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SMOKING - QUITTING SMOKING
Even in the face of withdrawal symptoms that
can challenge the strongest of wills, millions of Americans have
conquered their smoking habit, step by step.
For every one of the 46 million American
smokers, there is an ex-smoker who has successfully quit smoking.
True, it's not easy. The nicotine in cigarettes can command both a
physical and mental hold that can be tough to overcome. For some,
nicotine is as addictive as heroin or cocaine, according to AHCPR.
Decide for sure that you want to quit smoking. Promise yourself
that you'll do it. It's OK to have mixed feelings. Don't let that stop
you. There will be times every day that you don't feel like quitting.
You will have to stick with it anyway.
Quitting smoking is hard because smoking is a big part of your
life. You enjoy holding cigarettes and puffing on them. You may smoke
when you are stressed, bored, or angry. |
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After months and years of lighting up,
smoking becomes part of your daily routine. You may light up without
even thinking about it. There are many aids to help you quit
smoking. |
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"There's no question about it; sometimes
when you're trying to quit smoking, you think 'I've got to have
one,'" says Denis Brissette of Madison, Wis., who smoked about three
packs a day for 30 years before quitting smoking four years
ago. For many smokers who want to quit, willpower alone isn't
enough to beat the yearning. For them, smoking cessation products the
Food and Drug Administration has approved may reduce the cravings and
other withdrawal symptoms. To
help him quit, Brissette used the nicotine patch, which is now
available over-the-counter along with nicotine gum. Other
stop-smoking aids, available only by prescription, include
nicotine nasal spray and the nicotine inhaler, as well as a
stop-smoking product in pill form.
While these stop smoking aids can ease the symptoms resulting
from the physical addiction to nicotine, group or individual
counseling and encouragement from family and friends are critical to
help address the mental dependence.
"You really have to be committed to quitting smoking," says
Celia Jaffe Winchell, M.D., a psychiatrist and FDA's medical team
leader for addiction drug products, "and when you've made the decision
to stop smoking, commit to using whatever it takes to quit."
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Sources: Wikipedia, FCIC and other
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