Tools to Help You Stop Smoking
Mike Durand
There are many tools available to help you successfully navigate the
first few difficult weeks after quitting cigarettes.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT).
This includes nicotine gum, patches, inhalers, sprays and lozenges.
Sprays and inhalers require a prescription but the rest can be
purchased directly, at your convenience. These products can help you
slowly decrease your intake of nicotine, while also breaking the
behavioral habits associated with smoking. It is important that you
follow directions for use carefully and consistently in order to get
the desired results without added risk to your health. Gradually
reducing your nicotine consumption in this way can help relieve the
unpleasant symptoms of sudden nicotine withdrawal, and therefore
significantly increases your chances of quitting successfully.
Non-nicotine medications
Medicines such as Bupropion SR require a doctor’s prescription, and are
used to ease withdrawal symptoms and decrease the urge to smoke.
Possible side effects include sleep disturbance and dry mouth. As with
any medication, your doctor can help you determine if this is something
you want to try as part of your stop smoking strategy.
Note: neither nicotine replacement therapies or other medical
treatments to help stop smoking are safe for use during pregnancy, so
if you are pregnant and trying to quit, it is essential that you
consult with your doctor and explore non-medicinal approaches. Quitting
before getting pregnant is the best way to protect the health of your
baby.
There are drug-free methods of quitting smoking, including
hypnotherapy, acupressure and meditation, all of which can help reduce
cravings naturally, as well as promote a deeper sense of calm and
relaxation to help you through your early quitting stages. Nicotine
withdrawal is an unpleasant but temporary experience. Understanding
what you should expect during this phase, and having a plan for dealing
with the symptoms as they arise will vastly improve your chances of
quitting successfully.
Stopping smoking will involve making changes in your behavior, as well
as in how you think about cigarettes, so any tool you use to help you
stop smoking will work best in combination with a clearly defined
strategy and an understanding of why you want to quit. Your desire to
stop smoking is your strongest weapon against nicotine addiction, and
is the most crucial component of any plan to quit smoking. Develop a
clearly defined set of reasons to quit, and goals to reach so that you
can remind yourself of these during moments of temptation. Know ahead
of time what techniques you will use in order to reach those goals, and
have a support network to help you along the way. One step at a time,
you can walk away from your smoking habit and leave it behind forever.
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by helping people make the decision to stop smoking.
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