According to U.S. Surgeon General statistics, approximately 20% of male and female adults in the U.S. smoke cigarettes. We've all heard the news about how smoking causes cancer and may complicate other health factors on your life.
But none of this information seems to help you give up the smoking habit.
Quitting smoking cold turkey is no easy feat, but it can be done. Here are a couple quick tips to get you thinking about the process:
First, if you want to stop smoking, you must become personally convinced that this is something you want to do. Nicotine is such an addictive drug that no amount of cajoling or pushing by those around you will convince you to quit. The desire and will to quit must come from within you first.
Adding insult to injury, the statistics associated with smoking cessation are kind of scary, and flat out discouraging. It is estimated that around 15 million smokers try to quit smoking each day. However, less than 3% of these people stop smoking successfully for 3 to 12 months.
Wow, that stinks.
But you don't have to be one of those 97% of people who fail in their attempts to quit smoking.
Second, The trick to quitting smoking cold turkey is to surround yourself with supportive people, get the right information about smoking cessation, and take it one day at a time. Quitting smoking requires that you set a goal to quit, which means you need to identify how you are personally motivated to achieve a goal. Some people are influenced to stop smoking by peer pressure, others by the health risks, and some by the cost of buying cigarettes. If you're lucky, you will be influenced by all three.
If you can identify and focus on the one key motivator behind your desire to stop smoking, you will be well on the road to quitting smoking cold turkey and leading a smoke free lifestyle.
But none of this information seems to help you give up the smoking habit.
Quitting smoking cold turkey is no easy feat, but it can be done. Here are a couple quick tips to get you thinking about the process:
First, if you want to stop smoking, you must become personally convinced that this is something you want to do. Nicotine is such an addictive drug that no amount of cajoling or pushing by those around you will convince you to quit. The desire and will to quit must come from within you first.
Adding insult to injury, the statistics associated with smoking cessation are kind of scary, and flat out discouraging. It is estimated that around 15 million smokers try to quit smoking each day. However, less than 3% of these people stop smoking successfully for 3 to 12 months.
Wow, that stinks.
But you don't have to be one of those 97% of people who fail in their attempts to quit smoking.
Second, The trick to quitting smoking cold turkey is to surround yourself with supportive people, get the right information about smoking cessation, and take it one day at a time. Quitting smoking requires that you set a goal to quit, which means you need to identify how you are personally motivated to achieve a goal. Some people are influenced to stop smoking by peer pressure, others by the health risks, and some by the cost of buying cigarettes. If you're lucky, you will be influenced by all three.
If you can identify and focus on the one key motivator behind your desire to stop smoking, you will be well on the road to quitting smoking cold turkey and leading a smoke free lifestyle.
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