Tobacco smoking is one of the main risk factors for premature death. In our country, over 60% of the population suffers from nicotine addiction. Often, smokers want to quit a dangerous habit, but cannot do it on their own. In such cases, the only reasonable option is to contact a tobacco addiction treatment center for consultation with experienced addiction specialists.
It is necessary to quit smoking as early as possible. After all, this addiction causes numerous problems in a smoker, chronic diseases, tumor degeneration of tissues and organs. Nicotine smoke is especially dangerous for women and children. A smoker poisons not only himself, but also the people around him.
Narcology clinic "Verimed" offers effective methods of quitting smoking.
Finding motivation to quit smoking
Motivation is the most effective and correct solution that allows you to achieve a positive result in absolutely any business.
The fight against smoking is no exception. Before fighting a bad habit, every smoker must decide on a key motivation that will shine as a guiding star throughout his difficult journey. It is very important for health to quit smoking; the pros and cons of this struggle will be discussed further.
The main motivating postulates include the following positive advantages of living without smoking:
Increase in life expectancy by an average of 10 years
Harmful substances contained in tobacco products have a negative impact on human health. Numerous studies indicate that the life of a smoker is on average 10 years shorter than that of a non-smoker.
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Harmful substances contained in tobacco products
If a person has been abusing nicotine for more than 20 years, then there is a high probability that he is at risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This can be easily verified using IR.
IC is a smoker’s index, which can be calculated using the formula:
IR = KS*SK/20
Where:
- IR smoker index;
- KS is the number of cigarettes a person smokes in 24 hours;
- SK - smoking experience (in years);
- If IC > 10, then the person is at high risk of developing COPD.
- Fresh and healthy appearance
- Appearance of a smoker
- Improving intimate life
- Good and healthy sleep
- Reducing the risk of heart attack or psoriasis
- Financial savings
- Caring for loved ones and loved ones
- Improving quality of life
- Life is Beautiful
Smoking has a negative impact on a person's appearance.
Smoking has a negative impact on a person's appearance. The addiction causes a decrease in the level of oxygen in the blood, and the presence of nicotine blocks the production of collagen, as a result of which the skin becomes flabby and dull, and wrinkles are 5-6 times more noticeable. Due to oxygen deficiency, hair looks weakened and begins to fall out. The teeth acquire an unpleasant yellow tint, which over time turns into tartar.
Sex and smoking are completely incompatible concepts. The results of the study on this issue indicate that some smokers are dissatisfied with their intimate life. Men who are not addicted to smoking can have sex longer, and the sensations during sexual intercourse are brighter and more intense. The risk of developing impotence in a smoking man is 60 times higher.
Insomnia is often the “friend” of a smoker. Nicotine forces the heart to work harder, causing an increase in blood pressure, and this, thereby, prevents you from sleeping soundly and getting proper rest. People whose smoking experience exceeds 10-15 years may wake up on purpose in the middle of the night just to quench their body’s thirst for nicotine.
Smoking is one of the main enemies of the cardiovascular system. When you inhale smoke, vasoconstriction occurs in the body, which leads to a deterioration in blood supply. In addition, smoking leads to the formation of blood clots. Taking a drag on a cigarette, a person provokes the release of adrenaline into the blood, and therefore, active contraction of the muscular walls of the arteries begins, an increase in pressure and an increase in heart rate.
The immune system also suffers. Therefore, there is a high risk of developing psoriasis.
Diseases caused by smoking
It is not at all difficult to calculate how much money a smoker spends on packs of cigarettes per month. If the cost of one pack is on average 70 rubles, and a person smokes 1 pack per day, then the annual consumption is 25,200 rubles. It turns out that smokers themselves pay for the appearance of diseases.
Close people of a smoker are always at risk. Being passive smokers, they are exposed to inhaled cigarette smoke. At the same time, they receive no less harm. Therefore, when quitting smoking, a person takes care not only of himself, but also of loved ones.
Non-smokers perceive the world around them much better and more clearly. “How can I quit smoking if cigarettes calm me down? “Many nicotine addicts think this way. Cigarettes, which are often given the role of sedatives for stress, do not solve problems with it, but, on the contrary, only aggravate them.
Non-smokers perceive the world around them much better and more clearly.
Starting to work on himself and his habits, each person finds his own individual incentive to quit smoking, thanks to which he can move forward to victory. Therefore, the choice of driving force must be conscious and thoughtful.
What are the disadvantages of the fight against smoking? There is none of them. The temporary test of willpower may dampen the mood a little, but the results are worth the patience.
Choosing a way to stop smoking
After finding the necessary motivation to fight smoking, you need to effectively choose the period during which you will quit your addiction. Each person must decide for himself whether he will quit smoking gradually or abruptly.
Abrupt smoking cessation
Smokers whose history of addiction does not exceed 5-8 years can try to quit smoking abruptly. Nicotine addiction is formed at the physical level, but in a short period of time it cannot take root, and therefore “newbies” will not be tormented by painful symptoms associated with quitting smoking. Only psychological cravings will have to be worked on intensively.
A sharp refusal requires a demonstration of strong will. Under no circumstances should you break down, since even half a cigarette will return the smoker to his previous course, and it will be almost impossible to overcome the habit in the near future.
Anyone who quit smoking will notice a positive trend in their well-being within 10-14 days.
Gradual cessation of smoking
A gradual cessation of smoking is perfect for those who have a long history of nicotine addiction. The body, which is accustomed to the fact that nicotine enters it every day, needs some adaptation period. It is necessary so that the functioning of internal organs is gradually improved without the participation of nicotine additives.
A gradual fight against tobacco smoking must be carried out in several stages:
In the beginning, you need to switch from heavy cigarettes to lighter ones. But in this case, you must definitely set a daily norm for yourself, and in no case go beyond what is permitted. Gradually, the body will begin to get used to moderate doses of nicotine, and after 2 weeks it will be possible to move on to the second stage of the fight.
The second step in the fight against smoking is to reduce the amount of smoke you consume. The first mark must be made on cigarettes. To do this, you need to divide the cigarette into 3 parts by eye. On each smoke break you can only “consume” 2 parts of a cigarette. You should not smoke more than the mark allows. After a couple of weeks, you can put a mark on half of the cigarette. You must adhere to these conditions for another 14 days.
The third stage is devoted to reducing the number of cigarettes smoked. Every day for every 7-10 days you need to reduce your cigarette consumption by 1 piece. The smoker endures the first weeks more comfortably, but when it comes to the realization that the number of cigarettes consumed has decreased by half, great panic and a desire to break the rule may arise. Under no circumstances should you succumb to this temptation. After 2-3 months, you can learn to be content with just two cigarettes every 24 hours, which are smoked only up to ½ length.
The final stage of the fight against nicotine addiction is characterized by consuming only 1 cigarette over 24 hours. The smoker will already begin to realize that the struggle is almost over, and in it he remains the winner.
To give up smoking
To quit smoking, you first need to alternate days of smoking with days of quitting cigarettes.
To quit smoking, you first need to alternate days of smoking with days of quitting cigarettes. Over time, the realization will come that you can live without smoking. Without smoking it is very easy to drink coffee in the morning. You don't have to wake up at night to inhale smoke. After a couple of weeks of this regime, you can put an end to nicotine addiction. To do this, you need to throw away all the cigarettes, lighters, and ashtrays in the house and start living without poisoning your body.
Getting rid of mental addiction to smoking
In order to make quitting smoking easier, primarily psychologically, it is necessary to determine the reasons why you want to light a cigarette. A special magazine can help in this matter.
Stages of hypnosis treatment
In Moscow, treatment of smoking with hypnosis can be carried out in a medical clinic by going through the following stages:
- Diagnosis of the disease. The specialist determines the length of the nicotine habit and the number of cigarettes smoked per day. The stage of the disease is determined.
- Prescription of treatment. Depending on the results of the consultation, the doctor prescribes the required number of hypnotic sessions, and in some cases additional therapy.
- Conducting a hypnosis session. The specialist carries out psychological programming, implanting an anti-smoking mindset in the mind.
The result of hypnosis is not just a lack of desire to smoke, but also persistent indifference to tobacco under external provocations.
Smoker's Journal
Keeping a journal will help you become more attuned to your impulses and actions. A few weeks before you quit smoking, you should start a journal in which you will enter information about each cigarette you use. Every time you need to pay attention to what prompted you to reach for tobacco products in your pocket.
Also, the following data must be entered into the log:
- You need to rate the strength of your desire from 1 to 20 (the higher the score, the stronger the desire to smoke)
- What activity were you doing at that moment?
- What people were nearby when you felt the urge to smoke?
- It is necessary to characterize your well-being (good mood or bad, whether something hurts or not, and so on).
- What sensation did you experience when the cigarette was finally smoked?
- Thanks to such a magazine, it will be easy to find out why a person reaches for a cigarette. What feelings is he trying to suppress in himself at this moment?
Psychological reasons for smoking
Sports instead of cigarettes
Sport is an excellent stimulator of the production of endorphins - hormones of happiness and joy.
Coping with stress, depression, loneliness, fear and anxiety are the most common reasons why a person reaches for a cigarette again and again. If you have a bad day at work, it begins to seem that a cigarette is your only friend and support. At such moments, it is very important to realize that there are the most effective and safest ways to get rid of unpleasant sensations and experiences.
These include:
Doing physical exercise. Sport is an excellent stimulator of the production of endorphins - hormones of happiness and joy. A deficiency of these substances leads a person to depressive moods and apathy. During physical exercise, adrenaline is also produced, which helps get rid of accumulated negative emotions in the everyday hustle and bustle. The hormone serotonin, which is also characteristic of physical activity, helps relieve stress, restores sleep and improves mood.
Meditation based on relaxation and breathing exercises. This is a real rest for the soul and body, helping to achieve mental relaxation.
“How did you quit smoking? “- do not hesitate to ask this question to those who were able to overcome nicotine illness. If there are those around you who have escaped the cigarette trap, listen carefully to the advice of experienced people. This will only be a huge plus in the battle against addiction.
You can start getting involved in anti-smoking training. Today there are a large number of books, hypnotic sessions, and so on.
Anti-smoking training
Benefits of the training:
- Training can help a person control his body and muscles.
- The training will help you concentrate your attention on the processes necessary for a person, which will allow you not to be distracted by thoughts about a cigarette in the future.
- The training will help strengthen in the subconscious the idea of the desire to fight the addiction
- The training will help you feel like a non-smoker.
How to avoid a relapse and not start smoking again
“I quit smoking - what next? How not to start smoking again? is a question that worries everyone. Many people who have ever quit smoking have experienced relapse. At the same time, it doesn’t matter at all how long you lived without a cigarette. Some broke down and lost their positions as non-smokers after just a week of non-smoking, while others returned to this addiction after a year. Therefore, to avoid this, you need to follow some rules:
Food and cigarette. Many smokers know how “tasty” it is to take a puff of smoke after a pleasant dinner.
Advice: Advice: the principle of substitution is an excellent “magic wand” in the fight against nicotine addiction. Instead of the usual cigarette after a meal, you need to accustom yourself to eating some delicious fruit desserts, small chocolate bars, nuts or chewing candies.
Contraindications to hypnosis
Hypnotherapy is one of the gentlest and safest treatment methods and has no absolute contraindications. However, the doctor may need to take special care in the presence of severe forms of pathologies such as:
- cardiovascular diseases;
- depression;
- severe sleep disturbances;
- any serious systemic diseases;
- psychical deviations.
All restrictions are clarified during a face-to-face consultation with a specialist, during which a thorough medical history is collected and a rapid diagnosis of the patient’s condition is carried out. If necessary, the doctor may prescribe additional instrumental and laboratory tests.
Getting rid of a bad habit is real. You should not delay addiction until a persistent physical craving has formed and your health has deteriorated. Smoking affects the lungs, heart, kidneys and many other organs and systems. The sooner treatment is started, the higher the likelihood of a complete and rapid cure.
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Traffic jams, problems at work or a regular break - all this is another reason to smoke. The cigarette has long been a part of our lives. Independent attempts to quit smoking give only temporary results or do not help at all. Modern medicine offers us an alternative method - quitting smoking through hypnosis. The use of this method gives effective results in a short period of time.
Apples instead of cigarettes
Alcohol and cigarette. Staying without cigarettes while intoxicated is much more difficult. It is alcoholic drinks that lead people to a breakdown to the greatest extent, and all previous work to get rid of addiction is canceled in an instant.
Advice: the best solution in this situation would be to completely abstain from alcohol, but if this is not feasible, then you should drink it only in places where smoking is not allowed. Just like with food, you can replace a cigarette in such a situation with nuts, chips, or simply hold a match or a cocktail straw in your mouth.
Advantages of visiting the Narkodetox clinic
- Professionalism. Our center employs experienced specialists with extensive work experience.
- Safety guarantee. We give a 100% guarantee that coding is safe from smoking and does not cause harm to health.
- Individual program. We do not use common standards. For each patient, an individual method of treating smoking with hypnosis is used, depending on the stage of the disease.
- A complex approach. Our clinic employs professionals who will help you get through the difficult time after giving up a bad habit.
- Anonymity. Contacting our clinic will not become publicly available information; you can count on complete anonymity.
- Affordable prices.
In our clinic, hypnosis treatment for smoking is complemented by acupuncture. In tandem with each other, these two methods give amazing results. Hypnosis programs a person to be indifferent to tobacco, and acupuncture consolidates the result and develops resistance to external provocations.
Alcohol and cigarette
Staying without cigarettes while intoxicated is much more difficult.
Smoking friends. It is very difficult to stay away from cigarettes when the former smoker has no control over other people's decisions. If there are those at work, at home or in the company of friends who are unable to quit smoking, then the chances of experiencing a relapse increase many times over.
Advice: do not hide your struggle with addiction from your friends. While at work, you shouldn’t run into the smoking area during your break just to chat with your colleagues. You shouldn’t arrange a training session to test your willpower. It is best to find another activity or talk to those who do not have this bad habit.
Signs of marijuana use
There are some indicators by which drug intoxication can be determined. First of all, redness of the eyes. But you should not rely only on this sign, since a person may simply be sick. After smoking, a person may experience problems with coordination. Slow reactions are also noted. This can be determined by speech, repetition of words, etc. While “high” it is very difficult to remember information. Often, a person moves on to other topics without supporting the essence of the conversation.
Higher doses also cause other unpleasant symptoms of marijuana use:
- lack of response to external factors (noise, light, etc.);
- stupor;
- slow speech and uncontrolled movements;
- acute psychosis;
- tremor;
- increase and decrease in body temperature;
- heart pain and high blood pressure;
- hoarseness of voice;
- dry mucous membranes (nose, tongue, eyes);
- redness of the facial skin;
- dilated pupils;
- there is a strong appetite.
These symptoms often last for several days. In this case, knowledge of how to quickly move away from marijuana is important, allowing you to help the person. Everything must be done to prevent the patient from losing consciousness. Otherwise, it is necessary to lay the person on his side, provide a calm environment, and access to fresh air. In hot weather, you can use a towel soaked in cool water. If the drug enters the stomach, rinsing is carried out and adsorbents are taken.
Signs of drug intoxication are laughter for no apparent reason, strong appetite. Despite the euphoria, many people experience panic and hallucinations. The presence of a characteristic odor indicates consumption. Marijuana has a specific odor that remains on clothes, hair, and indoors. A clear sign of drug addiction is the presence of smoking devices.
Smoking company
It is very difficult to stay away from cigarettes when the former smoker has no control over other people's decisions.
The fight against smoking is necessary for those who care about their health, who care about their own lives and the well-being of loved ones. “When I quit smoking, I began to sleep better, run faster, and taste my favorite chocolate, now I don’t smoke and I feel good,” is written in one of the diaries of a former smoker. Isn't this wonderful?
“How to quit smoking cigarettes at 40, 50, 60 years old? This is not real!” - most often you can hear such speeches from adults. But these are just excuses and fear of the unknown, of a new, unknown life without tobacco. Age doesn't matter. If a person has a goal, he will succeed.
Don't be afraid to face difficulties. If you fail to quit smoking on the first try, there is no need to despair. If you take all your will into your fist and want something very badly, the result will definitely come.
