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"Nicotine - The Drug that Never Was" This was a real surprise. Bought the download cos I thought this can't possibly be right! I always thought I was addicted because I couldn't stop, simple as that. I just got curios about what the book was saying: surely its an addiction? I mean I thought that was just a fact.

If you've ever thought that, read this book. That's all I can say. And hypnotherapy isn't what I thought it was either, it tells you all about it and I am seriously considering it now. I thought I had tried everything but I hadnt thought of that un til I looked at this. I jsut ordered the paperback version too. An excellent read.

"Nicotine: The Drug That Never Was" This is called Volume one - I can't imagine what there could be left to say in Volume Two. By the time I was up to the bit about animal experiments involving nicotine, I was already convinced. The ninth chapter, called 'The Stupidity of Nicotine Replacement Therapy' seems almost unnecessary by the time you reach it, but then the writer takes it up to a whole new level of critical detail. The case is made in a way that is relentless by this point - it is a bit difficult to cope with all the detail - but then, just when you think you can't take any more in, it stops, and there is another of the case histories. Those really balance it out, they are so entertaining. Great book. Not just for smokers, but them especially I suppose. Pretty impressive achievement, actually. Nicotine myth exploded in ten chapters, just like that.

Nicotine, the drug that never was. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the pharmaceutical business, hypnotherapy or anyone who has any compulsive behavior such as smoking or biting your nails etc. The author, Christopher Holmes, explains beyond a doubt and sometimes in a very humorous way, what is really going on behind the smoke and mirrors of the pharmaceutical industry and the NRT business. His arguments are backed up with proof which leaves the reader in no doubt that they are being hoodwinked by these industries. The author also explains in great detail just what hypnotherapy is and how it can be a useful tool in your life. He dispels the myths of hypnotherapy in... More > detail and in a manner which makes sense to even a layperson. I enjoyed his approach which is sprinkled with humorous anecdotes which makes the reading enjoyable and light in spite of the 'heavy' subject matter. I would recommend reading this book with an open mind and a willingness to learn. You will not be disappointed. < Less

"The Drug That Never Was" No wonder the bloody gum and the patches didn't work! Now I feel really conned!
But at least now I know it wasn't my fault. I cant believe the failure-rate of the nicotine aids! They dont tell you that!
I thought this book was absolutely brilliant, every smoker should read this, wether they want to stop or not, for the first time you find out why its not your fault. And what to do about it if you do want to stop. Really enjoyed it, and it explains a lot of my eating issues too. Now I'm going to use hypnotherapy to sort these things out!

"Nicotine: The Drug That Never Was" The thing that really surprised me about this book was how funny it is. I didn't expect that! It really had me laughing out loud on quite a lot of occasions, and is much more entertaining than the subject suggests.

The main thing is though, the author is so clear, so very certain of the truth of this argument that smoking is not a drug addiction, that there is no doubt about it. I had actually doubted it before, because I am a lifestyle therapist myself and I already suspected it was habitual like so much of our behaviour. But what really impressed me was the chapter which explains why nicotine is not a drug at all, just a poison. Quite a short chapter, but so obvious once its explained, it leaves you in no doubt at all. I will certainly be using that whenever I'm talking to smoking clients now! Very impressive.