Helping my friend Ashley quit smoking

About three weeks ago me and my friend Ashley were out and about and she lit up a cigarette and kind of caught me off guard. I thought that she had quit smoking a month ago. When I questioned her she said that the cravings were really strong, and that she just couldn’t seem to kick them.

I pointed out that people try to quit smoking with less than ten percent succeeding on their first try. I didn’t want to bog her down with random a stop smoking speech. She told me how she had wanted to quit smoking because not only was it bad for her and her daughter, but it was becoming an expense that she couldn’t afford. I told her that I would help her out, and so we did a Google search and came across this website http://beatingsmoking.com/. We found that they were recruiting for a new smoking cessation study for people who were serious about quitting. We read through all of the articles and some of the case studies that they had posted there and Ashley said that she could relate to many of them. I suggested that she contact them and see if they could help her if she was really serious about stopping.

I called her a few days later and she said that she had contacted them and that they had sent her out a whole information packet filled with options and strategies that have worked in the past with other clients.

Since contacting them and starting the program she has been without a cigarette for almost a month and a half and going strong. She said that the cravings weren’t there and that she didn’t find herself wanting one either, and that just smelling the smoke made her almost ill.

I have to say that I am happy for her in her recovery. If you or you know someone who is trying to  quit, try them out.