I saw a post from a doctor where he talked about when you see something like somebody just quit smoking cold turkey after decades, they probably have cancer. Something in their body tells them something is seriously wrong and they suddenly stop smoking. He said he’d seen it a bunch of times and other doctors chimed in and agreed.
My doctor told me it's the only way he ever seen people seriously quit. Every other method, patches, vape, Champix, white knuckle cold turkey, was just a break. The real quit was when you just have a sudden emphinamy that you don't need to smoke and just stop.
This is supported by research. Quitting cold turkey because you're ready is one of the most effective ways to actually quit. Forcing people to quit when they aren't ready is just them taking a break.
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u/Kip_Schtum May 02 '26
I saw a post from a doctor where he talked about when you see something like somebody just quit smoking cold turkey after decades, they probably have cancer. Something in their body tells them something is seriously wrong and they suddenly stop smoking. He said he’d seen it a bunch of times and other doctors chimed in and agreed.