Deserted Island Seen As Last Resort For Chronic Smoker

will he be able to sustain his quit attempt when he comes back to normal life?

A retired banker from the investment house NM Rothschild has had enough of smoking has decided that the only way to stop is to lock himself up on an island where he just can’t get his hands on cigarettes.

Mr. Geoff Spice has pledged to live on a deserted Outer Hebrides island for 30 days to quit his smoking habit which he has maintained for over four decades. Mr. Spice who is 56 began smoking when he was a thirteen year old paper boy.

Not only will he be deprived of cigarettes on this island but he will also have no proper habitation as there are no houses on Sgarabhaigh which is only 40 acres in size. He therefore will be living in a tent, and keeping warm by making fires.

Interestingly Mr. Spice calls this smoking cessation attempt his “last chance” and it is obvious that he is aware that his present smoking habit of 30 a day is unsustainable and will eventually cause him an early death. He has probably been given the low down by his doctor.

He will be taking his iPod, a mobile and a computer which he will power with a photo voltaic solar cell which also has a wind up handle as an alternative power generator. 

We don’t want to be cynical at Ukmedix News but we feel that he may well get himself into a position where he can avoid smoking when he is on a desert island but will he be able to sustain his quit attempt when he comes back to normal life?

Obviously it is a good idea to avoid smoking triggers such as drinking coffee and alcohol as well as social gatherings when you are trying to quit but at the end of the day you have to face up to them eventually. The real test of whether you have quit is whether you manage to do a boozy night out on the town and come home smoke free, and smokers will tell you that it’s a great feeling waking up in the morning knowing that you didn’t smoke last night. (Even if you have a hangover!)