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Asked for female, 26 years old from Chandigarh
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You can meet with a doctor who will prescribe medications to help you with the craving and to reduce the withdrawal symptoms. To quit do the following: When quitting, you must take one day at a time. If you look too far ahead you will get discouraged and will give up. If you sit and count the number of days you have given up, that will also focus too much on achievement. You must focus on the here and now, on that day to be precise. After all quitting is not that easy due to many factors. So eve...more
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It takes one month for THC to leave your body. Just for your information here’s what WebMD has to say: ‘No matter how it gets into your system, it affects almost every organ in your body, and your nervous system and immune system, too. When you smoke pot, your body absorbs THC right away. (If you eat baked goods or another item, it may take much longer for your body to absorb THC, because it has to break down in your stomach before it enters your bloodstream). You may notice changes in your body...more
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Think about trying some of these activities:
1 do Exercise.
2 Get out of the house for a walk.
3 Chew gum or hard candy.
4 Keep your hands busy with a pen or toothpick, or play a game.
5 Drink lots of water.
6 Relax with deep breathing.
7 Go to a movie.
8 Spend time with non-smoking friends and family
9 Do something else. When a craving hits, stop what you're doing immediately and switch to doing something different
Start your stop smoking plan with START<...more
1 do Exercise.
2 Get out of the house for a walk.
3 Chew gum or hard candy.
4 Keep your hands busy with a pen or toothpick, or play a game.
5 Drink lots of water.
6 Relax with deep breathing.
7 Go to a movie.
8 Spend time with non-smoking friends and family
9 Do something else. When a craving hits, stop what you're doing immediately and switch to doing something different
Start your stop smoking plan with START<...more
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Asked for male, 25 years old from Jhunjhunu
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Distract Yourself. Do the dishes, turn on the tv, take a shower, or call a friend. The activity doesn’t matter as long as it gets your mind off smoking.
Remind yourself why you quit. Focus on your reasons for quitting, including the health benefits (lowering your risk for heart disease and lung cancer, for example), improved appearance, money you’re saving, and enhanced self-esteem.
Get out of a tempting situation. Where you are or what you’re doing may be triggering the craving. If so, ...more
Remind yourself why you quit. Focus on your reasons for quitting, including the health benefits (lowering your risk for heart disease and lung cancer, for example), improved appearance, money you’re saving, and enhanced self-esteem.
Get out of a tempting situation. Where you are or what you’re doing may be triggering the craving. If so, ...more
Asked for male, 32 years old from Srinagar
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Distract yourself. Do the dishes, turn on the tv, take a shower, or call a friend. The activity doesn’t matter as long as it gets your mind off smoking.
Remind yourself why you quit. Focus on your reasons for quitting, including the health benefits (lowering your risk for heart disease and lung cancer, for example), improved appearance, money you’re saving, and enhanced self-esteem.
Get out of a tempting situation. Where you are or what you’re doing may be triggering the craving. If so, ...more
Remind yourself why you quit. Focus on your reasons for quitting, including the health benefits (lowering your risk for heart disease and lung cancer, for example), improved appearance, money you’re saving, and enhanced self-esteem.
Get out of a tempting situation. Where you are or what you’re doing may be triggering the craving. If so, ...more
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Asked for male, 18 years old from Hyderabad
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Dear lybrate user,
thanks for writing to us. I understand your concern and very happy to see that you have decided to leave smoking.
One's strong desire to quit is the most important thing for becoming free of smoking.
You can leave it suddenly. But, I suggest to see psychiatrist. He will guide you how to quit and there are effective medications for quitting smoking.
When one quits smoking after a long time use, there are withdrawal symptoms like inability to concentrate in daily...more
thanks for writing to us. I understand your concern and very happy to see that you have decided to leave smoking.
One's strong desire to quit is the most important thing for becoming free of smoking.
You can leave it suddenly. But, I suggest to see psychiatrist. He will guide you how to quit and there are effective medications for quitting smoking.
When one quits smoking after a long time use, there are withdrawal symptoms like inability to concentrate in daily...more
Asked for male, 28 years old from Hyderabad
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It is difficult to advise on smoking since studies aren't usually conducted for active smoking habit. But smoking doesn't have much of a relation to how the covid-19 vaccine works on the immune system, only that chronic smokers have decreased immunity. In case you are interested in quitting smoking, we can have a gradual reduction in habit along with medications to take off the unwanted withdrawal symptoms. Especially since at your age, by weaning off smoking habit, there is a high chance to rec...more
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Asked for male, 23 years old from Chittoor
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Not much is known about its entertainment value or benefits. There is a lot of hype by those who want to legitimize it and those who love it: there is a bias because of their selfish motives. The antagonists on the other hand willfully propagate the dangers, sometimes without substantiated reasons to dissuade its use. If you know it is harmful why would you want to play with it. The obsession and compulsive use is when you become addicted to the substance. Now we all spoke the same language: we ...more
Asked for female, 33 years old from Shillong
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Hi there ~
start your stop smoking plan with start
s = set a quit date.
Choose a date within the next two weeks, so you have enough time to prepare without losing your motivation to quit. If you mainly smoke at work, quit on the weekend, so you have a few days to adjust to the change.
T = tell family, friends, and co-workers that you plan to quit.
Let your friends and family in on your plan to quit smoking and tell them you need their support and encouragement to stop. Look f...more
start your stop smoking plan with start
s = set a quit date.
Choose a date within the next two weeks, so you have enough time to prepare without losing your motivation to quit. If you mainly smoke at work, quit on the weekend, so you have a few days to adjust to the change.
T = tell family, friends, and co-workers that you plan to quit.
Let your friends and family in on your plan to quit smoking and tell them you need their support and encouragement to stop. Look f...more
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