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Article DetailsUseful tips to assistance you quit smoking |
| Date Added: February 14, 2010 10:36:37 AM |
| Author: moyrrisonsmith36 |
| Category: Science and Technology: Medicine |
| Quitting smoking can be challenging. After all, the nicotine that cigarettes contain is a strongly addictive drug. But with the right approach, you will succeed. PUT IT IN WRITING. Smokers who would like to make a change often are more successful when they put it in THE WRITTEN FORM. So, note down all the reasons why you wish to quit smoking. Keep this list with you and look at it each time you crave a cigarette. GET MORAL SUPPORT. People whose friends and family members help them quit smoking are much more likely to succeed. If you are reluctant to tell your parents or family members that you smoke, make sure your friends know, and consider turning to them. Set a give up date. Pick out a day when you'll give up smoking. Tell your friends (and your family, if they know about the habit) that you're going to give up smoking on that day. Consider that day a dividing line between the smoking you and the new and improved nonsmoker you'll become. Throw away your cigarettes — all of your cigarettes. People cannot give up smoking with cigarettes still around to tempt them. Even dispose of that emergency packet of cigarettes you have put in the secret pocket of your backpack. DO THE WASHING. Get rid of the smell of cigarettes as much as you can by washing all your clothes and taking your coats and sweaters to the dry-cleaner's. If you smoked in your car, clean that out, too. FIGURE OUT YOUR TRIGGERS You're probably aware of the situations when you feel like lighting a cigarette, such as after meals, when you're at your best friend's apartment, while drinking coffee, or as you're driving. These situations are your triggers for smoking — it feels automatic to light as cigarette when you're in them. Once you've figured out your triggers, try out these tips: - Stay away from these situations. For instance, if you smoke while driving, get a ride to work, have a walk, or take the bus for a few weeks. If you normally smoke after meals, do something else after you eat, such as read a newspaper or phone a friend. - Changing the place. If you and your friends normally smoke in restaurants or order takeout and eat in the car, suggest that you sit in the no-smoking section the next time you eat out. How you feel when you give up smoking will depend upon how many cigarettes you smoked daily and how nicotine addicted you are. You might crave a cigarette or feel much hungrier than usual. You may feel nervous and have difficulty in concentrating. You may probably cough more at first, and you may have headaches. These are withdrawal symptoms. They are particularly severe during the first few days after you break the habit. Most of them go away within several weeks. Note that even one puff of a cigarette can trigger a relapse. If you begin smoking again, do not feel like a failure. Set up a new quit date. Go on trying. |
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