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I don't see anything wrong with substituting with ANOTHER type of smoke, at least while at home, unless you room with other people where this would not be allowed. Try getting a smudge stick, or some loose sage, or combination of sage and cedar or whatever, the kind of stuff people use to 'smudge' with, not the powdered stuff on the spice rack.
You don't actually SMOKE it, but light it and let the smoke waft around you, and you can breathe it in as you like, it won't hurt you. Use it as a ritual to get focused and centered, pray if that suits you. Sage is supposed to be a high-vibration type of herb, promoting spiritual strength. I think it will promote calmness and give you a sense of satisfaction.
Also drink lots of extra water, preferably spring water or filtered water, and adding extra vitamin C to your life is supposed to help shorten the withdrawal time as well. The addictiveness of nicotine is pretty extreme, if you get really hooked understand that it can be real hard to let it go, and you will be immediately hooked again if you try to pick it up again later for 'just one smoke.' Of course, there are those rare individuals who DO only smoke on occasion and don't get hooked, but I was not one of them and it took a long time to figure out how badly hooked I was, too!
Carrying carrot sticks around to chomp on can help, maybe picking up a big bag of pistachios to munch on at home will keep your hands very busy for stretches of time --- don't forget to drink extra water! A glass of water can even help with a craving attack.
I tried and failed for so long I was afraid I wasn't going to make it. Weird, huh? Really, REALLY wanting to quit something and finding you just keep doing it anyway? Welcome to the world of addiction! But you **can** do it!
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