Smoking Addiction Tips

Smoking can cause irreparable damage to your mind and body. Chemicals in the tobacco travel to all parts of the body, leaving no area unaffected. According to available data, smoking causes 30% of all cancer deaths and about 80% deaths from emphysema and bronchitis. In addition to adversely affecting yourself, smoking also has a severe impact on your near and dear ones. According to WHO, about 600,000 people die every year from passive smoking. Out of the deaths that occur due to this, 1/3rd is ...more

Ready to Quit? Then Expect this!

Withdrawal Symptoms: Be aware that the withdrawal symptoms may begin as soon as four hours after the last cigarette, generally peak in intensity at three to five days, and disappear after two weeks. Withdrawal

Symptoms can be

Physical like Headache, tingling in the hands and feet, sweating, gastro-intestinal (cramps, nausea) and/or Mental like tension, craving, anxiety to withdrawal, feelings of dependency, temper tantrums, irritability...more

Psychologists and other researchers study the antecedents of substance use and how what we know about the human brain and its development can inform our understanding of why people use substances and how their use becomes problematic.
They often study specific types of alcohol and drug problems, their origins and effects, how these problems change over time, how they are distinct from or may overlap with other conditions and how they may interact with biological, social, behavioral and othe...more

In spite of being the land where the first book about sex Kamasutra, was written, Indian society has always been skeptical about the topic of sex. Many taboos are still prevalent in the twenty-first century. Some of these taboos revolve around masturbation.

Just like other sexual activities, masturbation is also a forbidden topic. For this reason, many myths about masturbation go around which people start believing since they have no source from which they can confirm its validity. Fo...more

Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking?
__Yes
__No

Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?
__Yes
__No

Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking?
__Yes
__No

Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover (eye-opener)?
__Yes
__No

If you answered Yes to at least 2 questions, then you may have a problem and require professional help.

Masturbation -

Masturbation is a natural sexual activity that most people do at some point in their lives. Some people masturbate more than others.

People often ask me the question, what is normal?

My answer to them is that there is no normal frequency, but if a person masturbates so much that it affects daily life, that is a cause for concern.

There is scientific evidence regarding the frequency of the same from a study conducted in the united states of Ame...more

The mouth is the first organ that takes the brunt of smoking. The teeth, lips, cheeks, tongue are all affected by smoking. While most are worried about the discolouration of the teeth and lips, the damage is actually quite deep-rooted literally and figuratively. The harmful effects of smoking reach the roots and eventually lead to tooth loss.

Let us look at some ways of how smoking affects the teeth.

1. The black stains that are the tell-tale signs of a smoker are a major sourc...more

Alcohol, tobacco and drugs; these are some of the most common substances that people can get addicted to. Getting addicted is easy but to get rid of your habit is hard.

Here are a few things that could help:

Set a date: Addicts who tell themselves that they will quit tomorrow often never end up doing so. Set a date for yourself when you will have your last smoke and drink. Ideally, you should set this date a few weeks from the day you decide to give up your bad habits to allow ...more

Alcohol addiction commonly known as alcoholism is a fairly common problem that has shown to affect people from every walk of life. Scientists have tried to pinpoint the absolute cause behind alcoholism, but to no success. Certain factors like sex, genetic, and socioeconomic factors have shown to have some effect on alcoholism. The cause of alcoholism is never singular. Alcohol addiction is indeed a disease, where a person may not have full control over his actions and is seen to change the neuro...more

The Mind of a Smoker

There are a few instances when our body and mind refuse to acknowledge rationality, and quickly give in to carvings. Alcohol abuse, junk foods, depressant medications are a few of them. Among these, the most harmful is undoubtedly, smoking. In today's time, almost everyone knows about the ill-effects of tobacco. But despite our knowledge, we continue to give in and smoke. Let us have a look in depth about the usage, and the various steps one can use to come out of ...more