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The Answers To Your Quit Smoking Questions!
FAQ
Get the Pharmacy
Secrets, We have the answers to some of smokers most curious questions.
Everyday Our Pharmacy Deals With People who are trying to Quit... Here
are some of the Frequently Asked Questions on Quitting.
Why Is Smoking to Addictive?
Cigarettes
contain nicotine, people
often become addict to the side effects of nicotine. Smoking is the
quickest possible method of absorbing nicotine
What Options Do I
Have For Giving Up?
There
are a range of ways to give up smoking,
you can use everything from support groups and helplines, to
councelling and hypnotherapy, to herbal remedies, to
nicotine replacement therapy including patches, inhalers, and gum.
Can I Go Cold Turkey?
You are the person best placed to answer that
question.
Giving up isn't really dependent on your will power... It can
depend on a number of
factors, how many you smoke a day, how long have you smoked how
determined you are to quit.
Nicotine
gum can be used to curb cravings for nicotine, Personally I
found it hard
to quit. Going cold turkey was not an effective option off the smoked
cold turkey... my body was still craving
nicotine. By cutting down the gum, and the doseage size, and mixing it
it normal gum I was eventually able to curb my cravings completely.
Nicotine
Gum works by slowly reducing the amount of Nicotine in your body. As
you chew nicotine is slowly released and absorbed into the body through
the lining of the mouth.
This reduces your body's dependence on
Nicotine
over time.
Because the gum contains
less
nicotine than
cigarettes, and is released
more slowly you don't become addicted to the gum. The recommended
treatment period is 3 months.
Why Should I Quit?
Well
there are a number of healthy
benefits to quitting, but you are really the only one who can take the
first step.
The best way to decide why to quit is to figure out what you think
about smoking, thing about the following statements and what you think
of them...
Smoking:
-
Costs
a lot of money.
-
Gives
me wrinkles.
-
Stains
my teeth and fingers.
-
Is
addictive – both the nicotine and the habit.
-
Can
make kids think it’s Ok to copy.
-
Gives
me more coughs and colds.
-
Harms
kids’ health – even before they’re born.
-
Is
not allowed in many places.
-
Damages
my health and fitness.
-
Keeps
me dependent.
-
Gives
an unpleasant body odour
Here are just some of the effects smoking can
have on your health...
Maybe
you know the risks to your health. You have probably heard it
all before – smoking can cause:
What If I Relapse?
It is not the end of the world if you relapse,
many people do not quit
smoking on the first attempt, but the key is not to be disheartened by
your relapse. Rather to learn from it and try again.
The best way to deal with a relapse is not to fall back into old
habits, to try again, removing all temptation, and using nicotine
gum
to curb futher cravings.
If you do relapse it is also a good idea to look back, and see what it
was that made you want to smoke again, but identifying this trigger you
will be able to avoid it next time. Smoking is addictive, but you can
break the habit.
What Dose Do I Need?
This information is provided for informational
purposes only and should not be taken as specific advice for you and
your health
needs. If a person smokes 25 or more cigarettes a day they will
usually start on 4mg gum, if you
smoke 25 of less they willusually start on the 2mg. Specific
instructions are included with each pack. Gum is not suitable for
every person and before use the pack instructions should be followed to
determine if nicotine replacement therapy is appropriate
for them
What If I get Addicted To The Gum?
You can slowly cut down you dosage and blend
normal chewing gum with
nicotine
gum, until eventually you are just chewing normal chewing gum.
What
happens to
my body when I quit?
Smoking is shown to increase your risk of
developing a number
if diseases, including lung cancer. Over time the risk level falls.
I'm
concerned about gaining weight when I quit. What can I do to avoid
weight gain?
Smoking is a habit. Weight gain also has
habitual components.
Where former smokers substitute food for smoking weight gain
tends to follow.
How do I
know when I have truly quit smoking?
When you take action on your decision to quit.
Why use
nicotine
gum to control your nicotine withdrawal?
Nicotine replacement has been shown to be
amongst the most
successful long term programs for smoking cessation.
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