Smoking Cessation, what to expect?

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Author: Kellie Reamer

Do you wish to give up smoking? Are you ready to break free from this nasty and dangerous habit? If the answer to either of those questions is "yes", then you should continue to read and find out more about ways and methods of how to stop smoking.

We are all very much aware that prolonged smoking increases the chances of suffering from a smoking related disease. There is very little doubt about smoking being the cause of unnecessary deaths. 5.5 million People per year die of smoking related diseases. Millions of people wish to give up but are trapped in the smoking habit as they are addicted to nicotine, which is usually inhaled through smoking tobacco products. The nicotine is harmless in the small doses that are contained in cigarettes, at least. If you would absorb the total amount of nicotine in one packet of cigarettes all at once, it would probably kill you but other substances such as Acetone, Cyanide, Aluminum, DDT/Dieldrin, Ammonia, Ethanol, Arsenic, Formaldehyde, Benzene, Hydrogen cyanide, Butane, Lead, Cadmium, Methanol, Carbon mono and dioxide, Tar, Chloroform and Vinyl chloride also enter the body via tobacco smoke inhalation. Some of them are more deadly than others.

There is, unfortunately, no simple and easy to way to stop smoking, but if one values one's health, it is advisable to definitely consider all possible options and methods. Smoking is known to cause respiratorial diseases such as lung cancer and other cancers such as cancer of the mouth, in addition because of clogged arteries there is also a substantial risk of heart disease. Some of the previously mentioned cancers can have a terminal effect and kill not only the smoker but perhaps also some of the people who are "passive smokers", i.e. those who inhale cigarette smoke because of being in the vicinity of the smoker. It is therefore very much advisable to find help in order to stop smoking.

The Internet is an excellent place to start. If you want to use the help of hypnosis, there is a free service by a non-profit organization of online hypnotherapy for smoking cessation called: http://www.nosmokingagain.org , specifically aimed at long term smokers who have tried to quit before and failed.

It is not necessary to attempt to quit smoking without help. In fact, recent statistics have shown that very few people succeed in giving up smoking just by using the "cold turkey" method or quitting without the assistance of medication or hypnotherapy. Statistics say that those attempts tend to be short lived. There are, however, ways to stop smoking and we have some suggestions for you. First of all, you should bear in mind that nicotine dependency is a serious problem. Denying the body (and the brain) nicotine can have several negative consequences, apart from the usual craving and withdrawal symptoms. It is advisable to treat withdrawing nicotine from the body seriously. It may be wise to consider seeking medical or even psychological help and to visit a specialist, in order to obtain medication, which may have a preventative effect and reduce the effects of nicotine craving.

Some people who require help in smoking cessation take part in group sessions, discussing their problem, similar to AA meetings using the 12 step methodology. There are options to receive individual counseling as well as receiving group support and be given "quit smoking tips". On the Internet, the largest amount of information on offer refers to nicotine replacement therapies. The pharmaceutical industry has created a variety of replacement products including patches, chewing gums, sprays and inhalers. Those are all meant to reduce the severity of withdrawal symptoms and the craving for nicotine. All NRT products contain nicotine and they will perpetuate the addiction and then, theoretically, slowly reduce the amount to eventually zero. The medication available in order to assist in smoking cessation includes: tricyclic antidepressants (nortriptyline, buproprion) and nicotine partial agonists (varenicline).

As the Internet is frequented by large numbers of people, it is no surprise that there are a substantial number of on-line anti-smoking campaigns. Those campaigns promote the health benefits of smoking-free living, whilst in parallel highlighting the negative effects of nicotine and other toxic substances, commonly found in cigarettes and other tobacco products. Those campaigns attempt to make the general public aware that there is a substantial cost attached to the treatment of those who suffer from smoking related diseases, which cost is borne by local and national public health care organizations.

If you are ready to give up smoking, then you should know that cessation could lead to mood swings, irritation, depression and anxiety. Those are just few of the short-term effects that can be suffered by those who have recently given up smoking. Hypnosis claims to reduce those symptoms and more often than not substantially reduces all withdrawal symptoms. In time, you may also notice that, because of substitution of cigarettes by food, you may have added a few pounds. Weight gain is a not uncommon long-term side effect when giving up cigarettes.

Giving up is not an easy thing to do and one should not be too disheartened if not succeeding at the first attempt. Good advice is to attempt to understand the mechanics and the importance of how to give up smoking. Take advantage of freely available "quit smoking strategies" and perhaps consult some excellent books on the subject, notably: The Easy Way to Give Up Smoking, by the late British Anti-Smoking Propagandist Allen Carr.

A rather innovative future solution for those trying to quit smoking is via an injection. The vaccine, which is still under development, works by increasing the strength of the immune system, which leads to the blood producing antibodies. By attaching themselves to nicotine, those antibodies will prevent nicotine reaching specific centers of the brain that releases dopamine, which is the cause of the addiction.

So, as you can see, there are ways and means to quit smoking! If you want to quit smoking one day, today would be a good day!

NoSmokingAgain’s online therapy consists of a comprehensive and very effective mixture of well documented and proven Ericksonian Hypnosis, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Neuro Linguistic Programming and Reverse Conditioning. Resources: NoSmokingAgain’s online therapy , Stop Smoking Hypnotherapy, NoSmokingAgain .