7 Nootropics That Make Quitting Smoking a Breeze

Every year around January 1st many millions of people take on the valiant goal of quitting smoking and shockingly few succeed. The vast majority will relapse and wallow in self-loathing as they shamefully billow second-hand cigarette smoke, having failed yet again to quit.

If you’re serious about kicking this bad habit and avoiding all the pain and expense of the numerous deadly illnesses which are a virtual inevitability if you continue smoking you’re going to want to consider some of these Nootropic and smart drugs.

Rhodiola Rosea

Two Italian studies conducted in 2011 and 2012 indicated that it may be a (literal) lifesaver for smokers, the studies showed it alleviated some of the depression and physiological symptoms that are associated with Nicotine cessation - quitting smoking.

The potential benefits of Rhodiola for one who is quitting smoking are many.First, Rhodiola may reduce withdrawal symptoms. In a study done on mice who had formed a nicotine dependence, the extract of Rhodiola Rosea was shown to decrease signs of withdrawal exhibited after cessation of nicotine administration. While this study was not done on humans, it does show promise that Rhodiola will aid in the reduction of withdrawal symptoms after quitting smoking.

Second, Rhodiola may also help to counter the effects of weight gain associated with quitting smoking. Not only does it reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol (high cortisol levels increase belly fat), but it also helps to burn existing fat. Rhodiola does this by mobilizing fatty acids from adipose tissue and activating adipose lipase, an enzyme needed to burn stored fat.

Personal anecdote, my researcher has a few words to say about her own experience with Rhodiola: I have been smoking cigarettes for sixteen years but have recently decided to give it a try and quit. I have never been such a heavy smoker...mostly up to five a day so...why should I smoke at all? I started a few weeks ago using Rhodiola, one little 200-milligram pill per day and have cut smoking down up to one cigarette per day. I haven’t experienced any withdrawal symptoms so far and my cravings for nicotine have been really insignificant. It seems like Rhodiola has been helping me a lot and I will eventually quit smoking for good, thanks to its properties.

Dosage & Usage: 200 - 600 milligrams daily

Oxiracetam

The Discipline Molecule, this subtle smart drug is not very stimulating but it gives you a noticeable boost in willpower for 4-6 hours. If your smoking relapses occur at the end of a long when you’re tired and your willpower is sapped, dosing some Oxiracetam in the afternoon may make a big difference.

Oxiracetam is one of the racetams and is structurally different from Piracetam due to a single hydroxyl group. It is also used for nootropic purposes such as enhancing learning in students or preventing cognitive decline. Like all other racetams, it is a synthetic molecule that is not found in food sources or nature.

This Reddit.com user reported on Oxiracetam’s helpful effect:

Smoked around a half a pack a day for the last few years, and ive taken a collection of nootropics for about the same amount of time. I have noticed a significant reduction in cravings while using oxiracetam and am currently using that while I attempt (again) to stop smoking completely.

Another Redditor added:

For about 6-7 solid years I was a half-a-pack/day smoker, and had tried to ween off into vaping a couple of times. While tripping with the girlfriend and some friends, I was able to officially stop smoking on New Years Day, 2014 (The whole tripping thing really helps to kick bad habits, as anything unhealthy for you just starts to feel 10x worse). I was able to substitute smoking with sub-ohm vaping, as the clouds and potency were enough to finally satisfy that part of the habit. It didn't take long to wean down to 2-3mg juice, and I have since been a regular sub-ohm vaper, because nicotine.Recently, I've added Oxiracetam and Alpha-GPC to my stack, and it seems to have unlocked an underlying motivation to make positive changes in my life.

Dosage & Usage: 500 - 1000 milligrams daily

Piracetam

Is a similar smart drug to Oxiracetam, it’s a safe, cheap, and effective stimulating drug that improves willpower - often in as little as 45 minutes. It has a synergistic effect on willpower with Oxiracetam, you would want to combine the Piracetam and Oxiracetam at a 4:1 ratio, so4 grams Piracetam1 gram OxiracetamOr2 grams Piracetam500 milligrams Oxiracetam

Piracetam has also been demonstrated in clinical trials to have a nice synergistic effect with another Nootropic in this article, Rhodiola Rosea. If you have a limited budget to invest in quitting smoking, I’ll narrow my recommendations down to:

* Piracetam

* Oxiracetam

* Rhodiola

Piracetam can also restore healthy award-arousal mechanism. Chronic use of vice can numb you to natural healthy pleasures; a conversation with a friend, dinner with loved ones, or sex with your partner, and Piracetam can restore your joy in these things.

Here’s what Biohackers are saying...

A Reddit.com user:

Piracetam and aniracetam helped me quit smoking. Sounds kinda weird but smoking was a good amount of times something I did when I was either stressed or was just kind of something I did when I wasn't being productive doing anything else. Taking piracetam has really helped me to become much more proactive and productive, I sometimes find it hard to pry myself away from things I could possibly be getting done ahead of time.

Another biohacker on Reddit.com

I was able to quit smoking cigarettes (5 year habit) after unsuccessfully attempting cold turkey a couple times. No joke, piracetam really did the trick for breaking nicotine addiction. Any withdrawals or cravings were dramatically reduced.

American User on Longecity.com:

I am a 23 y.o. male from the U.S.A. and I began taking piracetam (and choline bartartrate) recently to help me quit smoking. Piracetam has worked well for me for this purpose. I have never heard about or seen any articles about using nootropics to assist in quitting drugs, but I decided to give it a go after not having good results with wellbutrin (stopped taking after several weeks, a month or so prior to starting piracetam).I feel like the piracetam helped me avoid, or at least not not