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Giving Up Smoking
Giving Up Smoking 
Everyone who smokes thinks about giving up smoking at some time, and well they should. After all, the health risks of smoking are well known. That alone is reason to give up the smoking habit. Of course there are lots of other reasons to quit, and you’re probably well aware of them already – no reason to repeat them here.
Smoking is Bad For Your Health
Is smoking bad for your health, or is it an exaggeration? Discover the truth about how harmful smoking is to your health in this article. It’s almost impossible these days to not know about the risks of smoking. Just watch the TV, go to the doctors surgery, go anywhere and you’ll find posters and adverts telling you about them. But are any of these claims actually worth worrying about? Do you know what they put in cigarettes, its more than just a few things and it would be impossible to list them all here because there are more than 4000 of them.
Why do people smoke
Why do people start to smoke? There are not many smokers about who started smoking after the age of eighteen. In fact, the majority of smokers took up the habit in their early or mid teens.
At such a young age, you don’t really think about the health risks of smoking and you certainly do not realise how addictive smoking can be. As a teenager you probably think that you can try smoking a few times and then take it or leave it.
However, the reality is that it doesn’t take long to become addicted to nicotine and smoking. Within a short period of time, children can experience the same cravings and withdrawal symptoms as an adult, as well as smoke as many cigarettes or more.
Why Smoking Is Bad For Your Health
Why Smoking Is Bad For Your Health
There are numerous reasons why smoking is bad for your health. Before you even put that cigarette to your lips the smoke from lighting it is harmful to you. The damage that is being done occurs through out the process of smoking and continues on long after that cigarette goes out. One of the real issues with smoking information is the over saturation. It is difficult to find the balance between getting the information out there, and numbing people to the message by repeating it so often. We think that it is better to err on the side of information. It is knowing the deadly effects of smoking that will likely discourage smokers from continuing to smoke. Hopefully it will keep non-smokers from even starting.
Effects Of Smoking
Hookah Health Risks Many people are dubious regarding hookah health risks? Most are with the assumption that this device does less harm than a cigarette. Know more on this subject through this article.
Risks of Smoking A nice cold and rainy weather and some good puffs of a cigarette. There, you lost 11 minutes of your life! How many do you smoke? Know about the different risks of smoking you may be in…
Smoking cessation
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Smoking cessation (colloquially quitting) is the process of discontinuing the practice of inhaling a smoked substance.[1] Smoking cessation programs mainly target tobacco smoking, but may also encompass other substances that can be difficult to stop using due to the development of strong physical addictions or psychological dependencies resulting from their habitual use. This article will focus exclusively on cessation of cigarette smoking. However, the methods described may apply to cessation of smoking other substances.
It is believed that very few smokers can successfully quit the habit in their very first attempt. Many studies indicated that many smokers find it difficult to quit, even after they get afflicted with tobacco related diseases. A serious commitment and resolve is required to arrest nicotine dependency.
- In a growing number of countries, there are more ex-smokers than smokers.[2] (In the U.S. as of 2010, 47 million ex-smokers and 46 million smokers.)[3]
- Up to three-quarters of ex-smokers have quit without assistance (“cold turkey†or cut down then quit), and unaided cessation is by far the most common method used by most successful ex-smokers.[2]
- A serious attempt at stopping need not involve using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or other drugs or getting professional support.[2]
- Early “failure†is a normal part of trying to stop. Many initial efforts are not serious attempts.[2]
- NRT, other prescribed pharmaceuticals, and professional counselling or support also help many smokers, but are certainly not necessary for quitting.[2]
- 1 Smoking addiction
- 2 Methods of smoking cessation
- 2.1 Cold turkey
- 2.2 Cut down to quit
- 2.3 Pharmacological
- 2.4 Psychosocial approaches
- 2.5 Smoking cessation services
- 2.6 Self-help
- 2.7 Substitutes for cigarettes
- 2.8 Alternative medical approaches
- 3 Intervention and Prevention
- 4 Comparison of success rates
- 4.1 Controlled trials
- 4.2 U.S. Clinical Practice Guideline
- 5 Side effects
- 5.1 Duration of nicotine withdrawal symptoms
- 5.2 Weight gain
- 5.3 Depression
- 6 Health benefits
- 7 United States Federal, state and local government
- 7.1 Federal government
- 7.2 State governments
- 7.3 Local governments
- 8 See also
- 9 Notes
- 10 References
- 11 External links
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Making the Decision to Quit Tobacco Health Information
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Tobacco is a plant grown for its leaves, which are smoked, chewed, or sniffed for a variety of effects.
- It is considered an addictive substance because it contains the chemical nicotine.
- Tobacco also contains more than 19 known cancer-causing chemicals (most are collectively known as “tar”) and more than 4,000 other chemicals.
Most smokers in the United States would like to quit smoking. Most people who have quit smoking made at least one unsuccessful quit attempt in the past. Try not to view past attempts to quit as failures, but rather as learning experiences.
Global Dialogue
Background on the Need for Global Dialogue
The Global Dialogue for Effective Stop Smoking Campaigns began in January 2005 to address an unmet need for updated and accessible international smoking cessation campaign lessons learned.
For more background information about the need for this type of initiative, please review the following materials from our Concept Paper.
- Negative Consequences of Tobacco Use and Need for Cessation Interventions
- Specific Role of Mass Media and Other Marketing Elements in Cessation
- Need for Updated Cessation Campaign Lessons Learned
Stop Smoking Tips DISEASES CAUSED BY SMOKING
As per the World Health Organization statistics, it has been established that 7 people die due to tobacco use. Tobacco consists more than 400 toxic substances and a further 4,000 chemical compounds.
The most hazardous substances are tar, a carcinogen substance and nicotine which is addictive and increases cholesterol and carbon monoxide levels in the body. Carbon monoxide decreases the amount of oxygen in the body and this gives rise to different health problems. Smoking decreases the levels of oxygen reaching tissues because it constricts and damages blood vessels, giving rise to different health problems.
Smokers are more likely to suffer from respiratory infections and other minor complaints such as colds and coughs. Smokers suffer from severe diseases such as heart diseases, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, lung disease, respiratory problems and other problems related to pancreas, kidneys, and liver. Hereunder is a breakdown of smoking related diseases:
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