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Who is the main enemy of a smoker? It is the
nicotine, which is no ordinary addiction. It consists of 4000 poisonous
elements and 40 of them are linked with cancer disease! So, if an
individual is to be saved from smoking, the problem of nicotine has to
tackled on the priority basis. Excess nicotine has to be drained out of
the body. The purpose of Nicotine Replacement Therapies and Nicotine
Therapies is the same. Other sidekicks like patch do render a helping
hand. But they can not give you total freedom. They can join in the
freedom struggle. But your strong will power has to lead this struggle
against the cigarettes. It is the main stop smoking product.
The battle against nicotine is intense. During this type of
treatment, the individual is barred from smoking, but given appropriate
doses of nicotine to avoid unpleasant consequences. This keeps his state
of mind in proper shape and gradually, the dosage of nicotine is reduced.
The
other stop smoking products are gums and patches. As for the gum, the
formula applied is the same. Nicotine is laced with chewing gum. The
efforts to quit smoking are as old as smoking. The FDA approved gum was
developed in the year 1984. But even the FDA approval could not prove
the final merit of the gum.
Many people became addicted to it. Though, in the initial phase of the
introduction of the drug on the commercial scale, it was appreciated.
Then nasal sprays, inhalers and what are known as transdermal skin patch
took the market by storm. The uses of the patches were greatly
satisfying.
To bid adieu to smoking, patch or no patch, gum or no
gum, is the ultimate that you can achieve in this area of addiction.
Kicking up the smoking addiction may become secondary if your main
resolution is in tact. Come to the non-smoker's paradise. You will
understand the difference, what it was to remain a smoker, when you find
deeply addicted people moving around you.
Once you quit smoking you should not fall into a false sense of security,
thinking that you are the winner. Join the non-smoker's group and keep
away from smokers. There is nothing discourteous about it. After all, it
is your life. If you are in the company of people who are in search of
quit smoking process, your confidence will grow.
Laser treatment,
and acupuncture treatment are the other procedures that help you in your
sincere efforts to stop smoking.
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