Why smokers can't leave smoking although they known that it is slow poison?

Hi grace its sad to hear tat u father is nt leaving this habbit nt only ur father some of my friends also have the same habbit they want to leave it bt they r nt able to do so.I think they are addicted to it and find it really difficult to come out of it.One of my friend had a open heart surgery because of this smoking bt still he hasen't left it.To b frank i also dont knw y people smoke bt my friends told me tat when they smoke they feel very relaxed and feel as if they r in some different world.I can suggested u one thing tell ur father have some substitute like when ever he feels likie smoking tel him to have a chocolate,a fruit.All said and done gracce everything is in the mind if feels like quiting smoking he will quit.

It is very difficult to one to leave smoking because one becomes addicts of it fully..I think this thearpy centre didn't work really...Inner motivation is mostly needed to get rid off from this lousy habits...

We (some of us) have a hard time quitting because its a habit...a habit that we are addicted to...for many its the nicotine addiction, possibly even for most but for me personally its only PARTLY the nicotine...for me its more the physical addiction and psychological association with things I do every day....Yes we know its bad for us physically AND on top of that its FREAKIN EXPENSIVE!! but like any addictive habit its a tough one to break and the long one has been a smoker the harder it is....For example it would most likely be harder for ME to quit smoking than it would someone who's only been a casual smoker for a yr or two..Why? Becuase I've been smoking for 30 yrs now.. As for the ayurvedic and homeopathy products you mentioned..well those only work for SOME ppl...Even the doctor prescribed products only work for some AND those arent cheap either so many ppl can't afford them.... IMO in order to quit you have to REALLY want it AND REALLY work at it...ANY smoker can quit...but not all that try really have the deep desire or determination to..LOL then there are ppl like me who have no desire to even try.

hi gracce, I am a smoker and I have to tell you that it is an extremely powerful addiction which is why your dad is struggling so to quit. I think the help quit products might just help but you have to truly WANT to quit in order to succeed. Even then it is not easy. They say it is as tough of an addiction as heroin and we all know the quit rate of that. You can't push your dad to quit because it won't work. It just won't.

my father is a chain smoker and he's been smoking since...i don't know! he's in his early 60s. we've urged him to quit smoking but we don't think he'd be able. but the good thing is that he does yoga and other exercises whenever he gets opportunity - be it while sitting during a journey, while taking rest, etc. so he has a good health and i've never known him being seriously ill. i was also kinda chain smoker too for several years. but now i rarely smoke. sometimes i do smoke while drinking or after meal. but overall i rarely smoke and spend days at a stretch without smoking. thanks mostly to my girlfriend - i quit at her behest!

just buy for him chewing gum to eat no time to smoke more .

Dear friend, It is only one thing that is addiction. This just reminded me of a friend of me who have to choose his love and his smoking addiction. He chosen his love but due to addiction to his smoking he was unable to quite it. There he has broken his love, but lucky his love did not break and still he is addicted to smoking. I could see the most effective treatment for this is here in our local Ayurvedic doctor who says it is just psychological. He gives few tablets to chew when one feels to smoke. My uncle a chain smoker had quite smoking from his treatment after various other treatments. May be just give some to chew or eat at the time one feels to smoke.

everyone knows that smokong is bad, yet there are many youths and adults out there smoking. smoking kills the body from head to toe as it affects every part of the body. in my country, any smoker can go to any government hospital for treatment. i really dont know the sucess rate. my boss stopped smoking instantly when he was admitted to the intensive cardiac ward. his wife, family and friends could not stopped him. i was told prayer helps to stop the person from smoking when he ask God to help him stop his addicted habit. the family can help him by praying earnestly and ask Almighty God to help and He will as He is understanding and compassionate.

For my opinion smoking habit will become a vice. It's hard to say goodbye. I can say we must live our lives to the fullest not to poison. thanks for your wonderful message.

Hi gracce, Nicotin makes a man most addicted among all narcotics available on earth.To some people like your Dad,will power alone won't help.He requires serious and conscious intervention of you support.What you people need to do is to pose strong to him and have to make him engaged in duties like reading you out an entire novel without having break except for breakfast,lunch and dinner.One novel complete and another novel in and you people should always be there with him.Restrain him from meeting his smoker friend.Just stop him for 3 days.He may face traumatic nights,but you've to be strict.After 3 days he will grow enough will power to deny anybody's offer for smoking.But even then you should not leave him alone.The 1st day is very crucial.Try this.

because their body got used to it and can't stop anymore coz they think it's part of their system and they would die if they stop and the only way i think they will stop is when somebody close to them got sicked due to 2nd hand smoke that is far more harmful:|

bcz it contains...some depending content like caffine...which make a person dependable on thm...he cant survive without tht....but if he has strong feelins to leave it he can but it must be very har feeling

It seems that I have the same condition with you.My dad is a office clerk and he is 48 now.He began to smoke at the time he started his job.I hate the terrible smell!I have tried many methods to force him to leave smoking .He agreed to leave it,but he gave up several weeks later .I have lost confidence now.I believe it is laborious for him to leave it.To decrease the maybe realistic. When it comes to the reason why the smokers can not stop smoking,I think is the habit.My father has viewed smoking as a action that must be done everyday&everytime.Maybe only by medicial methods will the smokers leave it:(