Stop Smoking Q&A

How to stop cigarette cravings?

February 28, 2012

Cravings and urges can be overwhelming when you first quit. They’re a natural part of the cigarette quitting cycle. To resist them, try to locate where the craving is: Remember that any craving will last only a few minutes. You don’t have to act on every urge. The more you say no to urges, the [...]

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If I quit smoking, how long will it be before the nicotine gets out of my system? How long will the physical withdrawal last

February 28, 2012

It takes three days for nicotine to leave your system. However, nicotine metabolizes into cotinine and can be detected in the blood several months after cessation, but cotinine does not cause withdrawal. Withdrawal symptoms from nicotine usually last for about two weeks and can include any number of the following: fatigue, insomnia, coughing, dizziness, chest [...]

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