Quitting smoking - Difficult but not impossible

Smoking addiction is simply understood as the complete loss of freedom to say "no" to cigarettes. Smokers cannot forget to smoke, on the contrary, they are forced to smoke, otherwise they will feel "hungry" for cigarettes.

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Cigarettes force addicts to smoke continuously for days, months, and years. They continue to smoke even after suffering from diseases caused by cigarettes. Tobacco addiction appears as a consequence of the neurological effects caused by the addictive substance nicotine. Tobacco addiction is often a combination of psychological addiction, behavioral addiction, and physical-pharmacological addiction.

Cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 substances, at least 250 of which are harmful to health and about 70 of which can cause cancer, including addictive substances and toxic substances. Smoking one cigarette means losing 5.5 minutes of your life. The average life expectancy of a smoker is 5-8 years shorter than that of a non-smoker. Smoking increases the mortality rate by 30-80%, mainly due to cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, etc.

Staff of Luong The Tran Commune Health Station, Cai Nuoc District, communicate and advise on smoking cessation at households.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Cuc, a medical collaborator in Cai Nuoc town, Cai Nuoc district, shared: "Nicotine in cigarettes is very addictive for smokers, so quitting smoking is not easy. Most smokers know that smoking causes many serious health effects and affects the family's economy . In fact, there are many cases that have and are intending to quit smoking. However, due to some objective and subjective reasons, they still cannot quit smoking or have not been successful."

Besides, there are many advertisements for drugs to help quit smoking, but they are only temporary support and not of any lasting value. To successfully quit smoking, the most important thing is the willpower, determination, and determination of each person. That is the reason why many smokers relapse even though they have quit many times. When deciding to quit smoking, the first thing is that smokers must understand the causes of addiction and the harmful effects of smoking on health.

Mr. Tran Thanh, Quach Pham Bac commune, Dam Doi district, shared: "According to the experience of people who have successfully quit smoking, people who want to quit smoking need to practice determination to overcome temptations during the process of quitting smoking. Especially managing daily habits when quitting smoking and dealing with stress when quitting smoking... From there, make an effort to overcome each difficult stage during the time of quitting smoking and constantly strengthen your spirit to avoid relapse."

Successfully quitting smoking does not depend on miracles but on personal effort. The prerequisite for successful quitting smoking is the smoker's own determination to quit smoking.

Quitting smoking is a big challenge for many people, especially those who have been addicted for a long time. Nicotine, the addictive substance in cigarettes, has a profound impact on the body and mind, making quitting extremely difficult. However, with determination and the right support, quitting smoking is not impossible.

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To quit smoking, there are 4 stages of addiction that need to be overcome, which are thinking about quitting, preparing the necessary factors to quit smoking, quitting smoking completely and maintaining a period of time completely free of tobacco dependence. In addition, the World Health Organization's smoking cessation program offers a 5-step smoking cessation strategy and smokers who want to quit are encouraged to go from one step to another to achieve success.

The 5-step strategy includes: No intention to quit smoking; Intention to quit smoking; Prepare a plan; Implement smoking cessation; Consolidate achievements, prevent relapse. To move from step 1 to step 2, smokers need to be motivated, persuaded and have the necessary dynamism. From step 2 to step 3, smokers need to be provided with complete information. In the following steps, smokers need to have a specific action plan. Friends, colleagues and especially family are the spiritual support to motivate, help and encourage smokers to quit smoking to achieve the desired results.

Huyen Tran

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