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I stopped smoking cigarettes nearly two years ago. I still think about the addicting habit nearly every day. They only way that I was able to quit smoking was to completely change my lifestyle and to completely change my daily routine.
Two years ago, I visited my doctor. She told me I had pleurisy. Pleurisy is [...]
Anyone who has taken up the habit of smoking cigarettes probably knows how difficult it is to quit.
Going “cold turkey” is not only unrealistic it can also be physically painful as you experience withdrawals. Smoking cessation therapy is designed to help you kick the habit using a systematic approach that is organized in different stages.
The [...]
Smoking Awareness About Reasons For Continued Smoking
The reasons given by smokers for this activity are broadly categorized as “addictive smoking”, “pleasure from smoking”, “tension reduction/relaxation”, “social smoking”, “stimulation”, “habit/automatism”, and “handling”. There are gender differences in how much each of these reasons contribute, with females more likely than males to cite “tension reduction/relaxation”, “stimulation” and [...]
Many anti-smoking organizations claim that teenagers begin their smoking habits due to peer pressure, and cultural influence portrayed by friends. However, one study found that direct pressure to smoke cigarettes did not play a significant part in adolescent smoking. In that study, adolescents also reported low levels of both normative and direct pressure to smoke [...]
A number of studies have been conducted to explore the relationship between tobacco and other drug use. While the association between smoking tobacco and other drug use has been well-established, the nature of this association remains unclear.
The two main theories are the phenotypic causation (gateway) model and the correlated liabilities model. The causation model argues [...]
In countries where there is a public health system, society covers the cost of medical care for smokers who become ill through in the form of increased taxes. Two arguments exist on this front, the “pro-smoking” argument suggesting that heavy smokers generally don’t live long enough to develop the costly and chronic illnesses which affect [...]
Recent studies have linked smoking to anxiety disorders, suggesting the correlation (and possibly mechanism) may be related to the broad class of anxiety disorders, and not limited to just depression. Current ongoing research are attempting to explore the addiction-anxiety relationship.
Data from multiple studies suggest that anxiety disorders such as depression play a role in cigarette [...]
Nicotine is an addictive stimulant and is one of the main factors leading to continued tobacco smoking. Although the percentage of the nicotine inhaled with tobacco smoke is quite small (most of the substance is destroyed by the heat)[citation needed] it is still sufficient to cause physical and/or psychological dependence.
Prior to habituation, tobacco smokers often [...]
The incidence of lung cancer is highly correlated with smoking.
An extremely carcinogenic (cancer-causing) metabolite of benzopyrene, a polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon, produced by burning tobacco.
Smoke, or any partially burnt organic matter, is carcinogenic (cancer-causing). The damage a continuing smoker does to their lungs can take up to 20 years before its physical manifestation in lung cancer. [...]
Because of their nicotine addiction, many smokers find it difficult to cease smoking despite their knowledge of ill health effects.
The main health risks in tobacco pertain to diseases of the cardiovascular system, in particular myocardial infarction (heart attack), cardiovascular disease, diseases of the respiratory tract such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), asthma, emphysema, and [...]
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