Herbal Cigarettes

Herbal Cigarettes: No help .... (143 words)
by winprizes2000 - written on 06.01.01 (Useful, 596 readings)
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A safer alternative to smoking - I don't think so, OK the nicotene is absent but you won't find a list of ingredients on a pack of herbal cigarettes. Furthermore they taste and smell revolting - in fact when I tried to quit "proper" smoking using a herbal brand I was frequently accused of inhaling something illegal. Herbal cigarettes are not a worthwhile way of attempting to quit smoking, they are like providing a binge eater with a calorie free food - it's not going to satisfy you and neither will it re-educate. To quit smoking you need to change the thoughts you have about why you do it and kearn to enjoy life without a cigarette. If you ...

When the craving gets really bad... (255 words)
by janharper - written on 10.10.00 (Very useful, 844 readings)
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I have already reviewed Zyban in the stop smoking section. I stopped smoking eleven weeks ago using it. I have on two occassions in past two weeks, had cravings so strong that I thought I just couldn't bear going another hour without a smoke. However, I do know that the nicotene has left my system and that I no longer have a dependency on it. It just didn't work though, the more I told myself that I didn't need tobacco anymore, the stronger the urge got. A friend suggested herbal cigarettes and I decided to try one. They contain no tobacco or nicotene. The taste was awful but the menthol variety (from Holland & Barrett) were better than ...