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Don't Let A Slip Put You Back To Using This video stresses the importance of drawing a clear line in the sand regarding the issue of whether or not to take a puff. Another alternate title for for this video could have been "should I reset my quit meter?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cfxzB804S4&index=3&list=PL4F05C03D0F9B86DB Related article: http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/11411 Related videos: Get right back in the saddle "I know I will quit again" "If I relapse I will smoke until it kills me." Never take another puff "Maybe a puff isn't that big of a deal?"

The Lucky Ones Get Hooked This video discusses how not all people who take a cigarette after quitting instantly get hooked--only the lucky ones do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8XvSiHmlQ8&list=PL4F05C03D0F9B86DB Related article: The Lucky One's Get Hooked! http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/11401

Is Relapse A Natural Part Of The Quitting Process? Discusses potential of long-term relapses after quitting, as well as dispelling the idea that people have to quit multiple times for a quit to be able to finally take. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk6OFRO9BY4&list=PL4F05C03D0F9B86DB Related article: Is Relapse a Natural Part of the Addiction Process? http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/22962 Is Relapsing On Nicotine A Good Experience? Many people write off their past or current relapses as "good learning experiences." This video addresses the potential problems of minimizing the serious nature of these relapses, and how doing so may cost you future quits or maybe even your life. The videos attached in this description really hit home this issue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgcdqzu5JFE Related video: I know I will quit again Past "successful quits" "Don't beat yourself up for smoking "If I relapse I will smoke until it kills me." "Get right back in the saddle" The lucky ones get hooked "Don't let a slip put you back to using" "Maybe a puff isn't that big of a deal" If this is your first time quitting Is relapse a natural part of the addiction process?

Getting Colds And Flus After Quitting This video explains why when people get colds or flus shortly after quitting they often seem worse than similar infections experienced when smoking. Also explains why urges for cigarettes may intensify during the recovery process of the infection. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5WsGA5XnYY&list=PL5129CAB5EDB2A285 Related articles: General warning about getting a cold or flu after quitting http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/12152 http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/26572/Will-... Related video:

Dreams Of Smoking This video discusses the common experience of dreaming about smoking after quitting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_gZx_6hq0I Related article: The smoking dream http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/12468

Avoiding Situations Where You Used To Smoke This video discusses the importance of facing triggers head on as opposed to the natural inclination of many to avoid situations where they used to smoke. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M681p2B-8kA&list=PLB9C6D1DB230060AA Related resources: Avoiding triggers http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/12676 Craves and thoughts that occur over time http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/207

I Can't Drink Alcohol Without A Cigarette This video discusses why there is a strong association between cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE-Z6GxSAc8&list=PLD5456CD4353F9B67 Can People Quit Smoking And Still Drink Alcohol? Video introduces the article below that covers how people need to address drinking alcohol after first quitting. There are distinct groups of people who need to consider just what kind if drinkers they are to determine if and when they start drinking again after quitting smoking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VPYfgszP3g Related articles: Can people quit smoking and still drink alcohol? http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/11599 Alcohol and quitting http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/11776

Dealing With People Who Try To Undercut Your Quit This video discusses how there may be times when you encounter family members or friends who actually try to undercut your quit. Often they are smokers who feel threatened by your quit, but there are times where non-smokers may encourage you to relapse too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S46gMeHbws&list=PLC450F77D542064AB Related articles: Negative Support from Others http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/23019 Offers for cigarettes http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/11342 Quitting for Others http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/11559 My Support Group is Responsible! http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/9975

I Don't Feel Any Better Since I Quit Smoking! This video discusses how some improvements happen gradually after a person quits smoking, and sometimes go totally unnoticed. It is beneficial to try to take note when improvements do occur for doing so can very well assist former smokers in keeping their resolve strong to never take another puff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnzbjzFy25c&list=PLC450F77D542064AB Related articles: Make a list of why you want to quit smoking http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/11575 "I feel 100% better since I quit smoking!" http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/9954

Possible Changes In Caffeine Tolerance This video discusses how some people find that they cannot consume the same levels of caffeine after quitting that they took while smoking without experiencing some undesired side effects. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp_tMBGX_xY Related materials: http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/17054 Related videos: Going back to normal after quitting smoking Medication adjustments may be necessary after smoking cessation

I Am Climbing The Walls Because I Quit Smoking This video discusses how recent quitters often erroneously blame normal stress and anxiety reactions to external circumstances on the fact that they had quit smoking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUUsA15uvn4 Related article: I have to smoke because of all my stress http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/15534

I Smoke Because I Like Smoking This video discusses how people who often say the smoke because they like smoking can come to realize that they really smoke because they don't like not smoking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCkt_ajgTQE Related article: I Smoke Because I Like Smoking! http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/17137

What Is It Like To Breathe With Emphysema https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf0tsDrgx2k Related article: Feel how smoking affects your lungs http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/25257/Feel-...

Is This A Symptom Of Quitting Smoking Part II This video discusses how to regard physical and emotional symptoms and reactions that continue to occur after smoking cessation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw5jbjgRH7g Related articles: "Is anyone else experiencing the symptom of...?" http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/17150 Nicotine Withdrawal & Recovery Symptoms http://whyquit.com/whyquit/A_Symptoms...

Is This A Symptom Of Quitting Smoking? This video focuses on symptoms that people may encounter the first few days of their quits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUK92D30Kz4 Is Anyone Else Experiencing The Symptom...? Video discusses the danger or writing off symptoms just because someone else says they had a similar reaction that just got better with time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EJ3OtwhyiI Related article: "Is anyone else experiencing the symptom of...?" http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/17150 Related videos: "Is this a symptom of quitting smoking?" (part 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw5jbj... Does smoking cause my headaches? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nBiLQ... Blood sugar symptoms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYGsz7... Common symptoms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU8Fuk...

Why Many People Cough More After Quitting This video discusses cilia repair that occurs after quitting that often results in an increase in coughing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp7v-iV7hng Related article: Cilia: http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/9972 Will lungs ever look better" http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/26572/Will-... More detailed information about cilia and related tissue are in the lung cancer video at Link directly to cilia related info in that video is

Boy, Do I Miss Smoking! This video discusses how if people use the phrase "Boy, do I miss smoking," long enough, they may end up believing the message and putting their quits at risk. People don't usually miss smoking--they miss cigarettes and more accurately, they miss the "good cigarettes" they used to smoke. Really though, just how many of their cigarettes were "good cigarettes?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT5ZL02832s Related articles: "Boy, do I miss smoking!" http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/20665 I Smoke Because I Like Smoking! http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/17137 The Fallacy of "Good Cigarettes" http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/11348 Related videos: "I smoke because I like smoking" http://youtu.be/nCkt_ajgTQE Who wants to go back to smoking? http://youtu.be/DG9qGjf2hd8 "I gave up smoking" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSe3iH... "No thank you, I can't have a cigarette." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD25Zz...

Craves Or Thoughts For Cigarettes That Occur Over Time This video discusses the fact that people may get thoughts for cigarettes after quitting and how we have numerous resources to help former smokers minimize the problems that these thoughts may pose. The following videos explores the different causes and solution to these thoughts or craves. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Z980ITCvk Related Media: Difference between physical and psychological urges Video discusses how while the intensity between the psychological thoughts for cigarettes weeks or months into your quit may feel very much like the physical urges you may have encountered in the beginning of your quit, that there is an important difference in the two states. Fixating on a cigarette Video discusses how people often fixate on the desire to have "a good" cigarette. "How long before I don't want a cigarette?"Video discusses how experience is what is going to dictate how long it is before you can do certain activities without smoking, not time. Covers some of the same concepts as smoking triggers filmed a few days before, but I believe more people will look up this title because it is a question often asked by people first quitting. "Will I ever stop thinking of cigarettes?"Most people overestimate how much of a battle staying smoke free will be once they quit smoking. This video discusses how people will generally stop thinking about smoking, and much sooner than they usually think. Smoking triggersVideo discussing why triggers can often create thoughts for cigarettes over time. Tell a newbie how many seconds a day you want a cigaretteVideo introduces the Freedom from Nicotine thread that has hundreds of members describe the frequency and intensity of thoughts for cigarettes that they have over varying lengths of time after having quit smoking. Avoiding situations where you used to smokeVideo discusses the importance of facing triggers head on as opposed to the natural inclination of many to avoid situations where they used to smoke. Summer seasonal triggersVideo discusses how a national holiday or change of seasons may result in a temporary increase of thoughts for cigarettes. Change of season triggers - the fallVideo discusses how change of season events and conditions may result in a temporary increase of thoughts for cigarettes. Holidays that result in three day weekends While discussing labor day and fall kind of changes, issues discussed in this video applies to lots of holidays and situations like three day weekends and the end of vacations for recent quitters. Be prepared for holiday triggersWhile filmed on Thanksgiving 2011, video relates to how any holiday or special annual event can result in more smoking thoughts than normal http://youtu.be/EOQvS4hjKYY Longer-term quitters who say they are having "Bad Days" Video discusses how longer-term quitters sometimes lose perspective of what really constitutes a bad day when it comes to thoughts for cigarettes. http://youtu.be/1TpXVAEgOtU "The only time I think of smoking is when I get one of your stupid letters" Video discusses how I used to send out follow-up letter to make sure that my clinic graduates were prepared to deal with the occasional thoughts that they would likely encounter after quitting smoking. http://youtu.be/DgZN4UI_8wU Freedom from Nicotine thread titled "Craves and thoughts that occur over time" that has numerous articles and commentaries addressing why these thought happen and how to overcome them: http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/207

The Importance Of Quitting For Yourself This video discussing the importance of quitting for yourself as opposed to quitting to make other people happy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwYQ6fq9ZCI Related videos: Quitting for others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJW-o... Telling others that you have quit smoking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kew_y... Dealing with people who try to undercut your quit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S46g... Offers for cigarettes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvlAP... Finding cigarettes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brveK... No thank you, I can't have a cigarette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD25Z... I'm trying to quit smoking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUOmE... "My support group is responsible" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQI3v... Related articles: Quitting for Others http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/11559 When no one else cares http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/24087/When-... My Support Group is Responsible! http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/9975

The Law Of Addiction "Administration of a drug to an addict will cause re-establishment of chemical dependence upon the addictive substance." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2I0NQVAg4I Nicotine Is Nicotine Is Nicotine Video discusses how nicotine delivered by any source via any route of administration has the full potential of causing relapse to any former smoker or user of any nicotine product. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KViTfIfHUv0 Related article: The Law of Addiction http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/116

The Urge Hits This video discusses options former smokers have when the urge for a cigarette hits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJIQ3hdT6zw Other related resources: Craves or thoughts that occur over time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Z98...

I'll Have To Use Willpower For The Rest Of My Life Not To Smoke Most people overestimate how much of a battle staying smoke free will be once they quit smoking. This video discusses how people will generally stop thinking about smoking and not need to exercise any extensive use of willpower in order to maintain their quits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R71uQfy9nu0 Related resources: Craves and thoughts that occur over time http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/207 Related videos: Tell a newbie how many seconds a day you still want a cigarette http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_S_Z8... "Will I ever stop thinking about cigarettes" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8310B...

The Power Of Nicotine Addiction Video explains the full power of the grip that nicotine can take on an individual and the consequences that can be faced if a person does not quit smoking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpYRrZG5l8A Related videos: "I can't quit because I am addicted" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWso5... "I can't quit or I won't quit" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i22AI... "Don't let a slip put you back to using" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cfxz... "Lost long term quits" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJeHt... "Were you addicted" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWcTk... "Nicotine addiction" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-EGq... The costs of smoking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unQe5... Heart and circulatory diseases http://youtu.be/1Xt9v-aozUg

Are You A Nicotine Junkie? This video explains why so many smokers have trouble accepting the premise that they are fighting a drug addiction. Cigarettes were originally not classified as an addictive drug because they seemed to not fit the standard criteria set for addiction. The fact is, they met the criteria but because of their cheapness and ubiquitious availability, experts did not recognize the lengths people would go to smoke them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MisueXH9C1Q&list=PLCDB8BA311D538113&index=23 Related videos: Were you addicted? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWcTk... You smoke because you are a smokeaholic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9rRR... Nicotine addiction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-EGq... Nicotine is nicotine is nicotine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KViTf... Oral tobacco usage and addiction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNwF6... Cigars and relapsing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNfzs... I can't quit because I am addicted https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWso5... The law of addiction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2I0N... Addiction: The surgeon general says... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rO3V... Related articles: "Was I addicted?" http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/203/Was-I-A... You smoke because you're a smokeaholic http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/15532/You-S... Are you a nicotine junkie? http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/113/Are-you...

I Can't Quit Because I'm Addicted This video discusses why it is important not to use addiction as an excuse as to why you cannot quit smoking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWso5QxV58Q&index=15&list=PLCDB8BA311D538113 Related articles: "I can't quit because I am addicted" http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/121 You Smoke Because You're A Smoke-a-holic! http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/15532 "Was I Addicted?" http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/203 Breaking free from nicotine's grip is more doable than most people think http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/11548