This unique and groundbreaking work provides a step-by-step holistic approach and shows people how to assess their present smoking patterns, how to plan for permanent freedom from smoking, and how they can set out on a path toward healing to increase the quality of their lives.

Ex-Smokers Share the Secrets of Their Success

"Refreshingly unlike the usual stop-smoking manual, this collection of over 30 interviews with people who kicked the habit follows their paths to hard-won triumph in brief oral histories and commentary. . . . The strength of the book is its refusal to simplify or glorify a gritty struggle. Realistic and persuasive." —Publishers Weekly

"A valuable little book with something for everyone. Everyone, that is, with an interest in quitting smoking." —Robert H. Williams, Washington Post

"In a fascinating and inspiring book, [the authors] give 30 former smokers a chance to share the secrets of their success. The stories can be a source of inspiration, hope, and helpful hits for smokers who have, like the storytellers, made repeated failed attempts to quit." —Jane Brody, New York Times

"If you've ever tried to quit smoking and failed, and you want to make your next puff your last one, read this book and you'll find out how to do it. These are the real life stories of a host of individuals who have made it." —Joseph A. Califano, Jr.

Dr Max Pemberton used to describe himself as 'in love with smoking'. Ironically, he was doctor specialised in addiction but found it impossible to quit - until he found CBT. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is now widely recognised as the most effective treatment for overcoming addicting. Stop Smoking with CBT draws explicitly on this set of mind-training tools to help you stop smoking once and for all. Dr Pemberton guides you through the process of quitting through his addiction expertise and his experience as a smoker wanting to quit, and helps you avoid the common pitfalls that new ex-smokers encounter. His method will: - Stop nicotine cravings - Transform how you think about smoking - Make your desire to smoke simply melt away With Dr Pemberton's proven approach, you won't worry about gaining weight or staying calm without cigarettes. You will train your brain to live without smoking once and for all. Most importantly, you'll discover that stopping smoking is one of the most exciting and exhilarating things that you can do! Dr Max Pemberton has spent many years working with people to overcome addiction. He's also a bestselling author of Trust Me, I'm a Junior Doctor and a prolific writer in the areas of healthcare, ethics, culture and the NHS, with a regular column in The Daily Mail.

This book will show you how to access the strength and resolve within you and team up witha proven quitting technique to begin a healthy, cigarette-free life. Included are 10 chapters, each of which focuses on one of the top ten techniques for quitting smoking.

ARE YOU READY TO QUIT SMOKING ONCE AND FOR ALL? Do you want to quit smoking, but worry that you'll gain weight? Would you like to stop any cravings in a matter of moments? Are you tired of people telling you to quit smoking? Are you worried about how smoking is damaging your health? Have you tried to quit before and failed? If quitting was easy, would you do it today? Paul McKenna's amazing weight-loss system has helped over a million people all over the world to lose weight and keep it off for life. Now he wants to help you quit smoking for ever! Over the past fifteen years, Paul McKenna PhD has developed a unique approach that makes quitting smoking surprisingly easy. Through the simple conditioning system revealed in this book and on the accompanying audio download, you will retrain your mind and body so that you no longer need cigarettes and actually feel better without them. Better still, you will not gain any weight in the process!

This practical guide offers a straightforward review of up-to-date evidence and shows how primary care teams can develop a comprehensive and effective smoking cessation strategy for their patients. It clearly explains the organization of national smoking cessation services and contains much practical advice with examples, and contacts for resources on setting up a service in the practice. It shows how reviewing the current practice and learning more about applying the best practice in the clinical management of these disorders can be incorporated into personal and practice development plans, an essential part of continuing professional development. This book should benefit general practitioners, practice managers, dentists, hygienists, pharmacists; practice, community and school nurses, and midwives.

Discusses the dangers of smoking and ways to avoid starting this habit.