How to Quit Smoking, Vaping or Dipping Tobacco | Dr. Andrew Huberman

Dr. Andrew Huberman discusses various methods to quit smoking, vaping or dipping tobacco.

Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.

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[ConLLee]

I vaped for a solid 8 years (age 16-24). I decided to quit while my lady was pregnant with my first child. Honestly, the addictive voice in my head was very convincing at telling me I wouldn’t be able to do it, but in reality once I made it a week it was smooth sailing from there. Don’t let that voice fool you guys, you can do it! I haven’t gone back ever since quitting and it’s been almost 2 years now.

[BrownGeorge-pwxo]

I started smoking years ago as a teenage, got addicted to cigarettes. Spent my whole life fighting Cigarettes addiction. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Was diagnosed with ADHD. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.

[sadhanahash]

I am 24 years old and i have smoked/dipped since i was 15. I was 23 when i quit. replaced all my cravings for nicotine with zone 2 cardio sessions. Now I am an endurance athlete instead of a smoker. Huge improvement in lifestyle.

[MrJaymzhet]

Decided one day and quit, haven't smoked for a year and I don't even feel like it. For everyone thinking about quitting, believe me it's easier than you think and you are stronger than you think.

[marctaddei]

I’m really good at quitting. I’ve quit over a thousand times.

[digitallandfill]

Went cold turkey when I was 33 after 20 years of smoking. Told myself I didn't want to be fat and unable to keep up with my kids when I eventually had kids. Now I have two daughters and I've not smoked tobacco since I quit. Best of luck and hope that you can make it. Without good health you have nothing.

[yoyoiven]

I was part of the 5% of the cold turkey people. I listened to [the audiobook version] of How to Quit Smoking by Allan Carr. Life changing book, didn't even finish it. 5 years no nicotine!

[barbarayorkwoodside]

I was a 45 pack year smoker. Started at age 11. Quit 3 years ago and have not relapsed. I found incredible support through the Mayo Clinic’s EX group. An online support “group” with great blogs and encouragement. Drinking out of a straw during my quit was a great tip that I still do. That oral lips connection. Once I made it over the “hump” of a couple of weeks, I found my obsession with thinking about smoking diminished and by the month mark I was actually thinking of myself as a nonsmoker. I was also very proud of myself and I really liked that feeling. I really do appreciate that I’m no longer planning my next cigarette. I miss it but not enough to invite the nicodemon back. I choose life.

[RP-tqme]

I stopped vaping years ago and cold turkey and got extremely sick for like 2 weeks and fully recovered in a month and felt AMAZING once I was clean of nicotine! My body felt so healthy and happy!

[blendajeti]

I quit the next day after you uploaded the nicotine, smoking & vaping episode. I am 24 days clean!! Thank you for the eye opening doc.

[boattalk]

I stated cigarettes to quite vaping then replaced cigarettes with copious exercise and a constant reminder of how common lung cancer is. I also had to quit drinking as they all love to party together but never invite exercise. I'm 37. Closer to achieving my dreams and regard that time in my life with shame. Thank you so much Andrew Hubberman

[iamenergy]

Please read this : The mind is extremely powerful, as soon as you say " I'm quitting " the mind hears this information, it's like you're giving yourself a heads up and it will make you smoke more. As a leaf fans from a tree it simply falls, the leaf doesn't sit in the branch and plans it, it's natural, simply think no words or speak, just wake up don't smoke, may read crazy but it's technically not hard as we say it is, one does whatever the mind is set to, simply set it to not smoking, you got this, WE GOT THIS ❤️🙏🏻💪🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃

[alldayeveryday]

1 year smoke free cold turkey... had my son and that was it. pray for me.

[jaydee]

How many other (former) smokers couldn’t believe how bad smoke smells after you quit? 🤮 that smell Keeps me from starting back again, 8 years later and the smell still turns me off, many say they love the smell still, definitely not me

I did the patches and it worked. I did follow the program religiously until I was having so much nicotine in my system from the patches that I changed to the gums. My mother quit using welbutrin. Ny dad quit cold turkey. All of us are smoke free for over a decade now. Do not give up!!! You can do this. Also, make sure that you substitute with a healthy habit too!

[nicholasjohns]

I was very addicted. The way that I quit was by using vape pens instead of cigarettes. I started off using 20mg pods and every two weeks I would decrease the pod dosage by 4mg. So 20mg x 2 weeks, 16mg x 2 weeks, 12mg x 2 weeks etc. When I reached 0 mg, I still used the vape pen for two weeks with no nicotine content. This was to try to decrease the dopamine release associated with the motor action of putting the pen to the mouth (removing conditioned stimulus). I also made sure to replace that addiction with one that was productive - running. I still had some small cravings after stopping but over time they diminished to the point where I no longer experience any. In fact the thought of smoking or vaping disgusts me now. One year on and I'm running well and smashing my fitness targets.

[MS-stzb]

I tried everything. The only way I was able to quit was by reducing the amount of cigarettes I smoked a day, kept tabs on a calendar what I smoked for the day, decreased the amount when I felt comfortable, until I got down to four cigarettes a day, then I quit. You have to want to quit, that is the key.

[NPCTE]

7 years of smoking and another 7 years of vaping. I quit 6 months ago, cold turkey. The vaping was the harder to quit but I have improved my life tremendously since then. Probably the best health decision I have ever taken and I'm never, ever going back.

[stephen-wahl]

I quit 20 years ago and I never thought I could but what he professes is completely true. Just need to have your mind focus on it m

[feltmelts]

For me, nicotine patches really helped. I followed the 3 step program they have and was able to quit vaping within 3 weeks. Withdrawals and the the want to smoke something made it tougher, but the patches really helped me.