Every person, especially a teenager who starts smoking, thinks that he is not addicted to this bad habit, and when the habit arises, he thinks that he can easily cope with it. But then an unpleasant surprise awaits him and it turns out that quitting smoking is not so simple. For addicts and those who want to quit smoking, there are centers for the treatment of tobacco dependence. In addition, there are many ways that can help get rid of addiction, which, according to medical research, causes health problems. How can you understand that there is a dependence on tobacco?
First symptoms and treatment
Everyone who periodically lights a cigarette at some point begins to realize that he wants to smoke again. It seems to the smoker that smoking will help him get rid of stress, although this is just a nicotine hunger. If the desired cigarette is not found, then the person begins to experience sensations similar to narcotic withdrawal. He becomes nervous, breaks down on others. There is aggression and irritability. Having trouble sleeping. The smoker either cannot fall asleep for a long time, or sleep becomes intermittent. The following are particularly noticeable health problems. A person begins to cough constantly, it seems to him that something is stopping in his throat. Shortness of breath may appear, which becomes especially noticeable after running or raising on foot to a high floor. These are the first symptoms of addiction and the consequences of smoking. In this case, you need to start treatment for addiction. Modern medicine presents many methods, which will be discussed later in the article.
Consequences of smoking
Globally, smoking has disastrous consequences. According to WHO, every 8 seconds in the world, one smoker dies. And in one year, about five million people die. That is, smoking tobacco leads to premature death. And if the trend does not decrease, then this can lead to premature losses of ten million people a year.
Cigarettes damage the heart and lungs. They increase the likelihood of developing cardiovascular diseases, lead to heart attacks, heart attacks, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and even cancer.
The main trends in the fight against smoking include the ban on smoking in many institutions where this could be done before. The ban on smoking in vehicles, such as trains.
Willpower Against Smoking
Cigarettes can be attributed to a soft drug, as the smoking process causes mild euphoria. This is due to the fact that tobacco smoke contains the alkaloid nicotine, which is a psychoactive substance. It refers to addictive stimulants. Penetrating into the brain helps to increase dopamine levels, and it, in turn, is one of the varieties of the hormone of pleasure. As a result, a person who smokes a cigarette feels pleasure.
A similar effect is similar to drugs, the only difference is that the degree of exposure is less. The good news is that nicotine can be called the lightest drug, because it is quickly eliminated from the body.
Narcologists say that after two or three days the physiological need for nicotine disappears and the body will not require a new dose. Therefore, the main task of the person who wants to quit smoking is simply to wait. Withstand these difficult two or three days with the help of willpower, and the physiological need disappears. But in addition to physical needs, there is also psychological. And if a person copes with the first type of addiction, then problems may arise with the second. The following method can help to cope with psychological dependence.
The book "An easy way to quit smoking"
Despite the fact that nicotine withdrawal is not as pronounced as withdrawal in heroin addiction, not everyone can cope with it. The fear of gaining weight after quitting smoking also hinders getting rid of bad habits. This is especially true for ladies. In general, there are a lot of fears that make smokers again and again draw in harmful smoke. This is all psychological dependence. The book written by Allen Carr helps her fight. How can reading a book help quit smoking?
The fact is that its author himself smoked for many years and quit only by the age of forty-eight. Given the long experience of smoking, his example is already a matter of respect and trust. Later even Allen Carr's tobacco addiction treatment clinics were opened.
The author of the book for a long time tried to quit smoking, until he finally realized a few important points that helped him do this. It is these moments that he explains in detail to the smoker.
Here the reader learns about the psychological traps created by nicotine, about the fear that drives the unfortunate and makes it impossible to stop smoking. The fact that a person who smokes a cigarette actually wants to return to the state that he experienced before becoming addicted to smoking. Allen Carr also talks about conspiracies of tobacco companies. About how methodically for a long time (from the beginning of the 20th century) with the help of cinema, the idea of smoking was laid in the minds of the population, and much more ...
The book is small in size. The author expresses his thoughts simply, clearly, and it is easy and interesting for everyone to read. The "Easy Way to Stop Smoking" was written back in 1985, but it helps a lot in the treatment of tobacco dependence to this day. The book became a real bestseller of the late XX-early XXI century. It has been translated into many languages of the world, so in Russia it is easy to buy in any bookstore.
Medical Ways to Quit Smoking
Those who could not help Allen Carr, you can try to resort to medical treatment for smoking. This treatment includes taking pills. Now especially popular drugs for tobacco dependence, such as:
Champix tablets
The Champix agent has proved to be quite good in the fight against tobacco addiction. Its cost in a pharmacy averages 1300 rubles. A feature of the tablets is their course administration, which consists of primary packaging, secondary packaging for maintenance therapy and tertiary packaging. At the same time, the course of admission in each individual case is individual. Half the course is enough for one smoker, and the other must take all the pills. The order of administration is prescribed in the instructions that are attached to the drug.
Pills help to replace nicotine in the body, weaning a person from cigarettes, but like any medicine, Champix also has its own adverse reactions and contraindications. They can not be consumed by minors, pregnant and lactating mothers, people with end-stage renal failure, as well as those who have individual intolerance to the components.
Tabex Tablets
Another remedy that helps get rid of nicotine withdrawal is the treatment of tobacco dependence with the help of Tabex tablets. This tool also has many positive reviews. Its cost does not exceed 1000 rubles. In a pack of 100 tablets and, unlike the previous means, the entire course of administration is in one package.
A feature of the drug is a complete cessation of smoking within the first five days from the start of taking Tabex. It is important that during the first three days there is a decrease in craving for smoking. If craving has decreased, then the drug is taken according to the scheme, which is described in detail in the instructions.
There are also adverse reactions and contraindications. Tablets should not be taken by pregnant and lactating women, people with chronic heart and thyroid diseases, with diseases of the stomach, liver, kidneys, and diabetes. Also, Tabex should not be taken by people with disorders of the nervous system.
These tablets can be used as treatment and prevention of tobacco dependence.
Nicotine chewing gum and candies
An interesting fact is that nicotine chewing gum was the first product invented to combat tobacco addiction, but today it is also popular among those who want to say goodbye to smoking.
Such chewing gums come in different tastes and nicotine contents. An important feature of its use is that it should not be chewed like regular chewing gum. In order to achieve the effect, it is necessary that nicotine is absorbed by the oral mucosa, so you should chew it slowly and at least ten pieces a day. The tool should act in 15-20 minutes.
Nicotine candies have a similar effect. The essence of the action of candies is similar. When resorbed, nicotine enters the oral mucosa and is absorbed. Also, as with chewing gum, do not chew the candy too quickly.
Nicotine patch
In combination with nicotine chewing gum, nicotine patch is also good. Two remedies will enhance the effect and significantly weaken the desire to smoke. The patch is also sold at a pharmacy at an affordable price.
The patch contains a small amount of nicotine and sticks to the skin. According to the manufacturers, craving for cigarettes is absent in the smoker during the day from the moment of gluing.
Anti-nicotine Spray
Nicotine nasal spray can be purchased for those who do not have time to wait for nicotine gum to work. Penetrating through the nasal mucosa, it acts in a few minutes. Spray is a rather specific product and some do not like it. In the first applications, it can even irritate the nasal mucosa. But craving for cigarettes will weaken quickly. It should be purchased only if the above funds did not help.
Its quick effect is due to the fact that there are many blood vessels in the nose and any substance that enters the nose quickly enters the bloodstream.
This product has a spray device like a perfume and is easy to use. You can buy it at any pharmacy in the city.
There are such products on sale as inhalers and nicotine-containing aerosols. Both drugs, like the spray, do a good job of addiction.
Smoking coding
A coding method for the treatment of tobacco smoking has recently become popular and effective. Many smokers were able to "engage" with this habit.
In the encoding process, the smoker is exposed to the effect that further nicotine is not taken. A good procedure is not only a short session. It can be a complex of medications, plus hypnotic suggestion.
The result of coding should be an aversion to the smell of tobacco, its appearance and smoke. The coding period is individual, from a year or more.
Acupuncture Against Smoking
Acupuncture treatment for tobacco dependence is not the most common way in Russia to get rid of cravings for cigarettes. In this case, the method has positive reviews.
The method has oriental roots and its essence lies in influencing certain parts of the brain, through the action of needles on certain nerve endings.
In the east, various diseases were treated in a similar way even more than 5000 years ago. Today acupuncture is used not only in eastern countries, but also in many western ones.
Regardless of what method the person who wants to quit a bad habit will resort to, it should be understood that each person is individual, with its own characteristics, with a different psyche and health. Therefore, the method by which he can quit smoking also has a special - individual character. What helped one may not help the other.
And it does not matter which method of treatment for tobacco dependence will be chosen. The most important condition should be a sincere desire to quit smoking. You really need to hate this craving and then any of these methods will help get rid of addiction. Better yet, never start smoking and never replenish the statistics on smokers, putting your health at stake.