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It’s hard for a non smoker to appreciate just how difficult giving up the habit is. It’s hard to even describe the awful sense of longing a smoker has when they haven’t had a fix for a while. For many, it’s as if they have lost their best friend, and they can’t think about anything else. They find it hard to concentrate at work, and get irritable at the drop of a hat.

Going cold turkey is the most effective way of giving up smoking. That’s a statement you don’t hear all that often, because the companies that are making all the quit smoking products that are out there would much prefer you to spend your hard earned money on them. Also, the tobacco companies know that as long as they stifle your willpower, you will remain a faithful servant of the cancer stick. I’m going to tell you the holy grail of stop smoking right now, so pay attention. The best stop smoking aid in the world is a friend or partner that will be by your side as you go cold turkey. Just plain stop, and have someone there to remind you that you have.