{"id":1446,"date":"2016-05-30T14:52:48","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T14:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stopsmokinghypnosisbayarea.com\/?p=1446"},"modified":"2021-10-16T11:31:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T11:31:26","slug":"1446-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/josephgiove.com\/qso\/1446-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Quit Smoking Cold Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Smoking nicotine is very dangerous to a person\u2019s health in a variety of ways. Cigarettes can cause emphysema, bronchitis, stroke, heart disease, many types of cancer, and other fatal diseases. They are also extremely addictive, comparable to being addicted to heroin. This makes quitting smoking<\/a> very difficult, but it can be done.<\/p>\n

This article will discuss the origins of the phrase \u201ccold turkey,\u201d the side effects, tricks and tips for quitting, and how Joseph R. Giove and Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy is the best option to assist in quitting smoking<\/a> cold turkey.<\/p>\n

Quitting Cold Turkey and Other Options<\/h2>\n

There are many different options to quitting smoking<\/a>. Most involve a means of slowly weaning the smoker off nicotine in incremental doses over a period of time. These products include patches, gums, lozenges, and prescribed pills. All of these products have a marginal success rates and are dependant on the individual and how hard they are willing to work. If a person believes they have this work ethic and strong will they might try a method called the \u2018cold turkey\u2019 method.<\/p>\n

The official definition of cold turkey is \u201cthe abrupt and complete cessation of taking a drug to which one is addicted.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is one of the more popular methods of quitting smoking<\/a>, at least for the first time quitters, because it is free and many people are certain they are able to simply stop.<\/p>\n

The Origin of \u201cCold Turkey\u201d<\/h2>\n

There have been a couple of people throughout history who have been credited with coining the phrase \u201ccold turkey\u201d.<\/p>\n

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and the Thesaurus, the first use of the phrase \u2018cold turkey\u2019 was in 1921 in the Daily Columnist in British Columbia, Canada referring to \u2018pitiful\u2019 patients who voluntarily surrendered themselves to a doctor for an ailment and then \u201care given what is called the \u2018cold turkey\u2019 treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another reference to \u201ccold turkey\u201d comes from from a book published in 1978 called \u2018Cop Speak: The Lingo of Law Enforcement and Crime\u2019, using it to describe when a person goes through withdrawals their skin becomes cold and clammy like that of a refrigerated turkey.<\/p>\n

Whatever the actual etymology of the phrase, it has come to be known in the smoking and drug world as stopping a habit immediately and facing whatever consequences may come.<\/p>\n

Side Effects of Quitting Cold Turkey<\/h2>\n

The cold turkey method is one of the most popular for quitting smoking<\/a>. However, it can also be the most uncomfortable in terms of withdrawal symptoms. People give their brains a certain amount of nicotine when they smoke and if they decide to quit cold turkey, the sudden drop causes nicotine withdrawals. Depending on the person, these withdrawals can be mild to quite severe. Some of these symptoms include:<\/p>\n