Laurie, it takes many people multiply attempts before they are successful in quitting for good. There are many places to go to for help online. If he continues to smoke he will eventually have more serious health problems. Smoking is an addiction, its very hard to quit but he must do it.

I was a former smoker. The only times I had quit were when I was pregnant with my children but I returned to smoking. When I first got sick I was in shock and didnt quit immediately. While driving down the turnpike to have my feeding tube consult, the light bulb finally went on. I did this to myself and put my childrens future in jeopardy because of my habit. I then got angry at how stupid I had been to smoke. I had been reaching for another cigarette when all of this hit me. I told my son, thats it I quit, I will never ever smoke again. I wont let cigarettes kill me. I took the pack of cigs and crumpled them up and threw them right out the window. That was completely out of character as I never littered. Its now almost 6 years later and I have never smoked since that day.

Your husband needs to have this same realization hit him for him to get it into his head he wants to quit. Thats the very first step, to get it set in your mind that you do not want to use tobacco anymore. Most quitters replace one habit with another. Chewing tobacco is NOT any better, neither is pipe tobacco. He will need to break his cycle of when he smokes and replace it with something positive. Its not easy but if he wants to quit he will.

Here is a link to the CDC's Tips From Former Smokers. I worked with them last year makign radio ads about using a feeding tube because of my smoking habit. I have also made a couple videos and a commercial for TRUTH.com. Maybe if he sees what some other former smokers go thru it will help to convince him he does not want to end up like these people. I lost half of my bottom jaw and now am disfigured all because I smoked. I would hate to see someone else suffer like I have when it is preventable. Everybody always thinks "Oh, that cant happen to me, other people have problems like that and get those kinds of things", well thats what I thought too until I got sick and realized I AM the other guy. Maybe by seeing what I look like after going thru OC 3 times (and I quit before my first round of treatments ever started) it will help him to quit. He can also take a look at the others who have all kinds of serious health issues. Eventually he will be living a life with medical issues and limitations if he doesnt wake up and quit. The very next cig, or maybe the next pack is what could be the one that does the damage. By quitting now he reduces his risks for getting sick again.

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Best wishes!!!