Quit Smoking
Quit Smoking By Tamar Nordenberg "Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time." --Mark Twain Even in the face of withdrawal symptoms that can challenge the strongest of wills, millions of Americans have conquered their smoking "habit," step by step. According to the U.S. government's Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), for every Supplements Reviews one of the 46 million American smokers, there is an ex-smoker who has successfully quit. True, it's not easy. The nicotine in cigarettes can command both a physical and mental hold that can be tough to overcome. For some, nicotine is as addictive as heroin or cocaine, according to AHCPR. "There's no question about it; sometimes when you're trying to give up cigarettes, you think 'I've got to have one,'" says Denis Brissette of Madison, Wis., who smoked about three packs a day for 30 years before quitting f...