Guide to quit smoking (part 4)

Why quit?
No matter how old you are or when you smoke, and could help the withdrawal of life for longer and healthier. People who quit smoking before the age of 50 years and reduce the risk of death during 15 years in half compared with those who keep on smoking. Former smokers have a higher quality of life, less disease, influenza and cold viruses, self-reported improved health and reduced rates of bronchitis and pneumonia. For decades in his report, Surgeon General of the health risks associated with smoking. In 1990, and ended his general surgery: * Smoking cessation a significant and immediate health benefits for men and women of all ages. These benefits apply to the persons who are smoking-related diseases, and those who do not. * Ex-smokers live longer than people who keep on smoking. * Smoking cessation reduces the risk of lung cancer, and other types of cancer, heart attack, stroke and chronic lung diseases. * Women who quit smoking before pregnancy or during the first 3-4 months of pregnancy to reduce the risk of low weight at birth of a child that women who never smoked. * Health benefits of quitting smoking was much higher than the risks of being overweight or small (usually less than 10 pounds), or any psychological or emotional problems that can follow the withdrawal.
When smokers quit - What are the benefits over time?
20 minutes after quitting: blood pressure and heart rate decline. (Effects of smoking on atherosclerosis and pulse pressure, and zoom, Mahmoud, A., Feely, J. 2003. Hypertension: 41:183). 12 hours after quitting: Carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal. (U.S. surgeon general's report, 1988, p. 202) 2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: Your circulation improves and lung function increases your own. (U.S. surgeon general's report, 1990, pp.193, 194.196, 285, 323) From 1 to 9 months after quitting: Coughing and shortness of breath decrease; cilia (small hair-like structures to move mucus from the lungs) regain normal function in lungs, increasing ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce the risk of infection. (U.S. surgeon general's report, 1990, p. 285-287, 304) One year after the withdrawal of 1: the increase in the risk of coronary heart disease, half of the smoker. (U.S. surgeon general's report, 1990, p. VI) 5 years after quitting: Your stroke risk reduction for non-smoker, from 5 to 15 years after quitting. (U.S. surgeon general's report, 1990, p. VI) 10 years after quitting: Lung cancer death rate is about half that of continuing smokers. Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix and pancreas also decrease. (U.S. surgeon general's report, 1990, p. VI, 131, 148, 152, 155, 164166) 15 years after quitting: risk of coronary heart disease is the same with non-smoker. (U.S. surgeon general's report, 1990, p. VI)
The immediate withdrawal of rewards
Usually removed tobacco provides some benefits you will notice immediately that evolve over time. These rewards can improve your daily life in general. * Your breath smell better * Get teeth whiter than the contaminated * The smell of bad clothing and hair away * Your fingers and nails yellow disappear * Food tastes better * Your sense of smell to normal * Non-daily activities, I breathe (such as the rise of the stairs or light housework)
Costs
The possibility of improving health is the main reason for his withdrawal, but there are other reasons as well. Smoking expensive. It is not difficult to understand how spending on smoking: doubling the amount of money you spend on tobacco every day, 365 days) in the year). Is the surprise for you. This is now multiplied by the number of years that I have used tobacco and that amount will probably shock you. Double the costs in the year to 10 (10 years), and ask yourself what you do in a lot of money. This does not include other possible costs, such as the high cost of life insurance, health, health care is likely because of the costs associated with tobacco. Social acceptance Smoking less socially acceptable now than it was in the past. Work is now almost all of the rules of the type of smoking. Some employers prefer to employ non-smokers. Studies indicate that smoking employees cost companies more because they are sick. Staff and patients who are more often than others can raise the employer must be costly in the short term to replace the workers. It could increase insurance costs for both employers and other staff members, who often pay part of the labor insurance premiums. Smokers in the building can also raise the maintenance costs of keeping odors down, where the remnants of cigarette smoke stick to carpets, drapes and other fabrics. Can not choose who to rent to smokers since maintenance costs and insurance rates and an increase in the May-smokers living in the buildings. Friends may ask you to not smoke in their homes and their cars. Public buildings, concerts, sporting events and even a smoke-free. And more and more communities to restrict smoking in all public places, including restaurants and bars. Like it or not, to find a place to smoke can be easy. Can also be found in the smokers or the prospects for meeting emotional relationship, including marriage, are mainly limited to other smokers, who make up less than 20 per cent of the adult population.
Health of others
Smoking does not harm your health, but harmful to the health of those around you. Exposure to passive smoking (also called environmental tobacco smoke or passive smoking) includes Exhaled smoke and smoke from burning cigarettes. Studies have shown that passive smoking causes thousands of deaths annually from lung cancer, heart disease and in healthy non-smokers. If the mother smokes, there is greater risk of child asthma in childhood, especially if they smoke while they were pregnant. Smoking is also linked to sudden infant death syndrome SIDS), low birth weight infant. Infants and children in the family raised tobacco more ear infections, colds, bronchitis and pneumonia and other respiratory problems in children from families of non-smokers. It can also passive smoking causes eye irritation, headaches, nausea and dizziness.
Example

If you have children, you may want to set a good example for them. In response to a question, nearly all smokers say they do not want their children to smoke, but children whose parents smoke are more likely to start smoking themselves. Is it possible to become a good model for their withdrawal from now.
Help available
With a large number of advisory services, and self-help materials and medicines available today, smokers more tools than ever before, to help them quit smoking for good. Remember, smoking and substance abuse, both mental and physical. For most people, the best way for the withdrawal will be a combination of certain drugs, and how to change personal habits, and emotional support. The following sections of this means and how it can be useful for you.

Psychological assistance part of the dependency
Some people are able to leave them without the help of others, or the use of medicines. But for many smokers, it may be difficult to get out of the social and emotional ties to smoking while access to more of the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal in the same time. Fortunately, there are many sources of support there - both formal and informal. In a telephone conversation on the basis that help to stop smoking Since 2008, all states run some type of free telephone on the basis of this program, such as the American Cancer Society Quitline ® tobacco cessation program, which connects callers with trained counselors. Specialists to assist in this plan to pull out of the way to suit each person's unique smoking pattern. Persons who use telephone counseling were twice as likely to quit smoking and who do not take this kind of assistance. Quitters help many of the adviser can help to avoid common mistakes. Telephone advice is also easier to use than other programs of support. It does not require driving, transport, or children, and available nights and weekends. Advisers may suggest a variety of methods, including the medicines, local classes, self-help manuals, and / or a network of family and friends. Contact us for assistance in finding a Quitline ® phone or other counseling program in your area.
With the support of family and friends, and give up its programs
He says many of the former smokers support network of family and friends are very important during the withdrawal period of the attempt. Others who can provide support, encouragement and co workers and family doctor. Choose to spend some time with non-smokers and former smokers who support your efforts to quit. Members of support groups for Quitters can also be useful for you. Nicotine did not give his name, for example, is an open support group which provides a means to find other people who are exposed to tobacco withdrawal. It also provides long-term in order to resign. (See "additional resources" section for contact information.), But this is one of the many types of support groups. You can check with the employer, health insurance companies, or local hospital to find support groups. Or at the invitation of the Association of Caribbean States