Mainstream Stop Smoking Programs Review

Here’s a short description of the mainstream stop smoking programs:

Prescription Anti-Depressant Zyban – A recent, large study conducted by the highly respected New England Journal of Medicine revealed an initial failure rate for those using Zyban to stop smoking of over 60%! That’s just the initial failure rate. After 1 year, the failure rate was 70%! And actually that’s the “good” news!

Here’s the bad news. While it’s true that antidepressants can provide some improvement, some have had a worsening of depression/other symptoms, including suicidal thoughts/attempts. The following side effects are also linked to Zyban: feeling restless, anxious, dry mouth, incomplete or infrequent bowel movements, dizzy, chronic trouble sleeping, excessive sweating, involuntary quivering, loss of appetite, weight loss, feel like throwing up, throwing up, stomach cramps, ringing in the ears, high blood pressure, painful periods, itching, hives, rash, headache, gas, hepatitis caused by drugs, joint pain, cannot focus thoughts, hallucination, feeling faint, seizures, chest pain, abnormal liver functions test, confused, delusions, paranoia, blurred vision, throat irritation, “change of life” signs, muscle pain, drowsiness, fever, taste problems, temporary redness of face and neck, heart throbbing or pounding, diarrhea, frequent urination, nervous, feeling weak, and false sense of well-being.

Do you really want to risk further jeopardizing your health by taking a prescription drug that was purposed to treat depression?

Nicotine Replacement Therapy – As one can imagine, substituting one nicotine delivery system (smoking) with other nicotine delivery systems (gum, patches, inhaler) still leaves one craving nicotine. It is no wonder the above-mentioned study showed that after 1 year Nicotine Replacement Therapy had a failure rate of over 85%! That’s an even worse record than Zyban, and you’re still putting the addictive poison in your body that you are trying to wean yourself off!

In-Patient Clinics - The venerable Mayo Clinic offers its Nicotine Dependence Center, including a very costly in-patient system for quitting smoking. With locations in Arizona, Minnesota and Florida, this is perhaps the Rolls Royce of stop smoking programs. A similar in-patient program is offered at St. Helena Hospital in Northern California’s Napa Valley. You check in for a week, but it’s not cheap, either! These clinics do have a slightly better track record than Zyban and Nicotine Replacement, and are without a doubt a healthier option, but a very expensive one that still has a failure rate of well over 50%.

“Aren’t there ANY Stop Smoking Programs out there that I can afford, aren’t a threat to my health, and ACTUALLY WORK?”

YES!

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