"When cigarette cravings hit, all I can think of is getting to my nicorette mini"

Blog Post created by jonescarp.aka.dale.Jan_2007 on Sep 4, 2015

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This brainwashing is on TV constantly.

This proposed need for continued dependence is what makes people believe they can't quit smoking unless they remain addicted to nicotine.

They don't tell you that the psychological urge to smoke and the mere years of repetition drive the urge to smoke as much as nicotine. They don't tell you that once you are off the nicotine you can unlearn the cues and urges to smoke by unlearning that repetition.

These ads imply nicotine is going to satisfy the whole enchilada of quitting smoking.

DON'T BELIEVE IT! They are just in it to keep taking your money.

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BonnieBee.quit.2.8.15 Sep 4, 2015 10:08 PM
We addicts must be very careful when using NRT's ! Be sure to have a plan to get off of them ASAP ! Why would anyone want to be hooked on nicotine after getting off the cigarettes ! Beware it can happen !

I ended all NRT"s by the time I reached the last day of the nicotine patch .....that was my plan and I stuck to it ....:-)
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Marilyn.H.July.14.14. Sep 5, 2015 7:09 AM
Thank you Dale, it's all a bunch of bull crap and the advertisers don't give one ioda about us the people as long as they get our money, that's all they care about.
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Deena-A.-Yenni Sep 5, 2015 7:18 AM
I never believed in NRT's but have used them to get me thru my early quits....and do believe they have helped others as I've seen here on EX. I even know one gal, in fact, she's my children's step mother and she did between the gum and the patch for 3 years. Don't know if she smoked inbetween using them but in the end she is now nicotene free.
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jonescarp.aka.dale.Jan_2007 Sep 5, 2015 7:30 AM
3 Years? You don't know if she smoked in between? What if she did smoke in between? Was it the NRT use for 3 years that made her quit or did she finally just decide to not smoke?

I'm not against NRT's. I used the patch.

I'm against the brainwashing aspects of their advertisers. They try to make the watcher believe that using their product is all it takes to quit.

They push people to use them but never consider telling anyone how they can stop using them and still be smokefree.

In other words they want you in their game with no way to escape.
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smorgy8513 Sep 5, 2015 8:32 AM
Thanks Dale....I've seen that commercial and it has frustrated me from the beginning! You're right.....people hearing that are going to think "if I crave....I can use the mini"....not "I will use some skills and walk through this shouting out loud NOPE!"

Good point made......should we protest that ad out loud to the channels that carry it? Would it help????

Sharon
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sparky26 Sep 5, 2015 9:22 PM
Because it's all about the money !
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"When cigarette cravings hit, all I can think of is getting to my nicorette mini"

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