Smoking and Quitting Methods (including e-cigs)

1.

Have you TRIED smoking?

Yes

60%

1247 votes

No

40%

826 votes

2.

are you a current smoker?

Yes

26%

530 votes

No

74%

1543 votes

3.

Are you trying to quit?

Yes

13%

271 votes

No

21%

434 votes

Undecided

5%

109 votes

Not Applicable

61%

1259 votes

4.

If youve already quit what method worked best for you?

Patches

4%

76 votes

Gum

6%

126 votes

E-cigarettes

6%

127 votes

Therapy/Hypnosis

1%

25 votes

Champix or other perscribed medicines

3%

68 votes

Cold Turkey

36%

750 votes

Other (please specify)

43%

901 votes

Other Answers	Percentage	Votes
n/a	12.40%	257
na	11.96%	248
	3.76%	78
never smoked	1.69%	35
none	1.59%	33
don't smoke	0.72%	15
not applicable	0.72%	15
dont smoke	0.39%	8
non smoker	0.34%	7
no	0.29%	6
not a smoker	0.29%	6
haven't quit	0.24%	5
do not smoke	0.24%	5
have not quit	0.14%	3
i never smoked	0.14%	3
still smoking	0.14%	3
nothing	0.14%	3
did not quit	0.14%	3
never got addicted	0.10%	2
don't start	0.10%	2
i have never smoked	0.10%	2
n.a	0.10%	2
haven't quit yet	0.10%	2
not smoking	0.10%	2
never smoked.	0.10%	2
never started	0.10%	2
why is there no n/a option?	0.05%	1
n	0.05%	1
undecided	0.05%	1
n/a have not tried to quit. please include n/a options in your surveys.	0.05%	1
read a book on quitting smoking	0.05%	1
none worked	0.05%	1
im not a smoker	0.05%	1
don't smoke enough to "try quitting"	0.05%	1
dont need to	0.05%	1
nothing yet	0.05%	1
god	0.05%	1
don't smoke and never have	0.05%	1
n-a	0.05%	1
haven't tried to quit.	0.05%	1
none of them so far	0.05%	1
never developed habit	0.05%	1
par moi-mÃªme	0.05%	1
wasn't hooked on them or anything just decided to quit	0.05%	1
chantix was the only thing that worked.	0.05%	1
not a smoker nor have i ever been	0.05%	1
i haven't quit	0.05%	1
n/a didn't like it in the first place	0.05%	1
na!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	0.05%	1
haven't made it yet	0.05%	1
none!	0.05%	1
dont start!	0.05%	1
still smoking.	0.05%	1
never smoked therefore i do not need to quit	0.05%	1
i have never been a smoker, i just tried it a few times as a teenager and i hated it.	0.05%	1
i read a book about quitting smoking permenantly	0.05%	1
doesn't smoke	0.05%	1
just strong will power is more than enough	0.05%	1
i took a puff off a joint every time i had to breath some smoke. it also calmed me	0.05%	1
fuckoff	0.05%	1
nicorette nasal spray	0.05%	1
n/a please	0.05%	1
nothing has worked	0.05%	1
still smoke	0.05%	1
havn't quit yet	0.05%	1
non-smoker	0.05%	1
never	0.05%	1
never smoked, avoided them	0.05%	1
non	0.05%	1
don't know	0.05%	1
jesus and deliverance cold turkey	0.05%	1
didnt quit	0.05%	1
i have never tried to quit	0.05%	1
chantix prescription	0.05%	1
havent quit	0.05%	1
have not tried yet	0.05%	1
didn't try to quit	0.05%	1
i haven't used any	0.05%	1
can't quit something i never started.	0.05%	1
n.a.	0.05%	1
lozenges	0.05%	1
didn't start - self control from the beginning	0.05%	1
n//a never smoked	0.05%	1
my family members stopped smoking from a self help book	0.05%	1
nonsmoker	0.05%	1
never quit	0.05%	1
just stopped	0.05%	1
doesn't apply but have tried in the past; patches, gum & inhalers didn't work for me nor did cold turkey. i believe nothing works if you don't really want to quit & not just to save money, for someone else etc...	0.05%	1
dont	0.05%	1
trial and error.	0.05%	1
still trying	0.05%	1
nz	0.05%	1
still smoke	0.05%	1
no smokey yall	0.05%	1
none of the above	0.05%	1
still working on quiting	0.05%	1
please review before submitting to ad n/a	0.05%	1
par ma volontÃ©	0.05%	1
8na	0.05%	1
n/a missing!!!!!!!!!	0.05%	1
never tried	0.05%	1
did not try hard enough want to go cold turkey	0.05%	1
commit lozenges	0.05%	1
got made and threw them at the devil	0.05%	1
i quit for 7 months once. had a cold, went cold turkey, didnt smoke for 7 months.. then i got drunk at my yearly town festa and it was over. i dont smoke as much any more though	0.05%	1
n/a have never smoked	0.05%	1
no smoker	0.05%	1
never smoked.... there should be an option for this...........	0.05%	1
i'm in the process of quitting.	0.05%	1
do not try to quit	0.05%	1
not freaking applicable!	0.05%	1
smoke away	0.05%	1
got sick	0.05%	1
never even tried a cigarette	0.05%	1
cold turkey	0.05%	1
should be a not applicable box	0.05%	1
nicatrol inhalers (covered by my ins.)	0.05%	1
never was addicted	0.05%	1
i am not a smoker and never was and never will be.	0.05%	1
i only "tried" smoking...a few puffs and that was that!	0.05%	1
meds	0.05%	1
don't, start	0.05%	1
haven't quit yet!	0.05%	1
never smoked before	0.05%	1
0	0.05%	1
never seriously smoked. just borrowed a few from friends to see what it is like. i am actually allergic to second hand smoke.	0.05%	1
still. trying	0.05%	1
pregnancy	0.05%	1
nicorette inhaler	0.05%	1
cold turkey and decreasing!	0.05%	1
don't smoke at all.	0.05%	1
none yet	0.05%	1
don't start in the first place	0.05%	1
smoking gross	0.05%	1
not quitting	0.05%	1
i just quit	0.05%	1
marijuana replacement therapy	0.05%	1
my mom beating the crap out of me.	0.05%	1
i have never smoked.	0.05%	1
didn't quit.	0.05%	1
do not start	0.05%	1
na, don't smoke and never have	0.05%	1
being in a coma and couldn't smoke	0.05%	1
zzzzzzzzzz	0.05%	1
not starting	0.05%	1
logenzes	0.05%	1
n./a	0.05%	1
n/ap	0.05%	1
haven't tried to quit	0.05%	1
i just stop on my own	0.05%	1
tried smoking when i was younger never liked it	0.05%	1
did not smoke much	0.05%	1
have not - n/a	0.05%	1
i don't smoke	0.05%	1
not a smoker!!	0.05%	1
gradually	0.05%	1
not available	0.05%	1
cut down	0.05%	1
didn't need to, never started	0.05%	1
choking	0.05%	1
prayer and god's answer	0.05%	1
what no not applicable response here? duh	0.05%	1
do not smoke never have	0.05%	1
.	0.05%	1
not applicable what the hell is wrong with people forgetting this option fucking shit	0.05%	1
one or two cigarettes a day and keeping a pack around just in case	0.05%	1
hypnosis	0.05%	1
i never smoke	0.05%	1
pneumonia	0.05%	1
not trying	0.05%	1
n\a	0.05%	1
n/a i never smoked	0.05%	1
don't smoke (na)	0.05%	1
didn't quit	0.05%	1
not tried to quit	0.05%	1
haven't successfully quit	0.05%	1
don't	0.05%	1
i am still a smoker	0.05%	1

5.

Have you had any bad experiences or been unable to quit with....

Patches

6%

124 votes

Gum

7%

150 votes

E-cigarettes

5%

103 votes

Therapy/Hypnosis

3%

52 votes

Champix or other perscribed medicines

3%

72 votes

Cold Turkey

26%

532 votes

Other (please specify)

50%

1040 votes

What happend?

n/a
na
n/a
no
i can't be hypnotized
non smoker
don't smoke
why is there no n/a option?
really
na
n/a
this question needs a not applicable option.
smoked while wearing patch which resulted in bad headaches
n/a
nothing
not applicable
nothing
got sick
i don't smoke
no problems - just quit 35 years ago
it's hard when others in the house smoke.
na
didn't quit
n/a
it was difficult in the beginning.
success
got irrated
na
i rarely for smoke
n/a
i had to try several times.
na.
n/a
n/a
started smoke again
i have never smoked
i really cant quit
no
n_a
quit
i've never smoked. why don't you include n/a options for those of us who've never lit up a cigarette?
no bad experiance
no
nothing
still smoke
no, just chose to quit
started back smoking
never smoked. need more options on these questions.
na
n/a
n/a
n/a
na
n/a
quit officially
got a rash bad dreams
nothing.
i was very mean an aggitated
na
na
nothing
crazy dreams, nightmare
i didn't quit!
get in bad moods.
nothing
none
bad mood swings
nothing
n/a
none
doesn't smoke
n/a
i don't smoke
i am using the e-cigs and have cut down by about 50 %
nill
got mody and grouchy
siezures from zyban
fuckoff
got sick
lozangesn
na
na
stressed
no
n/a
na
nothing
almost had a stroke.
na
allergique
n
n.a
just can't do it
just started smoking again
didn't work
my husband smokes but i do not smoke. i have never smoked. never tried to smoked
it didn't work
none worked.
rash
n/a
na
i quit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
no none, hypnosis worked for me 26 years ago
e-cigarettes made me want to smoke more
quit cold turkey
na
na
got very sick from chantix
didn't quit
haven't quit, still smoke
na
?
made me sick to my stomach
just didn't help much, couldn't quit using them. used to quit using them but they don't work for me anymore.
didn't work
na
never smoked
n/a
just hard to do
nothing
not applicable, i did quit cold turkey, no issues.
made me to depressed
non
n/a
do not smoke
na
my father passed away and i did it for him as well as for me. he was worth quitting for. i did not want him to look down from heaven and see me smoking. i never smoked in front of him when he was living.
nothing
have not tried
na
got sick and could not stop smoking
did not work
no bad experience
i took 1 puff in my teenage years and hated it, never touching it again
nothing
na
just made me jumpy and sick to my stomach
na
n/a
n/a
got rash from patch adhesive
nothing
not applicable
got sick
nothing - i stopped cold turkey and have not had a cigarette for 34 years
not applicable
dazed& confused
n/a
n/a
nothing
my will overcame my best wishes
none
na
na
n/a
didn't try
na
it's chantix and it gave me the most awful night terrors!
n/a
na
n/a
na
rash
just didnt work
n/a
irritated my skin. but the worse was with lozenges. i actually fainted after using the first one.
stress
fgthjukl;
champix totally ruined me.
couldn't stop
unsatisfying, still made me crave actual ciggs
no bad experiences, just went without and after a week, i was off cig's...cold turkey
bad rash
n/a
fart
i wore a patch on each arm & it didn't slow me down even. the inhalers give you a buzz & you're not even supposed to "chew" the gum, just bite down on it now & then. really?
none
n/a
no problems
nothing
n/a
never used any of these. quit through trial and error and by changing the people i hung around with.
n/a
na
gained weight
smoked while wearing it
n/a
n/a
n/a
na
na
i only smoked a little until i 18 yrs old, and never smoked since.
na
nothing
no
bad side effects
na
huge weight gain. soon as i stopped taking it i started smoking again.
none
never smoked
na
nothing
lack of willpower!
n/a
cheated for a year during cold turkey method
n/a
sore mouth
felt very dizzy
ok
n/a
nothing---need n/a
na
i never smoked
i quit cold turkey and it workd. smoke free for 4 years now
na
started again within a year
please review
none
na
didn't
never have smoked
decided to quit so i was lucky i did it cold turkey
n/a
cheated but finally kicked the habit
terrible nightmares with chantix
did not work
please include n/a on appropriate questions.
very hard to do
n/a
mouyh burned
n/a
na
nothing
n/a
itchy,couldn't use
n/a
no problem
n/a
was getting to much caffiene
n/a have never smoked
na
still smoked
severe headache after 24 hours then was fine. quit 36 years ago
na
n/a
good
taste bad
never smoked
n/a
n/a
i'm in the process of quitting.
none
nada
na
still using the e-cig
dont smoke
couldn't,t sleep
na
patches only worked until i stopped using them, then i started smoking right away
i was allergic to the adhesive in the patches....my doctor had me stop using them. then i got really sick and now have copd, so i quit cold turkey.
lost my discipline
patches don't satisfy the "hit" in the lungs
it was the holding of the cigarette thst i missed most
violent and vivid dreams
no idea
na
na
na
n/a
na
didn't help
nothing
had to try again
nothing
na
n/a
waste of time...just quit one day.....for good
made me sick
didn't have the fortitude to stay with it.
none
made me sick
gave in
it had side effects and it did not work
none
didn't work
nothing all went well
none
didn't work
n/a
got the shakes
na
na
na
na
didn't work
nothing
n/a
you'll beat yourself up too much if it doesn't work, find a nicotine replacement and a hobby to keep your hands busy. good luck!! 2 years smoke free for me come 2/14 :)
na
i do not smoke a lot.need it to settle nerves!
no
n/a
cravings
na
made me sick
failed
na
after awhile month or two, the taste was that of an oily flavor.
na
not a smoker
none
did not work
didn't work, made me crazy
did for 2 months than depression made start again down to 2 cigs a day
no bad experience
fdgfsdfg
wanted to hurt someone, anyone
n/a
n/a
n/a
na
rash
it didnt work
na
didn't work the first few times
n/a
patches did not take away the craving enough.
n/a
smoked more and also developed a rash.
it was ok
na
n/a
na
i was using the gum and smoking at the same time.
n/a
i have never smoked.
na
made me sick
didnt try dont smoke
n/a
na
noyhing
none
na
vomiting, burning irritated gums
n/a
nothing happened, it is just hard to quit nicotene.
na
chantix gave me nightmares, patches gave me rashes, gum tastes like a**
n/a
n/a
nothing
itchy skin and nightmares from the patches
n/a
mouth ulcers
na
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
na
jaw dislocated
n/a
n/a
nothing
n/a
none
it's not champix, it's chantix
dont smoke
n/a
n/a
n/a
nothing
na
just quit u will live longer and breath easier
chantix made me sick
n/a
no
bad reaction.
did not work
na
n/a
adsf
blah blah
i wanted a real cigarette. its not the same
na
n/a
i experienced nausea and vomitted
just quit
didn't believe that they would work. liked the other items better.
na
i got pissed off and quit
still smoked.
nothing
na
didnt work
it worked for me!
not applicable
none
na
na
nothing except irritation
na
i was allergic to the glue on the patch
n/a
na
dont smoke
n/a
when stress happened i smoked again
i quit successfully
n/a
patches worked for me after 35 years of smoking a pack a day.
i quit for two years, then my mom died and i gave in and went back to smoking. trying to quit again
if you not around it you won't miss it.i have been free for 15 yrs now and im so glad iv quit but now i have copd.
nithubng
never smoked
did not work.
n/a
n/a
n/a
e cigarette has helped me cut down a lot still working on quitting
no
n/a
none
none
n/a
worked for awhile
na
n/a
h
addicted to the gum
for 2 nights i prayed to the lord to take away my desire to smoke and on the 3rd morning i woke up without any desire to smoke (as matter of fact the lord switched it around so that now whenever i see or smell i cigarette i literally want to vomit) and i have been smoke free for 10 years in march
took off patch to sleep, then put it on in morning
na
na
i dont smoke
nothing
don't smoke
never smoked
i had a bad reaction, to chantix it made me itch and i developed a terrible headache.
allergic to the medication
n/a
none
very bad vivid dreams
na
na
simply didn't work.
it's inconvenient to always have to charge e-cigarettes
n/a
none
never tried any
.
never smoked
not applicable>
n/a
nothing
didn;t work
don't smoke
i quit for 1.5 years and started again
didn't work
n/a
nothing
i never smoke.
i quit using chantex , only using one packet.
not applicable
withdrawals!
not the same
nothing
kept smoking years longer
none
should be able to select more than one answer in this question! for me, my bad experience is from: gum, patches, hypnosis... all failed for me... that's what happened.
no
didn't work for me and all of the doses made me feel sick.
n/a
n/a
not applicable
not a smoker
n/a
not much was available at the time i quit, so i did it the first time lasted 6 months, stress caused me to start again, the second time my aunt died from lung cancer so i quit last and for all.
just did not work
n/a
na
n/a
pulled out a filling
nothing bad
n/a
iggh,.lkl
na
just did not quit
quit successfully for 20 yars
i was driving, chewing gum and dreaming of smoking. someone cut me off and i ended up punching, and cracking my dashboard. then i bought a pack.
no
nothing
do not smoke
nothing
na
didn't help
hfssg
na
don't smoke
mega urges
n/a
nothing
anxiety
n/a
na
eating more not good
don't smoke
na
nothing
,
n/a
n/a
no
i have never really tried quiting.
n/a
n/a

Other Answers	Percentage	Votes
na	14.13%	293
n/a	14.04%	291
	5.50%	114
none	3.57%	74
no	1.98%	41
never smoked	1.35%	28
not applicable	0.87%	18
dont smoke	0.39%	8
don't smoke	0.39%	8
nothing	0.39%	8
not a smoker	0.24%	5
do not smoke	0.19%	4
non smoker	0.14%	3
i have never smoked	0.14%	3
no bad experiences	0.14%	3
i never smoked	0.10%	2
n.a	0.10%	2
nope	0.10%	2
i don't smoke	0.10%	2
non-smoker	0.10%	2
all of the above	0.10%	2
nope, don't smoke !	0.05%	1
dontsmoke	0.05%	1
why is there no n/a option?	0.05%	1
n	0.05%	1
i've never had an bad experiences	0.05%	1
only had good experiences	0.05%	1
undecided	0.05%	1
n/a have not tried to quit. please include n/a options in your surveys.	0.05%	1
ma	0.05%	1
na, is that so hard to add?	0.05%	1
not fuicking aplicable	0.05%	1
nothing, cause i don't smoke	0.05%	1
only ever tried cold turkey	0.05%	1
haven't tried	0.05%	1
dont need to	0.05%	1
b/a	0.05%	1
quit	0.05%	1
cold turkey	0.05%	1
na.	0.05%	1
n-a	0.05%	1
have had no bad experiences	0.05%	1
no bad experiance	0.05%	1
not applicable to me	0.05%	1
i tried it once... didn't like it so never tried it again.	0.05%	1
unable to quit with all of the above.	0.05%	1
zban	0.05%	1
no bad experiences.	0.05%	1
na!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	0.05%	1
doesn't smoke	0.05%	1
i dn't smoke	0.05%	1
fuckoff	0.05%	1
i quit on nicorette	0.05%	1
don't smoke since 1985	0.05%	1
n/a please	0.05%	1
i've tried patches, gum, e-cigs, and tapering down	0.05%	1
none, used hypnosis	0.05%	1
never	0.05%	1
no need to quit, never did need to smoke, bad habit	0.05%	1
bob	0.05%	1
i prayed alot and gained a few pounds but exercised also and because i quit smoking i could exercise more comfortable and longer	0.05%	1
i havr never smoked	0.05%	1
never tried the others	0.05%	1
i have never tried to quit, therefore am unable to comment on the effectiveness of these methods because i have not tried them	0.05%	1
not a smoker!!	0.05%	1
no problems at all	0.05%	1
have not tried to quit yet	0.05%	1
n a	0.05%	1
no smoke here	0.05%	1
i haven't used any	0.05%	1
n.a.	0.05%	1
gradual reduction	0.05%	1
nonsmoker	0.05%	1
not smoking	0.05%	1
am using e-cigarettes right now	0.05%	1
no problem	0.05%	1
lozenge	0.05%	1
no bad problems	0.05%	1
no bad expreinces	0.05%	1
fucking nothing you people need to learn to put n/a	0.05%	1
please review survey before submitting with errors	0.05%	1
i do not smoke	0.05%	1
n/a missing	0.05%	1
never tried	0.05%	1
never tried these	0.05%	1
n/a have never smoked	0.05%	1
i quit didn't need these things	0.05%	1
no smoker	0.05%	1
never smoked...... why is that not a desperate option......?	0.05%	1
i'm in the process of quitting.	0.05%	1
not freaking applicable!	0.05%	1
there should be a not applicable box	0.05%	1
how about a no?	0.05%	1
all	0.05%	1
i don't smpke!	0.05%	1
no quitting here!!!!	0.05%	1
n/a cold turkey work. just stop smoking, it's killing your lungs that you need to breathe to live.	0.05%	1
none of thhe above	0.05%	1
no bad experiences, only tried cold turkey method	0.05%	1
never had to try to quit	0.05%	1
where's the n/a	0.05%	1
no problems quitting	0.05%	1
best way to quit is don't start...	0.05%	1
fgsdfg	0.05%	1
knew two people who did cold tukey and never smoked again,	0.05%	1
have never tried quitting	0.05%	1
smoking gross	0.05%	1
i have never smoked.	0.05%	1
haven't quit	0.05%	1
na don't smoke	0.05%	1
zzzzzzzzzzzzz	0.05%	1
n/ap	0.05%	1
haven't tried to quit	0.05%	1
no problem at all	0.05%	1
obama cig tax	0.05%	1
no problems	0.05%	1
never smoked before@@	0.05%	1
didn'the try anything else	0.05%	1
tried all but champix	0.05%	1
didn't start	0.05%	1
choking	0.05%	1
never smoked.	0.05%	1
non somker	0.05%	1
haven't had any bad experience quitting	0.05%	1
had to take off patch before going to sleep as it gave me nightmares	0.05%	1
what no not applicable response here? duh	0.05%	1
i dont smoke	0.05%	1
.	0.05%	1
never smokeds	0.05%	1
got emotional over everything	0.05%	1
never smoke	0.05%	1
did not quit	0.05%	1
i never smoke	0.05%	1
not trying	0.05%	1
n\a	0.05%	1
i was able to quit	0.05%	1
no experience	0.05%	1
stress	0.05%	1
ghghhj,	0.05%	1
n/a i never smoked	0.05%	1
don't smoke (na)	0.05%	1
had no bad experience	0.05%	1
did not try to quit	0.05%	1
did not try	0.05%	1
tried gum and hypnosis, neither worked	0.05%	1
um, hello?? n/a!	0.05%	1
,	0.05%	1
don;t smoke	0.05%	1

6.

Have you used an e-cigarette,if so did it help you quit?

Yes

8%

167 votes

No

32%

672 votes

Undecided

3%

62 votes

Not Applicable

57%

1172 votes

7.

How long have you smoked?

less then 1 year

51%

1061 votes

2-4 years

7%

148 votes

5-9 years

7%

142 votes

10+ years

35%

722 votes

Results: Smoking and Quitting Methods (including e-cigs)