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Default Aug 06, 2019 at 12:59 AM
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It was time to take my beta blocker and I was getting physical anxiety so I smoked a bowl of Temple high CBD strain weed but still was having mental anxiety so I took 1mg alprazolam.

Then I smoked my last cigarette ever. It's almost 12am. That's day 1 of not smoking, August 6th 2019. I've never been so sure that I can quit since I've ever quit. When I did quit, I was an ex-smoker. Now I'm a happy non-smoker.

I'm very relaxed but the relaxation won't last so I'll sleep as I just took a melatonin and 50mg of Seroquel.

I'll wake up very tired as usual and then take my Vyvanse and it will become slightly stressful but I will handle it because I just finished reading "Alan Carr's - The EASYWAY to Stop Smoking". It made me realize that smoking is all brain washing. Cigarettes do absolutely NOTHING for anyone. Cigarette smoking isn't a choice but a drug addiction. Smoking makes people even more stressed, bored, unfocused etc and the only reason that a smoker smokes is due to nicotine withdrawal from the previous cigarette and brainwashing by society, cultural conditioning and the tobacco companies. Smokers already know the health consequences of smoking which makes them want to light up a cigarette. It's VERY hard to quit without knowledge and just willpower alone.

I recommend the book to anyone who wants to quit smoking. You continue smoking until you're finished the book and can take your time reading it. After 1/3 way through the book, I already wanted to quit but my mom's bf (Who recommended me the book) told me to keep smoking until I'm finished the day that I found out my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. My dad had cancer, aunt, grandfather, great uncle and more. I may have Lynch Syndrome which greatly increases the chances of cancer but that's just one of the things that can cause poor health.

6 million people die every year from smoking. Since the 21st century, over 1 billion people have died from smoking.

Wish me luck =]
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It was time to take my beta blocker and I was getting physical anxiety so I smoked a bowl of Temple high CBD strain weed but still was having mental anxiety so I took 1mg alprazolam.

Then I smoked my last cigarette ever. It's almost 12am. That's day 1 of not smoking, August 6th 2019. I've never been so sure that I can quit since I've ever quit. When I did quit, I was an ex-smoker. Now I'm a happy non-smoker.
Congrats! Thats wonderful!
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Cigarettes do absolutely NOTHING for anyone.
This is the only thing I disagree on. There are currently clinical trials underway studying the idea that nicotine consumed in a "safe" way via patches or gum has effects similar to taking stimulant medication. They have determined that it can help with energy, focus and attention. of course smoking is not the way to get nicotine and I take adderall for my adhd so I have no excuse to still smoke. In fact, I just ordered this book because of your post. I ordered the easy way for women so I will update you on how it goes.
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Several lines of evidence suggest that nicotine may be useful in treating the symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The current study was an acute, placebo-controlled double-blind experiment to determine whether nicotine might be useful as an alternative treatment of adults with ADHD symptomatology. Six smokers and 11 nonsmokers who were outpatient referrals for ADHD were diagnosed by DSM-IV criteria. Measures of treatment effect included the Clinical Global Impressions (CGI) scale, Hopkins' symptom check list (SCL-90-R), the Profile of Mood States (POMS), Conners' computerized Continuous Performance Test (CPT), the Stroop test, and an interval-timing task. The smokers underwent overnight deprivation from smoking and were given a 21 mg/day nicotine skin patch for 4.5 h during a morning session. The nonsmokers were given a 7 mg/day nicotine skin patch for 4.5 h during a morning session. Active and placebo patches were given in a counter-balanced order approximately 1 week apart. Nicotine caused a significant overall nicotine-induced improvement on the CGI. This effect was significant when only the nonsmokers were considered, which indicated that it was not due merely to withdrawal relief. Nicotine caused significantly increased vigor as measured by the POMS test. Nicotine caused an overall significant reduction in reaction time (RT) on the CPT, as well as, with the smokers, a significant reduction in another index of inattention, variability in reaction time over trial blocks. Nicotine improved accuracy of time estimation and lowered variability of time-estimation response curves. Because improvements occurred among nonsmokers, the nicotine effect appears not to be merely a relief of withdrawal symptoms. It is concluded that nicotine deserves further clinical trials with ADHD.
Nicotine effects on adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. - PubMed - NCBI

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