Ways to Stop Smoking
Smoking is a risky habit for your health. Tobacco is most commonly used substance while smoking. If any smoker wants to quit this habit, it is very hard for him because tobacco contains an addictive substance known as nicotine. Nicotine works in same manner as other additive drugs or heroin work. Mind and body of smoker quickly becomes captivated and needs to have more. It is a well known fact that smoke contains several chemical substances but you will be amazed to know their daily uses as poisons.
Chemical Substances in Smoke
| Nicotine | A deadly poison |
| Arsenic | Used in rat poison |
| Methane | A component of rocket fuel |
| Ammonia | Found in floor cleaner |
| Cadmium | Used in batteries |
| Carbon Monoxide | Part of car exhaust |
| Formaldehyde | Used to preserve body tissue |
| Butane | Lighter fluid |
| Hydrogen Cyanide | The poison used in gas chambers |
There are different ways to quit this dangerous habit. You can use one of them according to your convenience but remember one thing, you can’t succeed in just one attempt. You need to repeat “smoking quit attempts” again and again to be successful. Smoking involves physical addiction to nicotine and psychological habit. Therefore effective way should address both factors.
You can use different methods to stop smoking. Some popular stop smoking methods are:
- Cold Turkey
- Cut Down To Quit
- Pharmacological
- Psychological Approaches
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy
- Stop Smoking Drug Varenicline
These smoking programs are designed to address physical and physiological problems.
Cigarette Substitute
This is a useful way to stop smoking. You can adopt different options as cigarette substitutes:
Vaporizer
Heat tip of a cigarette to 410 °F (210 °C) or less, compared with 1,500 °F (820 °C). This will eliminate carbon monoxide and other combustion toxins.
Electronic cigarette
It is an effective nicotine replacement therapy. It is shaped like a cigar or cigarette. This electronic device contains rechargeable batteries and heating element. This element vaporizes liquid nicotine (and other flavorings) from an insertable cartridge.
Smokeless Tobacco
Although it is considered as alternative of smoking but it can cause mouth and throat cancer so you should avoid it.
Smoking herb substitutions (non-tobacco)
Herbal tobacco substitutes consist of the consumption of “faux tobacco” products prepared from herbal substances or plant materials other than tobacco and nicotine. These substitutes include the following:
- Herbal cigarettes
- Herbal smokeless tobacco
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