Quitting Smoking Hour by Hour

Another idea for help in stopping smoking was related to me by a friend who is not online. She started by delaying lighting up for one hour; when that hour was up she delayed another hour and so on and on until she delayed for a couple of hours at a time and then a day at a time. This went on for several weeks until she was finally free of the cravings. During all of this she kept a package of cigarettes with her at all times, but not once did she smoke.

Lung-Shaped Ashtrays

Trend Watcher recently reported that AOK, a German health insurance company, has begun installing transparent, lung-shaped ashtrays in public places in various cities. Apparently AOK hopes to raise awareness of the dangers of smoking. It might help if they also showed how the lung is damaged by smoking - perhaps holes in the ashtray???

Go to Jail to Quit Smoking?

I just heard on the news that an Iowa woman asked her local sheriff to put her in jail for a few day to help her quit smoking. She states that she has tried everything else without success. The sheriff turned her down, saying a warrant would have to be issued for her arrest before he could oblige her. She even offered to pay for the jail stay! That is really going to extremes, and shows just how addictive tobacco is to some people.