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Asked for male, 23 years old from Guwahati
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Psychologist•Pune
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congrats you want to quit smoking.
Do it now do not wait for any auspicious day event etc
brisk walking drinking plenty of water will help you to a great extent positive mindset as well.
Believe urself keep up the motivation level also avoid internal and external triggers. Anything that leads you to smoke time and again you have to avoid.
Talk to some one whom you r very comfortable with whom you can confide, every day is a new day today is holi where you can decide and bu...more
congrats you want to quit smoking.
Do it now do not wait for any auspicious day event etc
brisk walking drinking plenty of water will help you to a great extent positive mindset as well.
Believe urself keep up the motivation level also avoid internal and external triggers. Anything that leads you to smoke time and again you have to avoid.
Talk to some one whom you r very comfortable with whom you can confide, every day is a new day today is holi where you can decide and bu...more
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Asked for female, 21 years old from Bidar
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Dear your brother could take homoeopathic mother tincture daphne indica q, 30 drops, thrice daily, after meals, in a cup of water. This medicine will help to reduce his craving for tobacco.
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Asked for female, 20 years old from Ghaziabad
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Best age to stop smoking is before 40 ,In fact do not start all
Only by using strong will power and avoiding all situations where you feel like smoking, chewing tobacco or drinking or using drugs/ weed, avoiding friends who smoke and diverting mind by reading or chewing a gum, like NICORETTE and taking a walk when you crave for a smoke can all help. You can chew Nicorette gum which is nicotine replacement. There are medicines available. Which can be prescribed if asked personally Cigarette s...more
Only by using strong will power and avoiding all situations where you feel like smoking, chewing tobacco or drinking or using drugs/ weed, avoiding friends who smoke and diverting mind by reading or chewing a gum, like NICORETTE and taking a walk when you crave for a smoke can all help. You can chew Nicorette gum which is nicotine replacement. There are medicines available. Which can be prescribed if asked personally Cigarette s...more
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When you smoke, you not only harm yourself, but also the people around you. Your lungs aren t the only organs affected by tobacco; smoking has lasting effects on the mouth, nasal cavity, stomach, pancreas, kidney, liver, rectum etc. Smoking affects you physical and mental health, and can easily become an addiction.
Smoking increases a person s risk of suffering from many types of cancer including oral cancer, stomach cancer, lung cancer etc, as well as the chance of having a stroke or ...more
Smoking increases a person s risk of suffering from many types of cancer including oral cancer, stomach cancer, lung cancer etc, as well as the chance of having a stroke or ...more
Asked for male, 38 years old from Dehradun
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First of all Congretulations for taking a first step towards quitting smoking.
Smoking is one of the few habits which takes very systematic approach and needs lot of support and individualized stretagies to quit successfully.
Data such as - since how long are you smoking and how many cigarettes a day you consume are important information.
Also have you tried quitting it earlier? How successful were you?
And what are your personal reasons to stop smoking? All these are also import...more
Smoking is one of the few habits which takes very systematic approach and needs lot of support and individualized stretagies to quit successfully.
Data such as - since how long are you smoking and how many cigarettes a day you consume are important information.
Also have you tried quitting it earlier? How successful were you?
And what are your personal reasons to stop smoking? All these are also import...more
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1. Start your stop smoking plan with =S T A R T
S- Set a date for quitting smoking. Choose a date within next two weeks, so that you have enough
Time to prepare without losing your motivation to quit
T- Tell your family, friends and co-workers that you want to quit so that they can give support and encouragement
A-Anticipate and plan for the challenge you will face while quitting like crave for cigarettes and Nicotine withdrawal symptoms
R- Remove Cigarettes, lighter, A...more
S- Set a date for quitting smoking. Choose a date within next two weeks, so that you have enough
Time to prepare without losing your motivation to quit
T- Tell your family, friends and co-workers that you want to quit so that they can give support and encouragement
A-Anticipate and plan for the challenge you will face while quitting like crave for cigarettes and Nicotine withdrawal symptoms
R- Remove Cigarettes, lighter, A...more
Asked for male, 25 years old from Bijapur
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Dear Lybrate user, Welcome to Lybrate. Tobacco is addictive. Cigarette also contains 4000+ carcinogenic chemicals other than nicotine. Nicotine and other chemicals can cause cancer of different types and areas. Throat cancer, mouth cancer, lung cancer, stomach cancer and brain problems can result. Over and above smoking may also increase the risk factor of heart attack and brain stroke. Please quit smoking. The best method is to leave it and continue with your will power. There are other methods...more
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Asked for male, 17 years old from Delhi
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Hello lybrate-user. There is smoking caessation programme under psychiatrist care as they are also de-addiction specialist. You can also derease your smoking by urself with enhancing your motivation level, by doing yoga and pranayam. After that decrease one cigaratte evry third day. This might help you along with nicotine gums.
Asked for male, 25 years old from Jalgaon
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Hello
welcome here. I understand your concerns for your friend. Yes its possible to make chain smoker a nonsmoker.
But the most important thing in this case is your friend's motivation to quit smoking.
If the motivation is high, he can be helped to quit smoking.
The withdrawal symptoms are managed by drugs like bupropion (prescription drug).
Also, nicotine replacement therapies are available. These include chewing gums and patches.
The patch is easy to use.
It is just...more
welcome here. I understand your concerns for your friend. Yes its possible to make chain smoker a nonsmoker.
But the most important thing in this case is your friend's motivation to quit smoking.
If the motivation is high, he can be helped to quit smoking.
The withdrawal symptoms are managed by drugs like bupropion (prescription drug).
Also, nicotine replacement therapies are available. These include chewing gums and patches.
The patch is easy to use.
It is just...more
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