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Smoking Cessation Therapy

Smoking Cessation Therapy

Smoking can damage your health in many ways, but it's hard to stop. That’s because most people who smoke become addicted to nicotine, a chemical in tobacco. But there are treatments available that can help you stop smoking!!
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Quit smoking today and breathe freely.
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Do I really need to quit smoking and what are the damages it causes?
Yes because every time you breathe in smoke you breathe in poisons that harm your body. The tar and chemicals in tobacco smoke damage your lungs, making it harder to breathe.
It causes many other problems to the body which is as follows:
Permanent lung damage leading to airflow limitation leading to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Smokers get more cough and lung infections than non-smokers
Smoke damages your blood vessels and makes them narrower. This increases your chance of a heart attack or stroke.
As well as lung cancer, smokers are more likely to get cancer of the intestine, throat, pancreas, kidneys, bladder or cervix
Why it is very hard to quit smoking?
If you're addicted to nicotine and you go longer than usual without a cigarette you may feel depressed, irritable, anxious, unable to concentrate, or restless.

It's these feelings that make you reach for another cigarette. But once you break your addiction, you stop getting these withdrawal symptoms. You’ll stop needing a cigarette to feel better.

Do I have to more chances of getting nicotine addiction?
Certain things seem to increase a person's chances of getting addicted to nicotine. These include:
smoking as a teenager
your genes
family problems
feeling depressed or having other mental health problems
having substance abuse problems
having parents who smoke
Is there any benefits of quitting smoking?
Definitely yes. Some of the well known facts documented in the literature include the following :
In 2 weeks: Circulation and lung function improve
In 6 months: smokers cough and other symptoms like shortness of breath improve and lung capacity is also improved
By 1 year: Risk of heart disease is half as high as smokers
What are the treatment options available to quit smoking?
Behavioural counselling
Arranging a quit plan
Nicotine and non-nicotine replacement therapy
Small rewards for the small task achieved in the quit plan