Everyone knows that smoking negatively affects the human body. However, not everyone is able to fully realize the harm to health that nicotine and its derivatives do. The composition of the mixture that the smoker inhales into his lungs will impress anyone. The smoke from cigarettes contains nicotine and ammonia, hydrogen sulfide and nitrogen, carbon monoxide and benzopyrene, as well as some types of essential oils. This deadly cocktail not only poisons the body of the smoker. It causes great harm to those people who are nearby.
The effect of tobacco smoke on the human body
First of all, smoking causes irreparable harm to the respiratory system. The composition of cigarette smoke contains almost fifty different toxic elements and their compounds. These substances irritate the mucous membranes of the trachea and bronchi, nasopharynx and larynx.
Negative effect of tobacco smoke on the nervous system. Nicotine promotes arousal. That is why novice smokers are short-tempered, they have a disturbed sleep. Gradually, indifference is replaced by indifference even to what previously aroused great interest. This is due to vascular atherosclerosis, which provokes tobacco smoke. This pathology significantly affects the blood supply to the brain and contributes to the loss of vascular elasticity. As a result, sudden changes in blood pressure and, as a result, hemorrhage in the brain are possible.
The chemical compounds that make up cigarette smoke inhibit the secretory and contractile function of the intestines and stomach. It is not surprising that a person starting a morning of a new day with a smoked cigarette has a poor appetite. As a result of the occurrence of pathological processes, gastritis develops. In various parts of the digestive system, the likelihood of ulcers is high.
Smoking negatively affects the condition of the teeth. From nicotine intoxication, the gums become loose and bleed. Tooth enamel is damaged. In this case, it is covered with yellow or black coating. The teeth begin to loosen and may fall out spontaneously.
Smokers also suffer from reproductive function. In many cases, it is tobacco that becomes the main cause of infertility.
Even small doses of nicotine can cause steno- and tachycardia. Smokers tend to suffer from high blood pressure, which inhibits the functioning of the cardiovascular system. Nicotine in large doses causes dizziness and dramatically reduces blood pressure, causing loss of consciousness.
Ways to get rid of a bad habit
Quitting smoking is a very responsible and difficult decision. Parting with a cigarette is not easy. It is especially difficult for experienced smokers. The situation is greatly complicated by the existing psychological dependence on addiction. Refusal from a cigarette is often accompanied by nervous breakdowns, up to the appearance of complete apathy.
In this difficult fight against nicotine, all available smoking remedies will do. There are a lot of them. You just need to choose the right one for yourself, and giving up a cigarette will be possible for everyone.
Doctor's help
Tobacco smoking is considered an official medicine as a disease that is caused by dependence on any substance. That is why this pathology needs qualified treatment. The specialist is able to select for the patient the most effective method of smoking cessation. At the same time, he will recommend drugs that will correspond to the chosen course of treatment. In addition to medications, the doctor will surely pick up antidepressants and vitamins. These drugs will ease the emotional state of a person.
Tobacco pills
The action of drugs that help in the fight against nicotine addiction is based on the principle of substitution. These anti-smoking medications, taken regularly, greatly facilitate the transition to a healthy lifestyle. When using them, the process of quitting nicotine is possible without signs of neurological and autonomic-somatic disorders.
Smoking pills are the most effective means of replacing the effects of tobacco smoke on the body. These include drugs such as Zyban, Tabex, and Corrida Plus. These smoking pills have been used very effectively by many of the former smokers.
The drug "Tabex" has such a mechanism of action, which is to some extent similar to the effect on the body of nicotine. However, this anti-smoking agent in its composition has the active substance cytisine, which has a significant therapeutic effect.
Zyban tablets have an antidepressant effect. They contain bupropion hydrochloride, which helps to eliminate nicotine addiction.
The drug "Bullfight Plus" is created on a natural basis. Its composition includes active substances obtained from healing Chinese herbs.
Patch
Each of the smokers wants to get rid of the bad habit with the help of such means that would eliminate the negative symptoms that arise during this period. Nicotine patches that can fool the body will help ease the condition. The only, but at the same time, mandatory requirement at the time when such an anti-smoking agent is used is a categorical refusal of cigarettes.
Nicotine patches are applied to the skin only once during the day. This highly effective smoking cure has a specific dosage. It depends on the number of cigarettes smoked per day. When choosing a dose, smoking history is also an important factor.
Nicoderm and Nicotroll patches are used according to certain schemes. So, if a person previously smoked up to twenty cigarettes a day, then the dosage of this tool will be:
- 21 mg per day - the first month;
- 14 mg per day - the next 2 weeks;
- 7 mg per day - the next 2 weeks.
Nicotine patches are a very popular smoking cure. Patient reviews indicate positive aspects in the therapy with these drugs, regarding the lack of the need for a strict schedule. In addition, the smoker does not have a feeling of treatment or any kind of coercion.
Nasal spray
Aerosols for the nose can increase the level of nicotine in the body for a short period of time. This is a very effective replacement therapy during the period of refusal of cigarettes. The drug quickly enters the body through the nasal mucosa. A person has a feeling of entering the usual dose of nicotine for him. Apply this spray should be for six months, gradually reducing the number of injections.
Inhalers
These smoking aids are a special mouthpiece that comes with the replacement capsule. Externally, such an inhaler looks like a regular cigarette. It is a fairly effective smoking cure. Reviews of experts confirm its significant therapeutic effect. Patients using an inhaler claim to experience the same sensations as with the normal smoking process. The air drawn through the mouthpiece contains a certain amount of nicotine, but it does not contain any side chemical compounds.
The fact that the inhaler is an effective smoking cure has been proven by research. As a result of using such a “cigarette”, twice as many patients achieved positive results than using other methods.
Tips of folk healers
From time immemorial, anti-smoking products have been prepared from components offered by nature itself. One of these drugs is a decoction made from oats. Such a folk remedy for smoking is prepared in two stages. The first of them takes ground oat grains in the amount of one tablespoon (with top) and pour them 500 g of warm boiled water. After this, the mixture should be infused for twelve hours. The resulting mass is brought to a boil and kept on low heat for no more than ten to fifteen minutes. Drink oatmeal anti-smoking instead of coffee or tea.
Equally effective is a decoction in which crushed rye, barley and millet grains are added to oats. This drug is prepared similarly to the previous one, only water is added at least 1 liter. Take this decoction three to six times a day in half a glass, thirty minutes before eating.
An effective folk remedy for smoking is marsh calamus. Having chewed a fresh or dry root of a plant, a person gets rid of the desire to pick up a cigarette. When you try to smoke, a gag reflex appears . As a result, a person develops a persistent aversion to cigarettes. As an additional measure, it is recommended to rinse the mouth with a decoction made from peppermint, mixed with rhizomes of calamus. For the drug, you need a tablespoon of both medicinal herbs and one glass of boiling water. The broth is used to rinse in case of craving for a cigarette.
Quit smoking will help anti-nicotine tea. To prepare this drink you will need to take 10 g:
- medicinal valerian;
- chopped chicory;
- nettle leaves;
- fragrant rue;
- peppermint.
Raw materials are poured into 400 g of boiling water and insisted for one hour. You should drink the product two to three times a day, adding a little lemon juice and honey to it.
Herbs instead of tobacco
The best smoking cures are glorified by people from generation to generation. Many consider them the most useful and effective. Among such folk methods is smoking various herbs instead of regular cigarettes. For this, sage and calamus, tansy and horsetail, St. John's wort and Bogorodskaya grass are suitable. You can also use eucalyptus or yarrow leaves. Instead of regular tobacco, the dried and shredded soft portion taken from the coconut shell is smoked.
Making herbal cigarettes is quite simple. To do this, just remove the tobacco from a regular cigarette and fill the liberated part with a medicinal plant. Smoking using nettles or thyme, leaves of strawberries or raspberries, eucalyptus or juniper helps to cleanse the bronchi and lungs of the mucus accumulated in them.
Cigarette Repellents
There are ancient folk methods that allow you to give up tobacco even to the most malicious smokers. Here is some of them:
- The garlic head core is inserted into a regular cigarette. An unpleasant specific taste will certainly cause disgust when smoking.
- Tobacco is mixed in a cigarette mixed with grated carapace of cancer. This will turn away any person from another puff.
- Feeling unwell and an acute attack of nausea causes ash, resulting from the burning of a bird's feather, which is added to tobacco. A strong cough and headache are provided when smoking a cigarette containing a little baking soda.
- A cigarette has a disgusting taste, which is moistened in milk and then dried. Not everyone can finish it to the end.
- A strong aversion to tobacco is caused by cigarettes lying near copper sulfate. They absorb the smell of this substance and will not allow you to enjoy smoking.
Using special cigarettes
Recently, a new method of quitting smoking, invented by the candidate of medical sciences, Russian scientist Vyacheslav Zakharov, has been gaining more and more popularity. It is based on the use of special cigarettes in a specific pattern. For refusal to smoke using this method, four days are enough.
Scientists have found that craving for a regular cigarette is formed by the fillers and flavorings present in its composition. Zakharov invented such a tobacco mixture, which differs little from the usual, but at the same time does not have the usual taste. Not enjoying the pleasure of smoking, a person easily parted with such a useless exercise. To properly organize the process of weaning, a scientist wrote a book containing detailed instructions on the use of his cigarettes.
Zakharov’s smoking aids were approved in Brussels in 1998. At the World's Invention, cigarettes called “Chance” won a gold medal. The invention was recognized in Moscow (in 2001 and in 2002), as well as in Paris and Geneva (in 2004). It was noted again in Paris in 2006.
E-Sigs
This is another modern way to get rid of nicotine addiction. The advantage of an electronic cigarette is the ability to use it anywhere and the absence of the need to buy tobacco products. Concerning the ability of this device to eliminate nicotine addiction, there are opposite opinions. Using an electronic cigarette does not cause a negative attitude of others, since it does not emit toxic substances and resins. But at the same time, harmful substances such as diethylene glycol and nitrosamine get into the lungs of a smoker.
To obtain the desired effect, an electronic cigarette must be used strictly according to a certain scheme. In the process of giving up tobacco, a gradual transition to cartridges containing a small amount of nicotine should be carried out. Only in this case will the desired result be obtained.
Nicotine-containing products
There are oral agents designed to combat nicotine addiction. This is chewing gum and lollipops. They include small doses of nicotine. That is why these products are a kind of replacement for a cigarette.
Lollipops for smoking and chewing gum are used at the moment when there is a craving for smoking. These funds will supply the body with nicotine, which, acting on the nerve centers of the brain, will create the effect of "nicotine well-being."
Of course, quitting smoking is difficult. Significant help in this will be provided by various aids and the sincere desire of the person himself.