Alaska’s Tobacco Quit Line

Have you ever wondered what happens when you call Alaska’s Tobacco Quit Line?

 When you call 1-800-QUIT-NOW, you will automatically be directed to Alaska’s Tobacco Quit Line. A

registration specialist will ask you a few standard questions before transferring you to a quit coach. Note: If you are a resident of Alaska but not calling from a 907 area code, you will need to speak with the registration specialist to be directed to Alaska’s Tobacco Quit Line. The quit coach will: Ask questions about your tobacco use to assess your tobacco use history and individual needs. Identify personal patterns and triggers that cause you to want to use tobacco. Work with you to develop a personal quit plan and quit date and help you stay quit. Make a decision about nicotine replacement therapy, such as patches and gum. Following the call: Quit materialswill be mailed to you after your first call with a quit coach. Materials include helpful information on topics such as: Making a decision about quitting Getting ready to quit Knowing what to expect when you quit Coping with withdrawal symptoms and stress Asking friends, family members or co-workers for support Avoiding relapse and staying tobacco-free Hear a Live Quit Coach Session                       Robert talks with a quit coach and        receives encouragement to remain tobacco-free after his stay in the hospital. The quit coach emphasizes how being tobacco-free will keep Robert’s heart healthy.

Is the quit line really free?

Yes, Alaska’s Tobacco Quit Line is free to Alaskans and offers access to free telephone, web and text based support to quit tobacco. You can call the quit line as often as you like and are eligible to receive four pro-active support calls from a quit coach. Alaska’s Tobacco Quit Line offers free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to all Alaskans who call and enroll in the program. NRT is available even if you are uninsured or without coverage from your health plan.

Does the quit line help with all forms of tobacco use?

Alaska’s Tobacco Quit Line is here to help all of those who are addicted to tobacco products in any form, including smokeless products such as chewing tobacco and iqmik, as well as e-cigarettes, e-hookahs, vape pens, or any other electronic nicotine delivery system.

I’ve heard e-cigs are better than cigarettes and less harmful.  What’s in the cloud of smoke?

Because they are not FDA regulated, they don’t have to tell you what the ingredients are or what is exhaled.  The number of studies to determine what is in the “vapor” and the health effects of e-cig use and exposure is growing.  Studies have found that the aerosol or “cloud” contains at least 9 chemicals that are known carcinogens and toxins, including nicotine, formaldehyde, lead and acetone. 

HOW TO STOP SMOKING POT....

you have finally decided to stop smoking pot. Firstly. I know from personal experience, how much cannabis can take over your life. I also know exactly how tough it is to stop smoking pot once and for all. Therefore in this article I provide some tips on how to quit smoking  it.

1)  formulate a plan. Most weed smokers have a set routine when they try and give up. You will kid yourself that as soon as your current baggy is finished, that’s it, you’re going to quit smoking cannabis for good. So you smoke that baggy twice as quickly as you normally would and when it’s finished, you find yourself buying more! It’s a vicious circle that will control you .

Set a date about one month in the future as your “giving up” date. Up to this date gradually cut back on the amount of cannabis you are smoking. If you’re a heavy smoker, try and cut back to 1 or 2 joints a day. After ten days, cut this down again. One a day or one joint every alternate day for the next 10 days. For the final 10 days, try and only smoke 2 or 3 joints in total until you reach your giving up day!

2) On the day that you eventually decide to stop smoking pot, you will need to throw out and lose every single piece of drug paraphernalia that you own. Papers, lighters, roach material, bongs, bags, grinder, etc. I made the mistake of initially keeping all these things locked up in a drawer. This just makes it far easier to get sucked back in.

If the temptation to smoke cannabis is there, you are unfortunately more likely to take it. No matter what anyone tells you, pot is addictive. However, it is far more a psychological addiction that a physical one. If you leave temptation in your way, your mind is likely to take over and you will probably be smoking pot or weed by the end of the day.

3) The hardest and yet most important aspect of how to stop smoking pot is losing your friends. Cannabis is both a social and yet very unsociable drug. Usually long time pot smokers become distant from family and friends who don’t partake in their habit. However, other pot smokers soon become your closest allies.

Smoking cessation (colloquially quitting smoking) is the process of discontinuing tobacco smoking. Tobacco contains nicotine, which is addictive.^[1]

Smoking cessation can be achieved with or without assistance from healthcare professionals, or the use of medications. However, a combination of personal efforts and medications proves more effective to many smokers.^[2] Methods that have been found to be effective include interventions directed at or via health care providers and health care systems; medications including nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and varenicline; individual and group counselling; and Web-based or stand-alone and computer programs. Although stopping smoking can cause short-term side effects such as reversible weight gain, smoking cessation services and activities are cost-effective because of the positive health benefits.

• In a growing number of countries, there are more ex-smokers than smokers.^[2]
• Early "failure" is a normal part of trying to stop, and more than one attempt at stopping smoking prior to longer-term success is common.^[2]
• NRT, other prescribed pharmaceuticals, and professional counselling or support also help many smokers.^[2]
• However, up to three-quarters of ex-smokers report having quit without assistance ("cold turkey" or cut down then quit), and cessation without professional support or medication may be the most common method used by ex-smokers.^[2]

Tobacco contains nicotine. Smoking cigarettes can lead to nicotine addiction.^{[3]:2300–2301} The addiction begins when nicotine acts on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors to releaseneurotransmitters such as dopamine, glutamate, and gamma-aminobutyric acid.^[3]:2296 Cessation of smoking leads to symptoms of nicotine withdrawal such as anxiety and irritability.^[3]:2298Professional smoking cessation support methods generally endeavour to address both nicotine addiction and nicotine withdrawal symptoms.

Studies have shown that it takes between 6 to 12 weeks post quitting before the amount of nicotinic receptors in the brain return to the level of a non smoker. wikki

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Quitting?....WHY?

There are many good reasons to quit. Keeping them in mind 

during your quit will keep you focused and help you 

succeed.

I thought i shared the EX-PLAN check it out 

.The EX Plan is a free quit smoking program, one that can show you a whole new way to think about quitting. It’s based on personal experiences from ex-smokers as well as the latest scientific research from the experts at Mayo Clinic.

The EX Plan helps you see quitting not as one big war, but as a number of little battles you can actually win. And the secret to winning these battles is re-learning your life without cigarettes. The EX Plan has three main steps.

How to Quit Smoking

Before you actually stop smoking, you need to prepare. And The EX Plan can help you do it. You start in the How To Quit Smoking section, where you’ll look at your smoking triggers — those things that make you want to smoke — and re-learn how to handle them without cigarettes. When you see it's possible to have a cup of coffee, deal with stress or drive without a cigarette, you’ll find your confidence start to grow, and you’ll begin to believe, "Hey, I can do this."

You’ll also learn about nicotine addiction and how smoking actually changes your brain, making it harder to quit. We’ll talk about how medications can help DOUBLE your chances of success and help you pick one that's right for you.

And finally, you’ll also learn how important it is to surround yourself with people who support your quitting. There are already lots of them nearby in our online EX Community. And we'll also help you deal with the people in your life who aren’t that supportive.

Quit Smoking

After you’ve completed all your preparation, you move to the Quit Smoking section, where you'll put into practice all the things you’ve learned. And you’ll discover that all the prep work you’ve done will make quitting a lot less stressful than you thought it would be.

Staying Quit

And finally, in Staying Quit, you’ll learn how to keep your new non-smoking life, make sure the weight stays off and start stacking up the rewards and benefits of being an ex-smoker.

The best place to start becoming an EX is to register. (It’s free, easy and confidential.) Once you’ve registered, the My Quit Plan page lets you customize your personal EX Quit Plan, save your infoand track your progress.

If you’re not ready to sign up yet, that’s fine, too. Just click on any of the sections to learn more about theEX Plan. And if you’re not a computer person, click to download the EX Quit Smoking Manual or the bilingual EX Quit Smoking Fotonovela.

BOTTOM LINE: Whether this is your first try or your 10th, the free EX Plan can help you really quit smoking this time.