For those of you that smoke, like myself, you should read “The Easy Way to Stop Smoking� by Allen Carr. And I’m talking about cigarettes, not crack. Sorry crack heads. Anyway it’s a wonderful book for those of you trying to quit the rotten tobacco demon. It basically dismisses all the myths and fears that people have about quitting smoking. Now before I sound like a hypocrite promoting this book and yet I’m still a smoker, let me tell ya, I quit for a while after I read it. However, I moved up North from Texas and I drove. And that’s a hell of a long drive of NOTHING, so I got bored and brought some smokes. Plus, my heart was hurting because my gal left me. But that’s no excuse for my weakness.

Just let me tell ya, it’s a GREAT book that makes a hell of a lot of sense. For example, Allen Carr says that all those Truth.com commercials on TV that try to scare people into NOT smoking and quitting are all bullshit. First, if you scare a smoker, what the first thing they are going to do? Light up, of course. Just look at the ash trays outside of hospitals. Second, kids are kids are gonna try and act cool regardless. We’ve all been kids and no commercial is gonna stop kids from being kids. Yes, I don’t want any kid to smoke, but they’re going to smoke if they want to. Allen Carr also says that to quit smoking “YOU’RE GIVING UP NOTHING!� Which is true. He goes on to say that we break habits and change routines everyday, why should this be so difficult. It’s because smoking is a sinister trap and smokers, who are not DUMB ignorant people, are just caught in the trap. I plan on reading the book again because it really opened my eyes but I was going through a tough time but Allen Carr even dismisses that in his book. I just wasn’t ready to quit. For a guy that used to smoke over 100 cigs a day for 30 years and is still kicking, Allen Carr must know something because he’s still alive and he quit just like that. He’s a smart guy and for the smokers that feel trapped, there’s hope out there. You should be free and you’re not dumb. A lot of smokers don’t realize that the anxiety they feel sometimes is caused by the nicotine drug.

I’m gonna read the book again tomorrow and quit for fucking good this time. It only takes 3 weeks for the nicotine to leave your body and after that it’s smooth sailing. I almost made it once but came up with stupid reasons to start again. I’m gonna lead by example and quit smoking. With “The Easy Way to Stop Smoking� I will. I’m not plugging this book because I’m Allen Carr himself, but because I honestly believe it can help and it will, just get the smokers you know to read the damn thing. It can only help, not hurt. Later my friends.