gaining Weight
      I'm Losing My Motivation
      I Can't Stop Thinking About, Cigarettes
      Holiday Time
      My Friends and Family Don't Understand.
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