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Originally Posted by WarChild
Wow, for most people you're so wrong.
The physical addiction to Nicotine will stop about 72 hours after you stop taking Nicotine. After that, your body won't crave it as a physical addiction anymore.
It's the habbit that gets most people. The years of smoking. The routines of smoking (In the morning, in the car, when they drink) that makes for the powerful longterm addiction.
That's why the patch works for a lot of people. It gives you a long period of time, like 10 weeks or longer, in which you can change your habbits and routines, without suffering the physical withdrawl from nicotine at the same time.  |
You're definitely right about the habits. For me, it was driving in the car or sitting at the bar.. outside of that, I was only an occasional few cigs during the day. All I can say is how amazed I am at how well the patch competely curbed all desire to pick up a cigarette. From the first time I put one on during the morning the first time I quit with it, I had no desire to smoke.
Quitting any addiction can be difficult. Good luck to all of us!
Brad