| Quitting a physical and emotional addiction like cigarette | | | | in ever decreasing doses. • Cold Turkey - |
| smoking is far from easy. Many people make many | | | | Nominally the most unsuccessful method. • |
| attempts to shake the nicotine monkey from their | | | | Hypnosis • Laser therapy • Drug |
| backs without a lot of success. Because of its | | | | therapy - Some doctors will prescribe anti-depression |
| addictive nature, tobacco can exert overwhelming | | | | drugs to smokers desperate to quit. Unfortunately, |
| control over many people's lives. The physiological and | | | | many of these methods fail, which gives smokers the |
| psychological effects of years of tobacco | | | | misguided impression that they will forever remain |
| consumption are often so difficult to break that a lot of | | | | slaves to tobacco and its detrimental effects. Smoking, |
| people give up before they are able to kick the habit. | | | | admittedly an unhealthy and addictive habit, is |
| Mood swings, increased appetite and general anxiety | | | | becoming less and less socially acceptable. Wide |
| are all prevalent in the first couple of days when | | | | spread smoking bans in bars, restaurants and other |
| anyone is trying to stop smoking. Plenty of people are | | | | public places have reduced the numbers of places |
| teetering on the threshold of abstinence when the | | | | people can indiscriminately light up, which may, over |
| withdrawal symptoms become more than they can | | | | time, be a contributing factor in reducing the incidents |
| bear and they give in to the cravings. Most times, if | | | | of tobacco addiction. Dire warnings, conclusive proof |
| they could just get past these urges without lighting up | | | | of its havoc and astronomical increases in the cost of |
| at that particular minute, chances are they would be | | | | tobacco products are not, however, having an |
| victorious when the next wave of cravings comes | | | | overwhelming effect on the success rate of people |
| upon them. The physiological, physical and emotional | | | | who attempt to quit. Although the numbers of people |
| addition to tobacco products has been well | | | | who have kicked the habit is increasing, some |
| documented. Addiction research foundations have | | | | research indicates that others are ignoring all the |
| spent many years and a lot of money trying to | | | | predictions and are taking up the habit. Many young |
| determine ways and means to encourage people to | | | | people, especially females, think that smoking |
| quit smoking. Most people will attempt to try to quit | | | | cigarettes will help them in their efforts to become or |
| smoking at least once prior to being able to break free | | | | remain thin. Unfortunately, this quest for the perfect |
| of its powerful draw. Some of the techniques smokers | | | | body image is putting their lives in danger. In effect, by |
| have used to quite include: • Chewing nicotine | | | | using tobacco product to control appetite, these people |
| laced gum. • Wearing nicotine based patches | | | | are literally dying to be thin. |