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By Terry Martin, About.com Guide to Smoking Cessation since 2003

12 Tips to Help You Quit Smoking Successfully

Wednesday August 16, 2006
You may feel like you're on a rollercoaster during the first couple of weeks after you quit smoking. You'll have good days and you'll have bad days. Whether you use a quit smoking aid of some sort or go cold turkey, you’re going to feel a certain amount of withdrawal from nicotine.

Some people have more trouble with the first week, and others with the second, but the good news is that for most quitters, the worst of physical withdrawal from nicotine is over within the first two weeks of smoking cessation.

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