Description
Book SynopsisDr 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.Trade ReviewA fresh approach to quitting for life -- Natasha Harding * The Sun *
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
