| smoking | | | | When you stop smoking, you win in the long run. It may |
| One of the most common vices affecting our modern | | | | get very hard after a few days or a few hours, but |
| society is cigarette smoking. Tobacco is a damaging | | | | the struggle you feel when tackling withdrawal will |
| drug, with initially covert negative effects. When health | | | | enhance the gratification you will fell afterwards. You |
| issues later start to arise and the smoker becomes | | | | should stop smoking to prolong your life, to live |
| aware of the harm it does, it can already be too hard | | | | healthier, feel free and be in control of the things you |
| for him or her to stop smoking. While developed | | | | want to do. Smoking affects your social life, your |
| countries make every effort to acquaint the population | | | | appearance and mental state. Because smoking is a |
| with the growing number of diseases it can cause and | | | | vice and tobacco a drug you will be reminded of that |
| decrease the smokers’ percentage, developing | | | | every time: when you spend so much money on it, |
| countries have the highest number of people that take | | | | when you will not be allowed to smoke at a restaurant |
| up smoking or are unable to stop smoking. Lack of | | | | and be forced to go out for a smoke while your |
| information or low quality of life are among the causes | | | | friends are inside – and the same goes for the |
| for a high rate of smoking individuals, many of them | | | | workplace-, when meeting new people - being unable |
| starting as early as 13 years old. | | | | to stop smoking pictures you as a week person. |
| Experimenting when young is characteristic of all of us, | | | | You might have tried to stop smoking before and |
| and is hard to avoid smoking out of curiosity. Peer | | | | failed, but that should not discourage you. The more |
| pressure and the need to belong to a group can take | | | | you try the higher the chances to succeed. Avoid |
| you there and they can also be a drawback in your | | | | doing things you have associated with smoking and |
| struggle to stop smoking. It is very important to know | | | | change your schedule and your diet. Take up a hobby |
| the risk of smoking before your body starts needing a | | | | to keep busy and stop smoking when your body |
| cigarette. Even more so if you are a heavy smoker | | | | craves for a cancer stick. You can also use nicotine |
| and want to kick the habit. Cigarettes increase the risk | | | | patches, gums or inhalers. But the most effective is to |
| of stroke, heart disease, cancer, diabetes and many | | | | stop smoking cold turkey and replace your smoking |
| other that cause premature death. It is important to | | | | instincts by eating stick shaped vegetables, chewing |
| stop smoking not only for yourself but for your loved | | | | gum or plastic straws and keeping lollipops close. Do |
| and closed ones too. Your life is connected to other | | | | not hesitate to ask a pharmacist or your doctor about |
| people and you indirectly abuse them while abusing | | | | certain medication if you have great difficulties dealing |
| yourself, both literally (blowing smoke around them, | | | | with withdrawal. Tell your closed ones to be patient |
| cutting out years of your life with each cigarette) and | | | | with you and join support groups, exercise, drink plenty |
| figuratively (always adopting the possibility of | | | | of water and consider alternative methods as well, like |
| premature death). All these repercussions should | | | | acupuncture, hypnosis or aversion therapy. Just stop |
| convince you to stop smoking. | | | | smoking! |