Many Reasons To Quit Smoking
March 18th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Smokers today are constantly being told by friends, family and strangers that they should quit smoking. Smoking has become undesireable for social, health and personal reasons. Additionally, many states and communities are passing laws regulating where a person can smoke. People can no longer smoke in office buildings and most public places.
Many smokers feel like social outcasts because most places do not allow smoking. Many are beginning to realize that it may make sense to quit smoking.
Less then 30 years ago, very few people were against smoking. It was common to see people smoking on television and in movies, despite known health hazards. There was little or no public effort to make people quit smoking. At the time, smoking was very popular and socially acceptable. As recently as the early to mid 1990’s I was able to smoke in my office at work.
When the health risks associated with second-hand smoke were initially released, smokers were skeptical and demanded more proof before they would quit smoking around others. Despite overwhelming evidence of the dangers, smokers are still finding it very hard to quit smoking. In fact, only 25% of all pregnant women today quit smoking during pregnancy.
Smoking is an addictive habit that usually starts when a person is in their teens or early 20’s. It’s very easy to become hooked on cigarettes. Unfortunately it is not nearly as easy to quit smoking. Its a very powerful addiction.
Addiction Is Both Mental And Physical
There is a physical addiction to cigarettes that can take 1-2 weeks to work out of your system. The first 72 hours after you quit smoking is when you will experience the worse physical cravings. The remainder of the addiction is considered mental. In many respects the mental and emotional aspects of your addiction can be the most difficult to deal with and they will last a lot longer.
When smokers first quit they don’t know what to do with their hands and they also miss having a cigarette in their mouth. In order to cope with their mental craving many turn to eating or snacking, something they rarely did as a smoker. Weight gain is a common side-effect when you quit smoking. Unfortunately, many women will not quit smoking because they do not want to gain weight.
There are numerous methods to quit smoking and you have to know which one is best suited for you. Some believe that it is best to quit smoking slowly over time because that is how their cigarette addiction began. Others, like myself believe that it is best to quit smoking as quickly as possible.
Whether you choose to quit smoking quickly or slowly there are numerous products that can help you break your habit such as: hypnosis, herbs, laser techniques and nicotine substitutes, etc. Many of these products combat both the mental and physical aspects of smoking withdrawal.
Do whatever it takes to quit smoking, for the health of you and your loved ones.
To Your Health,
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