Smoking Quit Plan Health Feed

Hello lybrate-user. Most important to quit smoking is your will power. Avoid any peer pressure. You can try nicotine gums if you want. They will help you with the cravings .it is not easy but possible. Get a calender and keep marking the days from the time you quit. Do not give in to cravings and you can use nicotine gums when required. Reward youself positively every once a while for quitting smoking. Tell your friends and family about your plan and ask for their co opeartion too. If your still...more

You’ve decided to quit smoking. Congratulations! Your first day without cigarettes can be difficult. Here are five steps you can take to handle quit day and be confident about being able to stay quit.
1. Make a Quit Plan
Having a plan can make your quit day easier. A quit plan gives you ways to stay focused, confident, and motivated to quit. You can build your own quit plan or find a quit program that works for you. Check out SmokefreeTXT, QuitGuide app, If you don’t know what quit m...more

Dear, Tobacco is addictive. Cigarette also contains 4000+ carcinogenic chemicals other than nicotine. The best method is to leave it and continue with your will power. There are
other methods like Nicotine Replacement therapy and pharmacotherapy combined. If you?re ready to stop smoking and willing to get the support you need, you can recover from nicotine addiction and abuse abuse?no matter how bad the addiction or how powerless you feel. The first step in treating nicotine addiction is ac...more

Dear lybrate-user,
Congratulations for quitting smoking for past 6 months. Usually the craving for nicotine comes down in 6 month's time. The nicotine gum should be taken as per your need in the beginning. You need to gradually increase time between 2 gums. Please take long term, say 12 weeks or so. Along with that you need psychosocial help also to continuously motivating you.
See if the following tips help you. Otherwise please come back with more details of your support system.
Wh...more

You have to control your urge and there are various distraction techniques for that.
Avoid triggers
urges for tobacco are likely to be strongest in the situations where you smoked or chewed tobacco most often, such as at parties or bars, or while feeling stressed or sipping coffee. Identify your trigger situations and have a plan in place to avoid them entirely or get through them without using tobacco.
Don't set yourself up for a smoking relapse. If you usually smoked while you talk...more

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

Dear, Tobacco is addictive. Cigarette also contains 4000+ carcinogenic chemicals other than nicotine. The best method is to leave it and continue with your will power. There are
other methods like Nicotine Replacement therapy and pharmacotherapy combined. If you?re ready to stop smoking and willing to get the support you need, you can recover from nicotine addiction and abuse abuse?no matter how bad the addiction or how powerless you feel. The first step in treating nicotine addiction is ac...more

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

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

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