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- Feb 6, 2012
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First, if you're a non-smoker or anti-smoker, please don't post quips like "Why don't you just quit?" or missives about the dangers of tobacco. This post is meant for people (like me) who are unrepentant smokers with no plans to quit.
This year, I'm taking the longest rail trip I've ever taken in my life ... from Portland, Oregon to Port Henry, New York. And as a smoker, I was understandably curious as to what tips other smokers might have on how to deal with nicotine cravings. Please post any tips you've found useful. In the meantime, I'll post a tip given to me by a friend who also smokes and takes long train trips.
When I asked him how he dealt with the cravings, he said he never has any - by doing two things.
1) Make note of (and utilize) every stop your train makes that is 15 minutes or longer (as noted in the schedule) as a cigarette break. And because you have to leave the train, be sure to leave a coat or bag on your seat so a new passenger doesn't sit in it.
2) Buy a week's supply of "nicotine patches" from a drug or grocery store - the patches people use sometimes when they're trying to quit. Apply (or replace) one patch per day for each day of travel.
He told me that by following those two tips, nicotine cravings simply don't materialize.
Regards,
J. Alec West
This year, I'm taking the longest rail trip I've ever taken in my life ... from Portland, Oregon to Port Henry, New York. And as a smoker, I was understandably curious as to what tips other smokers might have on how to deal with nicotine cravings. Please post any tips you've found useful. In the meantime, I'll post a tip given to me by a friend who also smokes and takes long train trips.
When I asked him how he dealt with the cravings, he said he never has any - by doing two things.
1) Make note of (and utilize) every stop your train makes that is 15 minutes or longer (as noted in the schedule) as a cigarette break. And because you have to leave the train, be sure to leave a coat or bag on your seat so a new passenger doesn't sit in it.
2) Buy a week's supply of "nicotine patches" from a drug or grocery store - the patches people use sometimes when they're trying to quit. Apply (or replace) one patch per day for each day of travel.
He told me that by following those two tips, nicotine cravings simply don't materialize.
Regards,
J. Alec West