How to Quit Smoking
It’s not as hard as you think!
It’s a shame for you to struggle with your smoking habit - when quitting could be so simple…
Congratulations on your decision to stop smoking!
Now it is just a question of finding the right method. With so many programs, and so many claims out there, it can be difficult to decide which method to use.
We have reviewed the top stop smoking methods to find the best and most effective. So take a bit of time to look at them and decide which will work best for you.
Then pick one of them!
Remember, you will NEVER quit if you keep putting that decision off. Decide TODAY that you will take action. Decide today, to order a program, and then use it wholeheartedly.
This is not the time for procrastination. You have made it this far - you know you need to stop, and you know that you need help to do so. Now take the next step, take ACTION.
You will be surprised to discover that with the right program and the right support, it is actually a lot easier to stop smoking than you were led to believe. But you HAVE to pick a program that works.
Which is why we have put these reviews together for you.
Oh, and one word about cost. All of these programs (except cold turkey) will cost you money. Don’t be put off by that. What matters is not how much they cost, but DO THEY WORK?
Whatever the cost, if they are successful in breaking your habit, they will easily pay for themselves in a month or two, just by the money you save by not buying cigarettes.
But if they don’t work, the real cost is not the price of the program, but the months or years of smoking you will do before you try again. And that will be many times the price of even the most expensive method.
So, forget the price. Focus on the effectiveness. Which one will work for you? Decide. Then buy it. And use it.
Do it now, today, before the moment passes.
How Have We Done Our Reviews?
We have reviewed each program for not only what they offer, but whether their claims are founded in reality or just advertising hype. Along with the product reviews, we have also analyzed their fine print as it applies to guarantees and returns so there are no surprises if you don’t think the offerings are for you.
You’ll notice that we favor stop smoking programs that do not use conventional offerings such as nicotine replacement products and pharmaceuticals. This is because they have less than a 10% long term success rate.
We also review a few ‘instant’ smoking cessation methods but again they don’t rate very high on our long term success chart as they are seriously lacking in education and support – and at times believability.
Our investigations begin by looking at the information and education that each program provides as this is the most important aspect of any stop smoking program. Without the proper information to help you quit, no pill, patch, or aid will ‘make’ you quit.
Then we analyze the type of cessation aids each program uses or recommends - making sure that the herbal formulation contain the known ingredients that WILL help you to quit smoking. Herbal formulations have the ability to mimic the effects of nicotine without being addictive. Plus, they also have the added benefit of making cigarettes taste bad. Keep in mind what we said about information and education though – no cessation aid will make you quit. Education still takes precedent over any aid as the more you know about quitting, the more successful you will be.
Finally we take into account each program’s guarantees and fees. Again, we must stress that the cost of a program is a pittance compared to smoking, so cost should be the least of your considerations. This applies to the guarantees as well. As long as the guarantee gives you enough time to evaluate the program or product without risk, then that should be adequate.
Do not judge a program on the length of its guarantee, even if some promise your money back three months later if you don’t quit. If your buying considerations are based on whether you get your money back if you don’t quit, then maybe you are not quite ready to quit. Remember a money back guarantee is only good if you fail to quit. If you make your buying decision based on the guarantee, then really you are already planning to fail!
First make sure you really want to quit. Then choose the program that most appeals to you. They will all work – some just better than others.
Go into it with the determination to succeed, and you will find it a whole lot easier than you expect!
Has anyone tested or looked into FinalSmoke.com? I would like to compare it to these others you have listed.
Thanks for this great website.
Hi Sandy,
Matter of fact, we have looked into Final Smoke. Looks good to us. However we have sent in requests to have a few questions answered, but nobody has ever gotten back to us. So unfortunately we cannot recommend them at this time without these answers. Mostly what is holding us back here is obviously the lack of customer support follow-up.
Chris
I got this for my dad.
It came in the mail for 9 dollars shipping and handling.
Opened it to find out it’s little nicotine cartridges that get vaporized and sends
condensed nicotine vapor into your lungs.
Highly addictive more so than a regular cigarette, and lethal to children.
This is a concentrated dose of nicotine, no one should be using this stuff.
Your just substituting your cigarette addiction for smoke relief
It’s a horrible scam, and I don’t see how the FDA allows them to get away with this.
Jay
We have heard rumblings from the FTC and the FDA regarding e-cigs, but have nothing much to add at this point until they have passed judgment.
Chris
I am trying a formula called SeMax. It is a homeopathic that you use through out the day and can continue to smoke until it starts to work. I will let you know how it works. I looked into Final Smoke and it seems over priced and complicated. But if it works than that is all that matters. I have herd good things about Lobelia tincture under the tongue every time you are craving one, and it helps curb the craving a lot and you can continue to smoke until your body responds to that one also. Both are safe and no side effects.
Hi Mandee,
Yes, please let us know how it works so we can look further into it as well.
Chris
Came across this website recently, haven’t purchased the book yet but I’ve been very impressed with the free report given out, some good tips and worth a try.
Hi Dave,
If you do order, please let us know how you make out.
Chris
Do you have any information, pros / cons on a product Smoke Remedy by Living Well Remedies? I quit for 8 years cold turkey and have been trying to do the same currently, but it’s not working. I’ve tried the patch, wellbutrin, hypnosis, etc. and nothing seems to work. Perhaps if I can quit it will inspire my husband to do the same. I smoke perhaps 1/2 pack a day. He, on the other hand, smokes about 3 packs a day.
Smoke Remedy also has a companion product that supposedly helps your lungs recover and they are selling as a package.
Thanks for your help!
Hi Teri,
Unfortunately I don\’t have any information on Smoke Remedy and therefore cannot make a recommendation. However I did notice that most of the methods you have tried before are nicotine replacement items.
Have you given our top recommended items a good look? They do work and they do not use NRT. I encourage you to send an email to them and get a feel for which program would work best for you.
Chris
Have you heard about or tested Zero Nicotine Patch? It claims to be herbal ingredients, formulated to alleviate the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal while cleansing the system of all smoking-related toxins. I like the idea of it being a patch worn 24 hours and that it supposedly cleanses the system of all nicotine, but like all internet products I am hesitant to order it.
Do you have any information on this product?
Thanks,
Amy
Hi Amy,
Yes, matter of fact we have. Even though they use a herbal system, they unfortunately didn\’t make our grade because our test support emails and inquiries either went unanswered or too way too long to be answered. So we simply chose not to include them. Not to say there is a anything wrong with the product, just that the support wasn\’t up to the standards we like to see.
I think you\’ll find that our top products will fit the bill, especially the End the Habit product as it relies more on the mental aspect of quitting smoking and uses supplements to assist, whereas a lot of other products rely on high doses and little on mind conditioning.
Do not concern yourself with ordering from the internet if you stick with our recommended products. I have never heard a complaint about delivery or efficacy. The same with Zero Nicotine. I have never heard a complaint.
Hope that helps.
Chris
I tried the SeMax and I was not impressed with it’s ability to curb the craving. I went ahead and bought some herbal smokes called “Honey Rose” and I have been Smoking 1-3 of those a day when the craving to smoke is over whelming, but I have been nicotine free for 5 days. I have been able to quit up to 5 and a half years, in the past, by using an herbal brand of smokes. My want to smoke the herbal ones diminishes in 2 to 3 weeks. I know it’s not as good as quitting cold turkey but it works for me. I do like that your products offer the emotional support needed, as smoking is a a stress related habit. I went and researched smoking and mental health, and if the physical effects of smoking don’t scare you enough to quit, what it can do to your mental health scared me enough to stop as I have had Panic disorder for the last 4 years and have smoked during that time. 90 percent of schizophrenics are smokers WOW!!!!!
Has anyone tried the Smoke Remedy System?
Hi Paul,
We had someone else ask about this system, but never heard anything back about it yet.
Chris
Has anyone tried ‘Smoke Relief’ - I heard it on the radio and looked it up - It’s an electronic water vapor cigarette. You get their starter package for $9.99 shipping and then after 30 days they charge a $69.99 fee monthly until you cancel. The thing preventing me from trying it is that I have heard horror stories about people enrolling in different programs(not just for quitting smoking) but then they try to cancel and can’t.
Please leave your thought is you have had any experience with this company.
Thanks!
i ordered the kit a few days ago. If you have questions please email me at jennlove1@Hotmail. Com. The kit kit seems to be working.
Hi Jenn,
Which program did you order? Would love to hear more details.
Thanks
Chris
Has any tried ‘Smoke Relief’? It’s a electronic water vapor cigarette - I want to try it but am skeptical of their ‘enrollment’ policy and canceling if I wanted to.
Thanks!
has anyone tried Smoke Remedy?
Please read or listen to ” Easy Way” by Allan Carr. It will change your life for the better. Maina from Kenya.
I have not tried Smoke Relief, but I have tried another electronic cigarette. I found it online. The offer was advertised as a Smoke51 product. I was not happy with it at all. When I inhaled I got A LOT of foul tasting liquid on my lips. When I tried to contact the company to get the RM# necessary to return it; I could not reach a live person. I got a recording with an e-mail address. This was of NO help! I sent numerous e-mails with the same generic response, & NO RM#. I finally mailed it back Priority Mail with notification of delivery. The company debited my account 3 times after they signed the delivery receipt. I found out through my bank, they also went by the name Easy Smoker as well as Smoke Anywhere in addition to Smoke51. All with the same address, but different phone#. When I called the alternate#, I heard the exact same recording. I filed a complaint with the BBB. I forwarded to them copies of the e-mails I sent trying to NO avail to get the RM#. I also forwarded the confirmation of delivery e-mail from the post office. My account has been credited all the charges except S&H. Lesson learned. BE VERY CAREFUL. FYI; the company was located : 3101 W. Hallandale Blvd Pembroke Park,FL. I have used other online trial offers for various things and absolutely No Problems
Brenda
Where can I get the lobelia inflata in NYC and how do I use it?
Thanks
Caroline
Hi Caroline,
You can get lobelia in most health food stores. That\’s the easy part.
Getting the details on how to use it effectively with a rounded stop smoking program is the domain of the people who wrote and supply the programs that we recommend.
If you have chosen to use lobelia as the supplement of choice in quitting smoking, then I would recommend the End the Habit program as it utilizes pure lobelia.
Regards,
Chris
I am wondering if anyone has tried the e-book Quit Smoking Live Longer. Would really appreciate some insight.
Thanks,
John
Hi John,
I haven\’t seen it, but perhaps someone else might chime in.
Thanks,
Chris
So I came across this product called Stop-It Smoking, they are Detoxifying Tablets that are homeopathic. I was wondering if you heard of this product and if actually helps detoxify? The company that
Haven\’t heard Tamara. Sorry.
My sister has had success in quitting smoking with a mix of nicotine patches and an herb called Rhodeolla (not sure if that is the correct spelling but it is close). I am attempting my own road to quiting as of today. I have found that the rhodeolla herb does help with cravings and stress in just one day. This herb has also been used as a help for memory loss. I hope everyone that truly wants to stop smoking does.
Hi Dawn,
We hope that everyone looking to quit finds a method that truly works for them. Very hard to explain the euphoria when you\’ve finally quit, but it is well worth it.
Chris
I tried final Smoke and it worked well to a point. It took away the cravings, but you have to take them every four hours and if you forget the cravings come right back.
It also makes you sick if you cheet and smoke.
If you can make sure you don’t miss a dose then it should work. Myself I always seem to forget.
It needs to be one dose a day for me.
Hi Lynn,
Wasn\’t quite sure what to make of your comments, but it appears that using this product was not successful due to limitations of the program. Is that correct? If so, could you explain more fully what those limitations are.
Chris
I’m big time into investing with MMUH and SFIO.
MMUH just bought out a distributor from Floridia that owns the E-cig, E-Cigarette name. I see Smoke reliefe using this name too. Is this who Smoke relief buys from or is Smoke relief being imported by themselves with no middle man?
I know a few who have quite vert sucessfuly with these.
Hi Tom,
Sorry, I am not really sure as I do not follow the electronic cigarette products at this time.
Chris
I need to know of a way to quit smoking as a heart patient I need something safe .Any suggestions ? Information would be appreciated .Thank you
Hi Loretta,
I believe you would be safe with any of the herbal formulations, especially lobelia. However I am not a physician and would recommend that you ask your doctor\’s opinion before beginning any program.
Regards,
Chris
I would like to offer a suggestion about the addiction and why many of the regular methods may not work. My husband and I both were smokers for more then 35 yrs.
Three years ago, due to prices as well as concern over the amount of harmful additives in over the counter cigarettes, we began ordering online from a Native American site. Not only are the cigarettes about 1/3 price of name brands, but are 100% additive free.
We immediately noticed withdrawal symptoms. Lasted about 7 days and while we did smoke more during that period, the symptoms were not near as severe as cold turkey from brand name cigarettes. But we refused to go back to commercial cigarettes.
After wards, we never again had the ‘hard’ need to smoke. In fact, it was more the habit then addiction. We could go hours, day without the feeling of “having to smoke”.
The few times we ran out before next order arrived, smoking our former name brand cigarettes was horrible. Its like we could taste the poisons, would end up with smokers cough, and just overall felt bad. All that would end as soon as we begin smoking our additive free ones.
We believe our many other methods of trying to quit failed due to the fact they do not address nor affect the addictions of the many chemicals in commercial cigarettes.
After withdrawing from the chemicals, it was much easier to quit without any aid (once we decided we wanted to quit).
More like a step down method of quitting. Since the nicotine withdrawal was no way as intense as times before.
All of this is only opinion and personal experience. Also, I am not posting this to promote the cigarettes we smoked.
Only wanted to give another angle to the ‘why so hard to quit’ discussion. Since I have never read anything about the addiction to additives, nor any information on the withdrawl of additives.
Hi Ann,
Appreciate your thoughts. Thank you for sharing.
I have heard about additive free cigarettes but have not have any experience with them.
Certainly it should be better than smoking name brands with the additives.
Thanks for the tip.
Chris
I have heard from someone today there is a pill that you can take to make the taste of cigs taste extremely bad and that is how that person quite smoking but they cannot remember the name of it.
Has anyone heard of this or tried this themself? Just curious.
Hi Kim,
Many pharmaceuticals make this claim. However if you are looking for the herb that does this, it is called lobelia inflata.
This is the main ingredient in one of our five star programs - End the Habit. Give it a look.
Best regards,
Chris
This is called champix and I have tried it. It works very well in regards to making cigarettes taste awful, but the side effects were awful. I was so confused, I felt like I was going crazy. I also felt the most depressed I ever have in my whole life. I would rather smoke.
Emily
Have you heard of this?
Nicocure Quit Smoking pills are a proprietary blend of all natural herbal ingredients to help you quit smoking without putting more nicotine into your body. Nicocure pills contain Lobelia Inflata extract which improves the respiratory tract and acts as an expectorant for the lungs. Lobelia Inflata also alters the taste of tobacco, making it unpleasant to the smoker.
Hi Beth,
Yes, we have heard of Nicocure. They are in fact now called Smoke Deter, one of the products we recommend. They have changed their formulation to be a liquid spray instead of pills.
Also understand they have changed the blend of ingredients, so if you want to have a formulation with lobelia, please look at the End the Habit program as it uses pure lobelia in its product.
And yes, I do believe that lobelia is as effective as it is claimed to be.
Chris
WHY IS IT SO HARD TO QUIT SMOKING? I REALLY WANT/NEED TO QUIT. I HAVE TRIED WELBUTRIN, CHANTIX, THE PATCH. NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. I WORK IN A STRESSFUL AREA AND AM SURROUNDED WITH STRESS AT HOME (SINGLE PARENT OF TEENAGER). ANY HELP FOR ME WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED, AND YES I WILL TRY ANYTHING THAT WILL ASSIST WITH MY ADDICTION TO SMOKING.
Hi David,
My advice would be to find a couple of stop smoking programs that appeal to you and then send an email to their support departments with a few questions.
It will become apparent who is there to help you when the times get tough.
Chris
I quit smoking after 40 years (2 packs a day). My sister quit first through some Indian program where you hold different viles, one at a time and your body is cleared of certain things, then at last you do the tobacco vile and it worked. I thought it was a joke. She had to go to Connecticut (from New York) to get it done. I live in Florida and had to go to another County where there was a Doctor who specialized in it. I can’t remember the name, but, if anyone is interested, I’ll call my sister and ask.
Hi Wally,
Interesting. Never heard of anything like this. Would be interested to know the name.
Chris
Hi Wally! I would be interested to know what that was called that your sister did. I have heard of this before and it has worked. I friend did it for allergies and he no longer has those allergies. let us know if you can. Thanks.
Hi Crissy,
Hopefully Wally sees your post.
Chris
hi wally, i live in california and have tried every method to quit smoking. i would love to know the name of the program that you and your sister has tried with the viles, I dont know if there are any doctors in california that uses this method, but its worth a try. Thank you for all your information. Niane
Wally
I am interested in the Indian program to quit smoking. Any information would be helpful.
Renee
Wally,
I would be interested in the name of that Indian program which worked for you and your sister.
Thanks,
M. Allen
Hello everybody, I had finally quite smoking and this is amazing. I still have stress, but I try to manage it, I just walk for 1 hour a day. My advise to all smokers is to start slowly, don’t just quite next day. Try to smoke less, do not take cigarets with you everywhere, never smoke at home. Trust me, one day you will succeed. I was trying for one year until I quite. Good luck dear future non-smokers. I do not think you need any program. You were born free, not a slave of tobacco. So you have to manage yourself.
Hi Ana,
I am happy you quit smoking without assistance, but I must still recommend to my readers that they seek assistance as the quit rate for cold turkey is below 10%.
Again, I am glad you quit and wish you all the best.
Chris
Hi everyone,
I quit smoking on March 5th, 2010. I used Laser to do it. The 1st 2 days were wonderful, the last 8 have been horrble. The craving is less & less but it’s been very difficult. I have yelled at my husband & my kids, I have even cried, but I havn’t given in. I want to but I havn’t. I just want to know how long will this feeling last? I have increased my water, my walking, I’ve cleaned out closets and behind kitchen appliances. I feel like I am going crazy. Is there anything I can do or take to help? I am so disappointed in myself for how hard this has been for me while I know people that claim it was so easy for them.
Rachel
Hi Rachel,
You are lacking support. That is the main issue. Don\’t yell at your husband and kids, ask them to help you in the difficult times.
Whatever you do, don\’t give in, it will only put you back at square one again.
Your body does not need nicotine to survive. It will get easier.
Chris
anyone know about nicrx
Haven\’t had any experience with that one. Please give us some feedback as to your experience if you go this route.
Thanks,
Chris
I am having good luk with blu cigs so far! great e-cig!
Hi Nelle,
Is this in an effort to quit smoking or just a convenience to be able to smoke where you normally couldn\’t?
Not judging, just curious if they will actually break the habit as the only people I have met that use them, use them to smoke in more places, not to quit.
Thoughts?
Chris
i have been using greennicotine for two months, not a cigarette since and no side effects. i feel great.
As with other posts about e-cigarettes, are you using these to actually quit or as an alternative?
We would like to hear how effective they are at quitting smoking. Any thoughts you can share?
Chris
hi
i been taking champix for 12 weeks now and how long does it take to get out of you body
please email me back pleasee
byeeee
michelle
Hi Michelle,
I am assuming you mean Chantix? Once you stop taking it, it should clear your system in less than two weeks.
You didn’t mention if you were successful in quitting. What was your experience with Chantix?
Chris
As far as ecigs go, I have used inLife electronic smoking device. It was good to smoke in places where I normally couldn’t, such as the car, but it didn’t help quiting. Also, the product was recommended by my doctor (who got a kickback as the website is kind of like a pyramid thing). After a few weeks it broke and the cartridges seemed to work less and less. The battery broke and the atomizer was only good for a few weeks. Not worth the expense in my opinion. Doesn’t help you quit and doesn’t help you enjoy smoking if it is broken. . . . . Other ecigs may be better, but they don’t help quiting. I still wanted to smoke as soon as I could.
Thanks for your thoughts Dave.
Not having much exposure to e-cigs, most people aren’t sure if they are helpful in quitting or not.
Thanks again,
Chris
I have just recently heard about a product smoke remedy this is a spray with no bad taste no side effects and is suppoese to be all natural. I am really cautious about stuff that I see i usually try to look up reviews but there are not i dont know if that is good or bad. I was wodering if any one hass tried this or heard and if there were any sucess stories i have been smoking for a long time and it kills me that I am having such a hard time my daughter hates that I smoke and I want t o quit but it seems no matter how hard I try I can not beat the craving
Hi Nikki,
Not familiar so much with Smoke Remedy, but Smoke Deter is a similar formulation that we have gotten a lot of good feedback on.
We wish you all the best in quitting.
Chris
I’ve heard about the E-cigs, but I’m not sure on trying it. I have talked to several of the company’s customer service people and they all say they are made in China. Using a Chineese made product is scary. You are inhaling their product into your lungs. Who knows what is in it. They don’t have good quality control with other products such as using lead paint on toys and plastic stuff in baby formula. Has anybody done any research on the contents of the product? What is in them?
Lots of controversy around electronic cigarettes to be sure. Some say safe, some say not. Better just to quit smoking period and not worry about using either.
Chris
Where do I find your list of top 10 recommended quit smoking items?
Hi Marilyn,
We don’t have a top 10…only the ones listed on the left.
For what it’s worth, you don’t need 10, only 1 that works
We wish you the best,
Chris
I have been smoke-free for almost 3 years due a great book called ‘The Easy Way to Stop Smoking’. I am 33 and was a smoker for 12 years before reading this book at the recommendation of a friend. My friend had been a smoker for over 40 years and the book worked for her. Since I have quit, I have found more and more people who have had success with this book. If you try it, really open your mind and don’t be cynical. It reminds me of a type of hypnosis, very repetitive in the message.
Now, my husband is a different story. He is very intense and high-strung. I have no idea how to help him. He smokes half of a cigarette every 30 minutes and has severe hereditary cholesterol issues. Anyone have any ideas?
Jayne
Has anyone tried CigArrest. Or know anything other than Prescription that works well.
Yes, the top products we list on this site work very well.
Regards,
Chris
Thanks for this informative site. I will be celebrating 3 years smoke free next month. YAY! I contribute my success to Chantix. I would be the Chantix poster child, if they had one! Not a single craving, irritiablity, weight gain, nothing! It was like I had never even smoked. Trust me, I did, for over 30 years. Please talk to your doctor if you have been thinking about quitting and are just scared to try. You may find yourself in the same fortunate, happier, healthier situation as me if Chantix is right for you. You have nothing to loose and so much to gain.
Hi Ginette,
Glad you were successful. You’ll be much happier because of it
Chris
I have searched your site trying to find out who conducted the reviews. I was extremely interested in one of the products you listed until I did some research and found information about several of the herbs used in several of these programs being extremely toxic. Of course so is my smoking, but I would like to be successful in quitting and I won’t be if the product makes me ill.
Thanks,
Diane
Hi Diane,
I think you nailed it on the head there in admitting the cigarettes are far more toxic than any of the herbs used in any of the programs we recommend - which by the way are nowhere near as toxic as prescription based solutions.
For what it’s worth, in four years of having this site, nobody has ever complained of any serious side effects to lobelia, nor have I heard of any.
Chris
Do you know if any reviews have been done on Nicodyne and NicRX. I saw them on stopsmoking.net but was wondering if you have reviewed these products before I buying one of them. Their review of Smoke Deter wasn’t very good and that was the one on your site you rated the highest
Thanks
Hi Donna,
Have not had any experience with those two products, so can’t comment. But in regards to Smoke Deter, we have only heard good things, so must stand behind our review.
Regards,
Chris
This works! I was going through some bad times 5 years ago and my doc put me on an anti-depressant called Wellbutrin. Generics are now available at $20 a month. After a week, I noticed my cravings had subsided and when I did light up, I didn’t get that nicotine rush I craved. After 3 weeks I was done with nicotine but continued the drug for another 2 months to rid myself of the mental need to smoke. Good stuff for most people. Good luck on quitting!
Rick
Zyban is the stop smoking version of Wellbutrin.
The only thing to be aware of is that the dosages prescribed for smoking are lower than for depression.
I just quit smoking cold turkey. It’s been the hardest couple of days of my life, but something that has helped me is “smoking” a zero nicotine e-cigarette. It doesn’t help with my nicotine cravings but it gives me the oral fix I’m craving. I know a lot of people use toothpicks or straws for the same thing, but the e-cig is working great for me!