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~ STOP SMOKING ~ N.O.W. >:(
Romeesa-Chan:
Most people who smoke wish they didn't. They live with a hatred for the habit they can't seem to do without. The fear of serious illness is usually there too, lurking in the background, and always that awful feeling of being powerless to quit.
Nicotine addiction does that to a person.
*Smoking Facts: The Facts About Smoking - How And Why To Quit
1. Stained teeth, fingers, and hair
2. Increased frequency of colds, particularly chest colds and bronchitis
3. Asthma
4. Neuralgia
5. Gastrointestinal difficulties, constipation, diarrhea, and colitis
6. Headaches
7. Nausea
8. Convulsions
9. Leukoflakia (smoker's patch)
10. Insomnia
11. Heart murmur
12. Buerger's disease (inflammation of blood vessel linings)
13. Shortness of breath
14. Arthritis
15. Smoker's hack
16. Nervousness
17. Wrinkles and premature aging
18. Tension
19. Gastric, duodenal, and peptic ulcers
20. Lung cancer
21. Cancer of the lip, tongue, pharynx, larynx, and bladder
22.Emphysema
23.High blood pressure
24. Heart disease
25. Artherosclerosis & arteriosclerosis (thickening and loss of elasticity of the blood vessels with lessened blood flow)
26. Inflammation of the sinus passages
27. Tobacco angina (nicotine angina pectoris)
28. Pneumonia
29. Influenza
30. Pulmonary tuberculosis
31. Tobacco amblyopia
32. impared hearing
33. Decreased sexual activity
34. Mental depression
The overall bad health of the smoker results, on average, in a decrease of 8.3 years in his life expectancy, or about 12 to 14 minutes per cigarette. Just in lost social security income alone, this amounts to about a 5¢ a cigarette. The actual cost of each cigarette when you include extra medical expenses, lost pay, etc., is of the order of 25¢ per cigarette (1971 figures).
While there is no magic bullet that makes smoking cessation easy and pain free, there are steps you can take to develop the commitment necessary to quit smoking permanently.
There are a lot of ways to quit smoking and many resources to help you. Family members, friends, and co-workers may be supportive or encouraging, but to be successful the desire and commitment to quit must be your own.
Most people who have been able to successfully quit smoking made at least one unsuccessful attempt in the past. Try not to view past attempts to quit as failures, but rather as learning experiences.
Stopping smoking or using smokeless tobacco is difficult, but anyone can do it.
Know the symptoms to expect when you stop. Common symptoms include:
-An intense craving for nicotine
-Anxiety, tension, restlessness, frustration, or impatience
-Difficulty concentrating
*Designing your personal game plan
Tailoring a personal game plan to your specific needs and desires can be a big help. List the reasons why you want to quit and then keep copies of the list in the places where you’d normally keep your cigarettes, such as in your jacket, purse, or car. Your reasons for quitting smoking might include:
-I will feel healthier and have more energy, whiter teeth and fresher breath.
-I will lower my risk for cancer, heart attacks, strokes, early death, cataracts, and skin wrinkling.
-I will make myself and my partner, friends, and family proud of me.
-I will no longer expose my children and others to the dangers of my second-hand smoke.
-I will have a healthier baby (If you or your partner is pregnant).
-I will have more money to spend.
-I won't have to worry: "When will I get to smoke next?"
Read more: http://www.helpguide.org/mental/quit_smoking_cessation.htm
http://www.stop-smoking-tips.com/
http://www.righthealth.com/topic/How_To_Stop_Smoking#ixzz1ToRjrTKC
If you want to change your life, change your mind.
*Smoking Cessation Aids
http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/howshouldiquit/a/quitaids.htm
source:http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/howshouldiquit/a/quitaids.htm
http://www.nutri.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.facts_about_smoking
http://www.righthealth.com/topic/How_To_Stop_Smoking?p=l&as=goog&ac=404&kgl=35766965
Shoshou..Mony:
It's one of the worst habits ever!
I'm going to re-read your article MANY TIMES till I memorize it inshALLAH because I'm planing on making my relatives quit smoking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKkoNAJpuns
Thank YOU for sharing sister. It's very beneficial. =]
Romeesa-Chan:
Agreed.
Thank yuh my love <3
My uncle smokes buh what we say to him to stop doesn't affect him, sadly.
My pleasure, chere. (:
Awesome video! I will try sharing with my uncle! :D
Tohru Kyo Sohma:
great thread
+ rep
thanks for sharing
Amelia:
To those who smoke, get it inside your thick skull that SMOKING KILLS. How can you enjoy this slow death?
Nicotine and Tobacco dont make good friends.
Cancer, Heart attack, stroke, Bronchitis, Emphysema and the others will make you suffer till death. ::)
Oh, and if you think that smoking shisha/hookah instead of cigarettes is okay then think again.
"Reuters reported last week that the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that a single session of smoking Shisha yields a nicotine intake equivalent to more than one pack of cigarettes.
It is also reported that Shisha smoke retained all the carcinogens of cigarette smoke while adding more carbon monoxide and a separate set of carcinogens from the use of burning coals to keep the nicotine flowing, coupled with the risk of infection with tuberculosis or hepatitis from shared mouthpieces."
~ http://be-healthy.blogspot.com/2007/03/effects-of-smoking-shisha.html
--- Quote from: Shoshou..Mony on August 02, 2011, 02:13:10 am ---http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKkoNAJpuns
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This video is a good summary. ;)
You are doing great, Romessa. :)
P.S - I abhor smoking. ::)
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