Tobacco addiction is tobacco addiction, caused mainly by one of its most active components, nicotine. The habitual consumption of tobacco produces diseases harmful to the health of the consumer.
Each cigarette has between 7 and 20mg. of tar and produces 80cm3 of carbon monoxide that reduces in a 10% the capacity of transport of sanguineous oxygen. The higher the number of cigarettes and the longer the smoker’s time, the greater the health damage.
Cigarette smoke, which passes from your mouth to your lungs, contains more than 7,000 toxic substances such as nicotine, ammonia, carbon monoxide, propane and methane.
Smoking causes cancers of the lung, esophagus, larynx, mouth, throat, kidney, bladder, liver, pancreas, stomach, cervix or cervix, colon and rectum, as well as acute myeloid leukemia.
In the bloodstream, nicotine lasts one to three days, while cotonin can be kept in the blood for up to 10 days afterwards.
Nowadays, when it comes to medications to help you stop smoking, there are many options. Some, such as the patch, chewing gum, pills, inhalers and nasal sprays, contain nicotine, while others like bupropion SR (Zyban / Wellbutrin) and varenicline (Chantix) do not.
The consequences of tobacco for your health and that of those around you are unfavorable. We give you the keys to finish once and for all with this habit so negative. With a little will you can get it.
Write a list of your reasons for quitting and how it would improve your life by doing so.
In the case of young people and adolescents, for example, aesthetic benefits, economic savings and improved sports performance stand out.
The pharmacological treatment, accompanied by psychological support, is very effective in preventing relapses.
The consumption of coffee and alcoholic beverages increases the desire to smoke; instead, drink water and juice (better if they are natural).
Replace your leisure activities with others in which smoking is more difficult or inappropriate. For example, going out for drinks at night can be substituted by going for a walk in the country or playing sports.
It is important that you keep your mind occupied, and get enough sleep to be as relaxed as possible. It is also better to go to the movies, or to places where smoking is not allowed, to avoid temptation and passive smoking.
In the first months, when the risk of relapse is greater, avoid, as much as possible, situations in which it is more difficult to remain without smoking.
Inform your family and friends of your desire to stop smoking so that they support you as much as they can, and understand your possible mood swings.
Anxiety, stress, negative emotional situations, interpersonal conflicts, and also pleasurable activities such as celebrations are usually the most frequent causes of relapse. In most cases they can not be foreseen or avoided, but it is advisable to be psychologically prepared to face them, and to know that smoking does not alleviate problems or improve good times.
Save the money you used to spend on tobacco and buy something that you want, travel, celebrate a party, or give a gift to a loved one, with what you can save.
To reinforce your decision, remember that when quitting smoking, a series of beneficial effects are noticed very soon: the sense of smell and taste is intensified, the breath no longer smells of tobacco, the lung capacity increases and fatigue is reduced, quality improves of the skin. Enjoy them.
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