QUITTING
• Quitting is not easy
• Smokers need to do 2 things
• 1) break the physical addiction to nicotine and 2) break the habit
• Quitting is a dynamic and lengthy process that involves unsuccessful attempts before success is finally achieved
• Even successful quitters have a tendency to slip once in a while
• 1/3 of all smokers try to quit each year
• But unfortunately, 90% of those fail.
• Person who wants to quit have several options:
• The most common is 1)"cold turkey" - which is deciding not to smoke again!
• 2) short term quitting programs – The American Cancer Society that works by behavior modification and reward system
• 3) treatment centers and community outreach programs while others consult their private physicians for help
• Quitters should decide which method works best for them but it's usually a combination of several methods produce the most promising results.
• When quitting, financial considerations, personality, and level of addiction must be taken into consideration.
BENEFITS
• Quitting smoking have a lot of benefits in many different aspects.
• health-wise, and money-wise too.
• according to the American Cancer Society, tissues that are damaged by smoking can usually repair themselves over time.
• As soon as the smoking stops, the repair process in the body begins.
• within 8 hours, carbon monoxide and oxygen levels return to normal and "smokers breath" disappears.
• sense of taste and smell improves within weeks.
• many say they gain more energy, get better sleep, feel more alert.
• by the end of one year quitting reduces the risk for lung-cancer, and stroke.
• within 2 years, the risk for heart attack drops to near normal
• the risk for other cancers and chronic and heart diseases also decreases.
• women are less likely to bear babies with low birth weight
• at the end of 10 smoke-free years, the ex-smoker can expect to live out his or her normal life span.
• One must always remember that there are far more...