| Although most people know that smoking is | | | | the premises, and some areas have even passed |
| dangerous, many smokers cannot seem to quit. They | | | | legislation against smoking at work. Among workplaces |
| defend their habit by saying that they are only | | | | with a ban on smoking, employers report more |
| affecting themselves if they smoke. However, smoking | | | | productive employees and fewer absences from |
| also has an effect on the health of those who don't | | | | work. |
| smoke. Family, children, friends, co-workers, and even | | | | Typically, most smokers begin searching for ways to |
| bystanders may suffer health effects from passive | | | | quit smoking out of concern for their family's health. |
| smoking. | | | | There are several ways to stop smoking, and one of |
| What is passive smoking? You probably are familiar | | | | the easiest ways is through the use of a quit smoking |
| with the term "secondhand smoke" to describe the | | | | hypnosis program. Hypnosis programs for quitting |
| smoke inhaled by someone within close proximity to a | | | | smoking are designed specifically to help smokers stop |
| smoker. Secondhand smoke is a combination of | | | | smoking without going through withdrawal. They are |
| smoke from a burning cigarette, pipe, or cigar, and the | | | | particularly useful because they help smokers fight the |
| smoke exhaled by a smoker. It often contains greater | | | | mental aspect of the addiction, which is the most |
| amounts of harmful chemicals than inhaled smoke, for | | | | difficult aspect to overcome. |
| instance, double the amount of tar and nicotine. This | | | | Self-hypnotherapy programs for quitting smoking are |
| puts passive smokers at a higher risk of smoking | | | | designed to teach people hypnosis techniques to help |
| related diseases and health issues. | | | | quit smoking. One of the best things about such a |
| Studies of the effects of passive smoking on health | | | | program is the fact that smokers learn how to stop |
| show increased risks for heart disease, lung disease, | | | | smoking without having withdrawal. In fact, hypnosis |
| and various illnesses for people constantly exposed to | | | | techniques can reduce or even completely eliminate |
| secondhand smoke. Statistics on smoking and passive | | | | withdrawal symptoms associated with quitting smoking. |
| smoking show a link between secondhand smoke and | | | | Another good thing is that since people are instructed |
| cancer, with people exposed to secondhand smoke | | | | on how to use hypnotic techniques on themselves, |
| having an increased risk of lung cancer and heart | | | | they do not have to worry about having a relapse. If |
| disease. Sadly, it is not uncommon for the nonsmoking | | | | they feel the urge to smoke, they just remember and |
| spouse or child of a smoker to develop illnesses | | | | use the techniques that allowed them to quit. |
| related to smoking because of long-term secondhand | | | | Hypnosis produces many effects to help people quit |
| smoke inhalation. | | | | smoking. It is a powerful tool for ending smoking |
| Secondhand smoke is especially damaging to infants | | | | cravings while also acting as a relaxation tool to relieve |
| and children. Young children exposed to secondhand | | | | anxiety and stress. It also acts as a motivational tool to |
| smoke are at a higher risk of respiratory infections and | | | | eliminate the psychological urge to smoke. This |
| other respiratory health problems. Children who have | | | | combination of effects gives hypnosis its |
| asthma are at a higher risk of having more frequent | | | | effectiveness in helping people to quit smoking for |
| attacks. Passive smoking is also responsible for raising | | | | good. |
| a pregnant woman's risk of having a low birth weight | | | | Some of the benefits of quitting smoking include |
| baby or a miscarriage. | | | | improved health for the quitting smoker as well as for |
| Due to the negative health effects of secondhand | | | | friends, co-workers, and family. Those who want to |
| smoke, smoking has been outlawed in many public | | | | stop smoking out of concern for their loved ones can |
| areas, such as restaurants and bars. Secondhand | | | | turn to hypnotherapy for a safe and non-invasive tool |
| smoke can also be an issue in the workplace. | | | | for ending a smoking habit. Anyone can learn hypnotic |
| Workers who inhale secondhand smoke have an | | | | techniques for quitting from a good hypnosis program, |
| increased risk of illness and even miss more days of | | | | and hypnotherapy has a high rate of success |
| work. This has led many offices to ban smoking on | | | | because it makes quitting smoking easier and faster. |