tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:32:19 +0000A site that encourages smokers to quit and provides tips to friends and family on how to motivate a smoker to quit without nagging, shaming or blaming.http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)Blogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-8558996490757944226Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:56:00 +00002009-12-05T09:06:59.232-08:00secondhand smokehealth effects of smokingchemicals in smokereasons for quittingenvironmental tobacco smokeI just watched a program featuring Stanton Glanz, PhD. from the University of California in San Fransisco. He is one of my heroes. He has been a leading force in California's smoke free laws since 1978. He was talking on the relationship between smoking and breast cancer. Another subject dear to my heart since I am a breast cancer survivor. I was diagnosed when I was 32. Glanz presents a very http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2009/11/breast-cancer-and-smoking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-5054757313106603466Sat, 02 May 2009 17:09:00 +00002009-06-23T16:38:15.881-07:00processpreparationmotivationmedications for quittingaddressing beliefsI'm approached all the time to sell products that claim to help a smoker quit. One company claimed that cravings would vanish by smelling a cinnamon scented wand. In a very unscientific experiment, I gave them out to all of the participants in one of my workshops. One third said that the wands did remove the craving, one third said the wands did nothing and one third said smelling the wand causedhttp://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2009/05/what-works-and-what-doesnt-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-2436691187777155055Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:16:00 +00002009-03-03T11:17:18.132-08:00Quitting is a process and not a one time event but often smokers think that they should just wake up one day and quit. Instead, take it one step at a time. Don't know where to start? Before you can make any changes, know where you are by keeping a diary of when you smoke--what time, what you are doing, how you are feeling. You will start to see patterns which will tell you what aspects you need http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2009/03/first-step-when-youre-not-ready-to-quit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-6253190229466208722Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:53:00 +00002009-03-01T09:56:55.019-08:00There are thousands of products offering a 100% guarantee that you will quit smoking but while every method will work for some, no method works for everyone. But successful quitters do have several factors in common.Build Desire: Quit smoking because it is important to you. Find your own reasons for being becoming smoke free. Often people trying to convince smokers to quit, give their own reasonshttp://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2009/03/success-factors-when-quitting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-4698135520540738818Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:57:00 +00002009-02-28T11:03:08.786-08:00health effects of smokingreasons for quittingcigarsMost smokers know that smoking causes lung cancer but they may not know that smoking is responsible for over 30% of ALL cancers including mouth and lip cancer. Pete had cancer of the lips from smoking cigars. While the plastic surgery did a great job at reconstructing his lips, Pete said that the numbness from the sugery, "Took all the fun out of kissing." While 1 out of 3 Americans will develop http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2009/02/would-you-give-up-kissing-and-sex-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-6329692904916877919Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:21:00 +00002009-02-26T10:35:58.043-08:00relapseaddressing beliefsfearsnicotine addictionFear often holds a smoker back from even trying to quit. I remember being afraid of success, "If I quitting smoking, What will I do?" Smoking has become part of our identity, "Who am I, if I'm not a smoker?" Others have tried to quit so many times that there is a fear of another failure. The fear of gaining weight will stop some smokers, especially women, from ever trying to stop smoking. Other http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2009/02/turning-fears-of-quitting-into.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-5768096466928917621Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:45:00 +00002009-02-25T09:05:28.978-08:00relapsepreparationThere have been two recent plane crashes in the news. One ended with the survival of all the passengers and crew, the other in tragedy with all aboard lost. In a crisis situation, the pilot has only a few precious minutes to make life or death decisions. Pilots spend hours training for a crisis, hoping they will never have to use this training. In the two plane crashes, one pilot put his http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2009/02/there-have-been-two-recent-plane.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-2702736064463460825Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:57:00 +00002009-03-16T13:18:18.838-07:00health effects of smokingsmokeless snussmokeless tobaccoaddressing beliefsThe new tactic of the tobacco companies is to promote smokeless tobacco and snus as a way to quit smoking but those forms of tobacco are dangerous too. Here are some myths taken from: http://oralcancernews.org/wp/Debunking the mythsMyth: Smokeless tobacco products are a safe alternative to tobacco smoking.Fact: Here is the bottom line–smokeless is not harmless. The list of serious illnesses http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2009/02/myths-about-snus-and-smokeless-tobacco.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-7302926944845401854Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:24:00 +00002009-06-23T16:39:17.421-07:00relapsehabitsEssential tips for giving advicemedications for quittingStay Quit WorkshopsI always ask the participants in my stop smoking workshops, "What is the longest time you have been off cigarettes?" Their answer tells me quite a bit about how to help them be successful with their latest quit attempt. Here is what some of their answers mean:"I've never quit for more than a few days." This smoker is probably heavily addicted to nicotine and relapses because of the withdrawal http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2009/02/staying-quit-forever-and-preventing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-6246384098914206375Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:24:00 +00002009-02-23T13:39:30.353-08:00medications for quittingStay Quit WorkshopsMy first workshop at Hi Desert Medical Center was a success!! All of the participants quit smoking. One individual, who had been a two pack a day smoker, was still struggling with smoking less than 10 cigarettes by the last class but called me yesterday to say that she had finally stopped a few days later by using a combination of bupropion and the nicotine inhaler that I had suggested. Here is ahttp://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2009/02/always-nice-to-hear-from-successful.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-9053687609294109092Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:18:00 +00002009-02-18T12:18:06.501-08:00http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2009/02/deadly-in-pink.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-8745862695259315685Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:21:00 +00002009-02-17T10:50:12.569-08:00health effects of smokingrelapseMy job has got to be the most rewarding on earth. I just finished 3 workshops in Southern California and many smokers were successful at quitting. That means a few less people will die from heart disease, a few less from cancer, and a few less will be disabled from a stroke or from emphysema, living out the last years of their lives tied to an oxygen tank.I don't take credit for their quitting, Ihttp://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2009/02/joining-ranks-of-former-smokers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-4269425174765525740Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:41:00 +00002009-02-14T12:50:48.734-08:00reasons for quittingTiming can be everything and today may be the time to stop smoking. Give the gift of a longer, healthier life to both your loved ones as well as for yourself. As a single person who won't date a smoker, I've been told that I might be missing out on a great guy, which may be true but I don't want to fall in love with a man that will die from some horrible disease caused by his smoking. So if you http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2009/02/best-valentines-day-gift-stop-smoking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-4095791024190187416Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:43:00 +00002009-02-28T09:29:02.528-08:00teenagersaddressing beliefsMary's father started her smoking at 16 because he thought it made her look sophisticated, now at 70, she finds it almost impossible to quit. We've come a long way baby, from an attitude like Mary's father yet even today when a teenager is caught with cigarettes, that parent breathes a sign of relief that it wasn't something stronger, "It's just cigarettes, a right of a passage instead of drugs"http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2009/02/we-dont-want-our-kids-to-smoke.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-3091371690965229402Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:23:00 +00002009-02-03T14:26:04.662-08:00insurancepoliticsHelping people quit smoking has never been a popular issue. Individuals who have never smoked can’t understand how anyone would ever start and think a smoker should just put the cigarette down and walk away. Smokers scream about their right to smoke and are encouraged by the tobacco industry trying to maintain their profits. Former smokers say that if they can quit, anybody can quit and often http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2009/02/quitting-smoking-saves-everyone-money.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-8030629014336247742Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:28:00 +00002009-02-01T13:09:15.118-08:00relapsealcoholtips for quittingreasons for smokingSuperbowl is one of the biggest sports parties of the year and a time when many former smokers will relapse. A huge social event with plenty of food and drink, with cheering and socializing and a slippery slope for those who have quit smoking. A cigarette seems to fit into this party atmosphere and many will rationalize that one won't hurt. But most people underestimate the power of nicotine--http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2009/02/relapsing-at-superbowl-parties-when.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-6699857781291882236Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:41:00 +00002009-01-28T12:50:43.910-08:00building desirepreparationEssential tips for giving advicemotivationaddressing beliefsSome ex-smokers will say that one day they just decided to quit and they did, walked away from their cigarettes and never had another puff. It's like a light switch being turned on, going from not wanting to quit smoking to becoming a former smoker. For some smokers when that light switch turns on, they are more likely to stay quit than if they decide to delay quitting by making a plan, they do http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2009/01/why-can-some-smokers-just-quit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-2311231339500597294Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:11:00 +00002009-01-28T12:16:34.490-08:00relapsenaggingEssential tips for giving advicemotivationThink about when you bought your last car. Did the salesman sell you a car that you really didn't want? Or did you buy a car that you wanted and the salesman provided information and helped facilitate your buying decision? Who was in control? Salesman are taught how to overcome objections to the sale. Did your car salesman manipulate you into buying the car by overcoming all objections or did thehttp://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-to-talk-to-smokers-so-they-will.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-9190637110383173432Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:14:00 +00002008-11-22T14:08:16.115-08:00relapseGreat American SmokeoutIt's easy to quit smoking, I've done it hundreds of times! Every time you snub out a butt, you have quit smokin. The trick to staying quit is to not light up another one. The American Cancer Society encourages smokers to try to live without their cigarettes for just one day. Sometimes that is all it takes for a smoker to realize that they can live without their smokes. But most smokers have quit http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2008/11/32nd-annual-great-american-smokeout-can.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-5963586658666405774Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:37:00 +00002009-02-28T09:30:24.889-08:00internationalAll cigarette packs are required to show disgusting pictures of health problems caused by smoking.http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2008/11/required-warnings-for-cigarettes-in-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-8642128934812268509Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:34:00 +00002008-10-21T21:39:03.179-07:00internationalI've been in New Zealand for the past week on vacation. Smoking is not very popular here. Every cigarette pack had nasty pictures of what smoking can do to your health and every one under the age of 25 is carded. I've seen a few younger individuals smoking but not as many as in the Untied States. Cost may be part of the reason, a pack of cigarette is $11 to $12 NZ (about $7-$8US). A man on a http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2008/10/smoking-in-new-zealand.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-1487376494930790253Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:53:00 +00002008-10-12T14:08:41.215-07:00building desirerelapsepreparationQuitting smoking is one of the hardest things that many individuals will do in their lifetime. Why do some people seem to have what it takes to stop smoking and not relapse? Or the opposite side of the same coin, why do some smokers relapse? What is it the makes one quitter successful and the other slip comfortably back to smoking?When your reason(s) for wanting to be a non-smoker are more http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-do-you-stick-to-it-when-going-get.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-3855162673455691296Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:14:00 +00002008-10-11T15:14:46.400-07:00preparationGreat American Smokeouttips for quittingThe Great American Smokeout sponsored by the American Cancer Society is next month where smokers are encouraged to quit for just one day, with the idea that the smoker might continue for another day and another day. As a spokesperson for tobacco issues for the local office, I'm often asked by reporters to give smokers one bit of advice to be successful at quitting. I believe that if the smoker http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2008/10/preparation-for-successful-new-years.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-3666014902597880154Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:40:00 +00002008-10-04T08:42:03.978-07:00relapseaddressing beliefsIn most of my workshops, everyone quits smoking but that figure is misleading because I think that nicotine addiction is over estimated as a problem to quitting but UNDER estimated as a problem when dealing with relapse. Many smokers come to my workshops saying I'm their "Last Resort", they have tried everything and nothing works. I know these individuals will be successful long term because theyhttp://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2008/10/key-to-staying-quit-forever.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849005981620657893.post-3741873586946863689Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:17:00 +00002008-10-02T12:48:36.270-07:00tips for quittingaddressing beliefsQuitting is a process where we change our behavior one step at a time. Thsi often starts with a statement such as, "I'm not going to smoke in the house anymore." "I"m not going to smoke in my car." or after we quit, we tell ourselves, "I'm not going to smoke ever again."But our brains are funny sometimes and the unconscious sometimes doesn't hear the word "NOT" because those kind of statments http://stopsmokingstayquit.blogspot.com/2008/10/take-positive-steps-toward-quitting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (VJ Sleight, Queen of Quitting)3