Nikki Glaser: Quitting smoking isn't as hard as drug companies say

Nikki Glaser on how she was able to quit smoking - and says it's not as hard as you are led to believe.
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Episode debuted nationwide in 2022.

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[figgusriggs]

She's correct. I heavily smoked for years and couldn't stop. I tried to quit over and over and over and i failed for over a decade. I read Allen Carr's book about quitting and I was basically okay to stop within a week. The withdrawal sucks for a little bit, but it was the fear of quitting and the fear of missing smoking that had really held me back. A lot of people confuse "remembering smoking" for "cravings". If everytime you saw me i said, "cow!" At a certain point you would see me and think, "cow!". So of course when you're driving and you smoke everytime you drive, you'll think of smoking when you drive. That doesn't mean you're craving it. You'll have real cravings from time to time but they're way less common than you think. Addiction is mostly psychological. That's why people who have zero physical dependence on the substance because they quit like 40 years ago, still feel like it's a battle. I tackled the psychological components of smoking and I don't want to smoke. I'm not resisting anything. I. Do. Not. Want. It. Honestly, I think everyone trying to quit should give Allen Carr's book a go. Even if you don't like to read, give it a shot. Reading one small book is easier than desperately craving a substance for the rest of your life.

[itsjustme]

I know people for whom quitting was not very difficult. For me it was the most difficult thing I’ve done in my life. After 40 years, I still dream about cigarettes.

[damienphillips]

I’m 24 hours in, it’s definitely not easy to give up! Everything is pissing me off!

[varcoliciulalex]

I don't think is difficult because the tobacco companies told me, but because I tried it.

[Kmoten]

I quit after 14 years in 2020 during quarantine. It took 2 trys but honestly wasn't that hard and I was a heavy pack a day smoker.

[riush]

I smoked for 15 years by far the hardest thing I ever gave up

[Runningfromtheherd]

Bullshit. It was excruciatingly difficult. I tried for years and failed. Finally I went down in nicotine value cigarettes and wore a nicotine patch during the day. The habit was really hard to beat. Worse than the craving. But 25 years free now. You gotta really want it

[Lori_g]

No, big tobacco said cigarettes are not addictive. It's the government that said it's hard to quit

[AshleySpeaksU]

It actually has to do with how LONG you have smoked. The longer you have smoked, the harder it will be. I am on day five after smoking for 30 years. Yes-I've quit dozens of times, but this time, something within me is 100% committed.

[tombo]

Wait until you can't breathe and then it's easy.

[LoganByrd-ivgz]

Yup went cold turkey no patches or nothing it’s all mental forreal I’m 6 months smoke free✅

[andrewnorris]

To say it's not hard is false. Quitting smoking is not impossible BUT IT IS DIFFICULT. If it's difficult it's hard.

[matthewmatthew]

Nicotine and caffeine are some of the hardest drugs to quit because they are so cheap and socially acceptable. Even if you have a 10 dollar a day nicotine and caffeine habit that's only 70 bucks a week. Compared to other addictions that is nothing

[johningle]

Well, they send that message, plus it is hard.

[cailhagen]

I'd agree.. it's tough.. but at the same time, I threw my back out, couldn't stand for a week.. I never thought about going out to smoke that whole time.. meaning there was no real addiction.. I just like to smoke.. I didn't have withdraws or anything.

[williamashworth]

While I’m sure theres something to what shes saying, I think its a very individual journey and theres are alot more variables that shes not thinking about. Emotional, physical, and psychological variables.

[thejudge]

It just depends on how hard you want to quit if you don't really want to deep down then you'll never quit.

[chrisbalinger]

That’s like saying anyone can quit alcohol or heroin. Beer distributors and drug dealers convinced us we can’t quit! Never mind drug addiction lol. Nicki stick to comedy.

[ShiShi_Gum]

4 days for me to lose all cravings and all side effects after 15 years of chain smoking quiting cold turky

[Mikey_Storm]

My uncle was sick and in bed for 3 days and realized that he had accidentally quit smoking after trying foe years.