About Smoking & Quitting

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="0a9785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Healing Practice</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Healing Practice"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="stop_smoking_therapy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stop Smoking Therapy"><U><B><IMG SRC="0970e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>   </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>     </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>  </B><A HREF="changes_about_your_body_when_you_stop_smoking.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Changes when you stop smoking"><U><B><IMG SRC="0980e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#333333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="0aad2b03.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B>Smoking Cessation INDEX:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="facts___tips_about_smoking___quitting.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Smoking Quitting"><U><B>About Smoking & Quitting</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="changes_about_your_body_when_you_stop_smoking.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Changes when you stop smoking"><U><B>Changes when you stop smoking</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="quit_smoking_prepsheet.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Quit Smoking Prepsheet"><U><B>Quit Smoking Prepsheet</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="12f72710.jpg" border=0 width="114" height="113" ALT="The Healing Practice Logo © 2003 - eXTempora limited" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The Healing Practice</div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#444444" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <I><B>About Smoking & Quitting</B></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="15f90c60.png" border=0 width="144" height="198" ALT="smoking" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0ab1c040.jpg" border=0 width="540" height="4" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Facts About Smoking</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0ab1c040.jpg" border=0 width="540" height="4" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> Cigarettes can contain over 600 added chemicals. In first place ranks ammonia which increases the effect of nicotin in the brain, and re-inforces the addiction. Next in line are menthol, sugar, vanilla, cocoa, and honey to pander to sweet cravings. These taste enhancers cover up the natural, strong tobacco taste. However, the real danger from these otherwise innocuous additives lies in smoking the cigarette as they create chemical reactions of which dozens can be cancer forming (as per German health expert HW Thielmann).</div> <bR> <div> If you think that smoking 'light' or 'menthol' cigarettes is any healthier then think again. The suggestion that this brand of cigarettes is less harmful remains only a suggestion. And, smokers take in between 50% and 150% more poisonous matter than indicated on the packet; simply by inhaling more deeply.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="15ec82b0.png" border=0 width="200" height="299" ALT="Chinese Anti Smoking Campaign" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Hurting Yourself</B></div> <bR> <div> * Smoking is an addiction. Tobacco smoke contains nicotine, a drug that is extremely addictive and can make it very hard, <U>but not impossible, to quit</U>. </div> <bR> <div> * More than 400,000 deaths in the U.S. alone each year are from smoking-related illnesses. Smoking greatly increases your risk for lung cancer, and many other cancers. </div> <bR> <div> * Smoking can make you blind, hurries up the skins ageing process, and can leave you with a nasty cancer and other difficulties.</div> <bR> <div> * Smoking weakens your arteries and makes you prone to rectal and intestinal bleeding when coupled with alcohol or substantially acidic foodstuffs or drinks.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Hurting Others</B></div> <bR> <div> * Smoking harms not just the smoker, but also family members, coworkers, and others who breathe the smoker's cigarette smoke, called secondhand smoke. </div> <bR> <div> * Among infants to 18 months of age, secondhand smoke is associated with as many as 300,000 cases of bronchitis and pneumonia each year. </div> <bR> <div> * Secondhand smoke from a parent's cigarette increases a child's chances for middle ear problems, causes coughing and wheezing, and worsens asthma conditions. </div> <bR> <div> * If both parents smoke, a teenager is more than twice as likely to smoke than a young person whose parents are both nonsmokers. In households where only one parent smokes, young people are also more likely to start smoking. </div> <bR> <div> * Pregnant women who smoke are more likely to deliver babies whose weights are too low for the babies' good health. If all women quit smoking during pregnancy, about 4,000 new babies would not die each year. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-354/aniGif.gif" alt="Death by Stealth" border="0" align="bottom" width="217" height="255">  </div> <div> <B>smoking is death by stealth</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Why Quit?</B></div> <bR> <div> * Quitting smoking makes a difference right away-you can taste and smell food better. Your breath smells better. Your cough goes away. This happens for men and women of all ages, even those who are older. It happens for healthy people as well as those who already have a disease or condition caused by smoking. </div> <bR> <div> * Quitting smoking cuts the risk of lung cancer, many other cancers, heart disease, stroke, other lung diseases, and other respiratory illnesses. </div> <bR> <div> * Ex-smokers have better health than current smokers. Ex- smokers have fewer days of illness, fewer health complaints, and less bronchitis and pneumonia than current smokers. </div> <bR> <div> * Quitting smoking saves money. A pack-a-day smoker, who pays £4.50 per pack, can expect to save a small fortune over a year. It appears that the price of cigarettes will continue to rise in coming years, as will the financial rewards of quitting. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>reasons to cease smoking</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0f0fbff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">It is likely that you will not give up because you fear life may not be as enjoyable and the same again when you give up.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0f0fbff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Because cigarettes are actually quite disgusting first time round, you give yourself permission to go on (i.e. I can  handle this and give up whenever I want). If cigarettes were nice or good you would be more inclined to question your decision.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0f0fbff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Nicotin is a stimulant not a relaxant.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0f0fbff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Nicotin does not relieve boredom.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0f0fbff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Nicotin is the fastest addiction drug and a powerful poison (if you had the nicotin contained in one cigarette injected - it would kill you).</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0f0fbff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">When you smoke you are both: addicted to nicotin and brainwashed about it.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0f0fbff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Smoking craving is met within 7 secs from lighting up - by feeding your craving after having stopped smoking you immediately get up to the same levels as other smokers.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0f0fbff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1 cigarette and 1 glass of alcohol bring you right back to your old condition.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0f0fbff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">It is easy to quit: no physical pain - restless feeling.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0f0fbff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Your body recovers in a matter of weeks after you stop smoking</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="1633fef0.jpg" border=0 width="319" height="239" ALT="Matran - Fribourg" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Getting Ready to Quit </div> <bR> <div> * Set a date for quitting. If possible, have a friend quit smoking with you. </div> <bR> <div> * Notice when and why you smoke. Try to find the things in your daily life that you often do while smoking (such as drinking your morning cup of coffee or driving a car). </div> <bR> <div> * Change your smoking routines: Keep your cigarettes in a different place. Smoke with your other hand. Don't do anything else when smoking. Think about how you feel when you smoke. </div> <bR> <div> * Smoke only in certain places, such as outdoors. </div> <bR> <div> * When you want a cigarette, wait a few minutes. Try to think of something to do instead of smoking; you might chew gum or drink a glass of water. </div> <bR> <div> * Buy one pack of cigarettes at a time. Switch to a brand of cigarettes you don't like. </div> <bR> <div> *Think of something revolting that would make you vomit or give you nausea when you are tempted to smoke.</div> <bR> <div> <B>On the Day You Quit</B></div> <bR> <div> * Get rid of all your cigarettes. Put away your ashtrays. </div> <bR> <div> * Change your morning routine. When you eat breakfast, don't sit in the same place as usual. Stay busy. </div> <bR> <div> * When you get the urge to smoke, do something else instead. </div> <bR> <div> * Carry other things to put in your mouth, such as gum, hard candy, or a toothpick. </div> <bR> <div> * Reward yourself at the end of the day for not smoking. See a movie or go out and enjoy your favorite meal. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Staying Quit</B></div> <bR> <div> * Don't worry if you are sleepier or more short-tempered than usual; these feelings will pass. </div> <bR> <div> * Try to exercise-take walks or ride a bike. </div> <bR> <div> * Consider the positive things about quitting, such as how much you like yourself as a non-smoker, health benefits for you and your family, and the example you set for others around you. </div> <bR> <div> * A positive attitude will always help you through the tough times. </div> <bR> <div> * When you feel tense, try to keep busy, think about ways to solve the problem, tell yourself that smoking won't make it any better, and go do something else. </div> <bR> <div> * Eat regular meals. Feeling hungry is sometimes mistaken for the desire to smoke. </div> <bR> <div> * Start a money jar with the money you save by not buying cigarettes. </div> <bR> <div> * Let others know that you have quit smoking-most people will support you. Many of your smoking friends may want to know how you quit. It's good to talk to others about your quitting. </div> <bR> <div> * If you slip and smoke, don't be discouraged. </div> <div> Many former smokers tried to stop several times before they finally succeeded. Quit again. 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