Mark Twain summed up one of the most common new years resolutions when he wrote, ““Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.” Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things you will ever do and whether your attempt this New Year is your first time or your one-thousandth time trying to kick the habit, we at CanadaDrugs.com want you to know we can help.

At Canada Drugs we can make that tough road a little easier and help you keep your resolution to quit smoking by saving you money on Nicorette Gum, Patches and other Nicorette products over your local pharmacies prices. 50% or more savings are available if you purchase our therapeutically equivalent generic brand nicotine gum and patches! Trying to stop smoking sucks! But it’s at least a little less painful when you can save money with low priced smoking cessation products like gum, and inhalers.

If you’ve visited our home page recently you’ve seen our banner for our Nicorette landing page. If you or someone you know made trying to quit their 2012 resolution take a quick second to look at our prices, or send the link to them. Our prices on common smoking cessation products can add up to hundreds of dollars a month in savings.  Quitting is tough, but it’s worth it, your health and overall quality of life will improve a lot.

Here are 10 suggestions from the Mayo Clinic on how to approach quitting if that’s your goal for 2012.

1. Delay. If you feel like you’re going to give in to your tobacco craving, tell yourself that you must first wait 10 more minutes and then do something to distract yourself for that period of time. This simple trick may be enough to derail your tobacco craving. Repeat as often as needed.
2. Don’t have ‘just one.’ You might be tempted to have just one cigarette to satisfy a tobacco craving. But don’t fool yourself into believing that you can stop at just one. More often than not, having just one leads to another, then another — and you may wind up using tobacco again.
3. Avoid triggers. Urges for tobacco are likely to be strongest in the situations where you smoked or chewed tobacco most often, such as at parties or bars, in the car or while watching television. Identify your trigger situations and have a plan in place so that you can avoid them entirely or get through them without using tobacco. Don’t set yourself up for a smoking relapse. If you usually smoked while you talked on the phone, for instance, keep a pen and paper nearby to occupy yourself with doodling rather than smoking.
4. Get physical. Physical activity can help distract you from tobacco cravings and reduce the intensity of cravings. Just 30 minutes of moderate physical activity can make a tobacco craving go away. Get out for a walk or jog. If you’re stuck at home or the office, try squats, deep knee bends, push-ups, running in place, or walking up and down a set of stairs a few times. If physical activity doesn’t interest you, try prayer, needlework, woodwork or journaling. Or do chores for distraction, such as vacuuming or filing paperwork.
5. Practice relaxation techniques. In the past, smoking may have been your way to deal with stress. Trying to resist a tobacco craving can itself be stressful. Take the edge off stress by practicing relaxation techniques. These include deep-breathing exercises, muscle relaxation, yoga, visualization, hypnosis and massage.
6. Call reinforcements. Touch base with a family member, friend or support group member for moral support as you struggle to resist a tobacco craving. Chat on the phone, go for a walk together or simply share a few laughs — or get together to commiserate about your cravings.
7. Remember the benefits of quitting. Write down or say out loud the reasons you want to stop smoking and resist tobacco cravings. These might include feeling better, getting healthier, sparing your loved ones from secondhand smoke or saving money. And if you’re a closet smoker, you may save hours of time since you no longer have to spend time trying to conceal your habit.
8. Go online. Join an online stop-smoking program. Or read a quitter’s blog and post encouraging thoughts for someone else who might be struggling with tobacco cravings. Learn from how others have handled their tobacco cravings.
9. Try nicotine replacements. Try a nicotine replacement product instead of a cigarette. Some types of nicotine replacement therapy, including patches, gums and lozenges, are available over-the-counter. Nicotine nasal spray and the nicotine inhaler are available by prescription, as are the stop-smoking medications bupropion (Zyban) and varenicline (Chantix).
10. Chew on it. Give your mouth something to do to fight a tobacco craving. Chew on sugarless gum or hard candy. Or munch on raw carrots, celery, nuts or sunflower seeds — something crunchy and satisfying

Visit us online to order today, or give us a call 24-7 at 1800-CAN-DRUGS to order discount Nicorette products, as well as many other popular smoking cessation products. Ordering online from a Canadian Pharmacy can’t make it easier to quit, but we can make it cheaper.

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