How to Stop Smoking – Shaking a Deadly Habit Successfully! is a clear, practical, and encouraging guide for anyone ready to break free from cigarettes once and for all. Whether you have tried to quit before or this is your very first attempt, this book gives you the structure, motivation, and proven strategies you need to succeed.
Instead of lecturing or overwhelming you with medical jargon, it walks you through the quitting process step by step: understanding cravings, preparing your mind, identifying triggers, setting a realistic quit date, managing stress, and choosing the right tools for support. You will also discover how meditation, air quality, acupuncture, and nicotine replacement options can help you stay on track.
This updated edition adds two powerful new chapters: one explaining nicotine withdrawal in depth - so you know exactly what to expect - and another exploring how to build a permanent non-smoker identity, the real cornerstone of long-term success. These chapters make the book even more complete, practical, and in tune with modern quitting methods.
Packed with realistic advice, positive reinforcement, and techniques you can apply immediately, this guide helps you stay motivated through the ups and downs of withdrawal. It also includes tips for avoiding relapse, handling social pressures, managing cravings in real-world situations, and rebuilding your health and confidence.
If you're ready to take back control of your body, your time, your finances, and your future, this book will show you the way. Becoming smoke-free isn’t just possible - it’s absolutely achievable, and it starts with the first page.
Owen Jones is a best-selling author from Barry, Wales, with an impressive range of fiction and non-fiction. His diverse works span romantic thrillers, supernatural tales, and practical self-help guides. Owen's life experiences, including studying in the USSR, getting caught up in a coup in Suriname and sailing a home-made concrete yacht from Wales to Gibraltar, inform his writing, creating rich, immersive narratives. His stories often reflect his beliefs in Karma, Fate, and reincarnation, offering unique perspectives that captivate readers. His style has been described as ‘culturally grounded, otherworldly narratives’. Since 2004, he has called Thailand home, living a quiet life in a rural village with his wife.