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Train your brain to quit smoking once and for all - with expert help from an NHS doctor and former smoker.

Table of Contents

• 1: Introduction
• 1: WHY PEOPLE SMOKE
• • 1: First things first
  • 2: An abusive relationship
  • 3: Giving up
  • 4: Ex-smokers are the worst
  • 5: Peer pressure and the first time
  • 6: Brainwashing
• 2: THE BASICS OF ADDICTION
• • 7: The myth of nicotine addiction
  • 8: Understanding the effects of nicotine
  • 9: Getting to grips with addiction
  • 10: Cravings
  • 11: The power of the mind
  • 12: Willpower
  • 13: Life without smoke
  • 14: Why do people keep smoking?
• 3: YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT SMOKING
• • 15: The lies we tell ourselves
  • 16: Thinking errors
  • 17: Reasons to continue vs reasons to quit
  • 18: The stages of change
  • 19: Getting stuck
  • 20: Heroin
  • 21: Ambivalence
  • 22: Desire
  • 23: Coping strategies
  • 24: Cues
  • 25: Timeline
  • 26: Weight worries
  • 27: Physical benefits of not smoking
• 4: ACTION
• • 28: Preparing for action
  • 29: Set a date
  • 30: Detoxify your house
  • 31: Getting rid of smoking paraphernalia
  • 32: Reducing before stopping
  • 33: Tell a friend
  • 34: Write a contract
  • 35: Money talks
  • 36: Nicotine replacement therapies or medications
  • 37: Avoiding triggers and breaking routines
  • 38: When triggers remain
  • 39: Withdrawals
  • 40: Dealing with relapse
  • 41: Q&As
• 42: Conclusion: The best thing you’ve ever done
• 43: Resources
• 44: Acknowledgements
• 45: Index

About the Author

Dr Max Pemberton is a doctor, journalist and writer. He is a columnist for The Daily Telegraph, writing weekly on news events concerning culture, social and ethical issues, the politics of health care and the NHS. He is also a columnist for Reader's Digest and a regular contributor to the Mail On Sunday. He has written three books- Trust Me I'm a Junior Doctor, Where Does It Hurt? and The Doctor Will See You Now. He's also fronted the investigative strand on Channel Four's primetime series How Not to Get Old.

Reviews

A fresh approach to quitting for life
*The Sun*