To be able to stop smoking is a dream for many people; but actually being able to quit is whole different story. Smoking addiction can be one of the hardest habits to break. Some people start smoking as a child or teenager trying to fit in with their peers. This puts them on a road that is very hard to turn around on.
Children are exposed to the glamorous side of smoking at a young age. You see actors and actresses in movies that make smoking a cigarette look like it is a cool thing to do. You have from the sophisticated starlet to the tough gangster. The military specialist or the supposed hero of the movie may smoke. What kind of message do we really want to send to our children?
Unfortunately, the inglorious side of smoking is not shown enough. True, we have more public service announcements today than they did a few years ago but there are far less PSAs than there really should be.
Cigarettes contain many different chemicals that cause a multitude of health problems and keep you addicted. There is nicotine, tar and even arsenic just to name a few of the chemicals. Normally, you would try to avoid these chemicals in any other situation. You would never think to use arsenic in your everyday life. Unless, of course, you are slowly trying to deliberately kill someone. When you smoke, you are doing exactly this. You are slowly poisoning your body.
There are numerous aides out there to try to help you stop smoking. There are gums, patches and pills. Just about any gimmick that you can think of is out there and someone has tried it. You can even try hypnosis. For some people, these gimmicks do work. Whether this is just a psychological effect or a true helpful aide is left for debate. Some people will tell you that there is nothing out there that can help them stop smoking. They have tried everything and they have failed every time. Some of these smokers have been smoking for years. Some have been smoking for only a little while. The result is still the same.
Will power is considered a major factor in being able to quit smoking. For some people, it is considered the only true aide that you need to stop smoking. It is believed that you can consciously make the decision to quit and since you made this decision you can win the battle over the addiction. This group of people believes that if you don't want to quit smoking then you will never be able to quit. Still others believe that will power is not the deciding factor in being successful. They believe that you have to have something to help you quit.
Smoking causes a multitude of health conditions. These conditions can range from asthma to lung cancer. The damage can be reversible or it can be deadly. The goal for quitting is to regain as much of your health as you possibly can. Even if you can't regain all of your damaged lungs back; every little bit that you can gain can add years to your life. The quality of your life also increases.
Figuring out what will work for you is the hardest part of trying to quit smoking. You may go from one stop smoking aide to the next with little success. Realizing that smoking is an addiction that needs to be beat is a good start to being successful. The next step is finding the best way for you to quit smoking. There are a lot of fears of what will happen when you quit smoking. You will gain weight. You will have to follow a special diet or take special medications. All of these considerations have to be looked at and evaluated. You can be successful with a program that is comfortable for you and is a program that you can commit yourself to in order to win the battle to quit smoking.
Children are exposed to the glamorous side of smoking at a young age. You see actors and actresses in movies that make smoking a cigarette look like it is a cool thing to do. You have from the sophisticated starlet to the tough gangster. The military specialist or the supposed hero of the movie may smoke. What kind of message do we really want to send to our children?
Unfortunately, the inglorious side of smoking is not shown enough. True, we have more public service announcements today than they did a few years ago but there are far less PSAs than there really should be.
Cigarettes contain many different chemicals that cause a multitude of health problems and keep you addicted. There is nicotine, tar and even arsenic just to name a few of the chemicals. Normally, you would try to avoid these chemicals in any other situation. You would never think to use arsenic in your everyday life. Unless, of course, you are slowly trying to deliberately kill someone. When you smoke, you are doing exactly this. You are slowly poisoning your body.
There are numerous aides out there to try to help you stop smoking. There are gums, patches and pills. Just about any gimmick that you can think of is out there and someone has tried it. You can even try hypnosis. For some people, these gimmicks do work. Whether this is just a psychological effect or a true helpful aide is left for debate. Some people will tell you that there is nothing out there that can help them stop smoking. They have tried everything and they have failed every time. Some of these smokers have been smoking for years. Some have been smoking for only a little while. The result is still the same.
Will power is considered a major factor in being able to quit smoking. For some people, it is considered the only true aide that you need to stop smoking. It is believed that you can consciously make the decision to quit and since you made this decision you can win the battle over the addiction. This group of people believes that if you don't want to quit smoking then you will never be able to quit. Still others believe that will power is not the deciding factor in being successful. They believe that you have to have something to help you quit.
Smoking causes a multitude of health conditions. These conditions can range from asthma to lung cancer. The damage can be reversible or it can be deadly. The goal for quitting is to regain as much of your health as you possibly can. Even if you can't regain all of your damaged lungs back; every little bit that you can gain can add years to your life. The quality of your life also increases.
Figuring out what will work for you is the hardest part of trying to quit smoking. You may go from one stop smoking aide to the next with little success. Realizing that smoking is an addiction that needs to be beat is a good start to being successful. The next step is finding the best way for you to quit smoking. There are a lot of fears of what will happen when you quit smoking. You will gain weight. You will have to follow a special diet or take special medications. All of these considerations have to be looked at and evaluated. You can be successful with a program that is comfortable for you and is a program that you can commit yourself to in order to win the battle to quit smoking.
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