EASY KNOWLEDGE TO QUIT SMOKING Part 1

Introduction

Many Students and Youth in this generation engage in smoking. They profess it is fashion for them but have neglected the consequences of the act of smoking.

The purpose of sharing this information is to assist you to become tobacco-free forever, without the urge to start-up again. Even though this Information is not 100% guaranteed but it is based on evidence from research on treatments and counseling that help people quit smoking.

If you are about to quit, do you know what
to do to fight off that urge to smoke another cigarette?  Do you know the reasons that cause you to light up that cigarette?  If you are still smoking, you need to ask yourself, “Am I ready to quit the smoking habit”?  Can I do it successfully?

There are two factors that will determine your success.  They are;

1.You must have the desire to give up your habit.

2.You must have the confidence to know that you can do it.

Of course it’s possible to get motivated to quit, yet you fail for a variety of reasons.  Quitting smoking can be an uncomfortable experience, and cigarettes have given you something to do for a long time. Consequently, it is only natural to think about the ups and downs of giving them up. Most who try to quit, fail to do so and have to try several times before they succeed. Should you have any doubts about giving up smoking, put it off until you are determined to do so.

THE RISKS OF SMOKING

According to health care experts, if you smoke, you will be twelve times more likely to die from lung cancer.  Now let’s just think for one short moment: wouldn’t it be very important for you to increase your chances of living from two to twelve times longer, gain many extra years of happy, healthy existence, and save thousands of naira (Nigerian currency) in increased medical costs?

·         10 times more likely to die from Cancers of the mouth, throat, and esophagus risks.

·         12 times more likely to die from lung cancer or some form of lung diseases.

·         10 times more likely to die from cancer of the larynx.

·         6 times more likely to die of heart disease.

·         And you will be twice as likely to die of a stroke.

Enough is enough!

Another overlooked benefit is the amount of money saved by not buying cigarettes in the first place.  For example;  If you smoke one pack of cigarettes a day at N150 per pack, you spend N54,750 per year. If your habit has continued for a period of 15 years you will have spent an incredible N821,250! If you smoke two packs for that same period of time, you will spend N1,642,500!

If you want to help yourself to be successful, you need to be able to answer the following two questions:

1) What can you do to reduce the desire to smoke every time it hits you?

2) What will you do until the urge passes?

With the information contained in here, I will give you the ammunition you need in this war against tobacco. You will be able to resist the urge to smoke every time it hits you and you will be able to resist it until the urge passes.  Next, you will need to deal with the reasons that you smoke now. What kind of satisfaction does smoking give you - physical, mental, or emotional? Ask yourself.

KNOW YOUR ENEMY

Nicotine creates a biochemical reaction in your body that has an immediate effect on your mood, your ability to reason, and your metabolism.  Even if you only smoke a few cigarettes a day, you do feel so bad when you try to quit?  The more that you smoke, the higher level of chemical dependency will be reached. Light smokers can also become just as dependent on cigarettes because of nicotine’s psychological impact. In this way it can affect moods and feelings in certain situations.

It is only a matter of seconds after that first puff that nicotine starts to have an effect on your central nervous system, and the rest of your body. Certain areas of the brain, when stimulated by nicotine, help you think more clearly.  Other areas of the brain lie in a pleasure center which when stimulated can make you feel more relaxed and less anxious.

Nicotine also affects the hormones produced by the body, which creates a chemical dependency to nicotine and the accompanying craving. Heavy smokers have become dependent on heightened levels of hormones, stimulated by nicotine, which can have an addictive quality. They need a cigarette at certain intervals of time. After the stimulation of the hormones starts to fall, they need another cigarette to bring them back into the comfort zone. If they do not get that cigarette, the craving begins.