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“A stitch in time, saves nine,”--what are
those nine savings I do not know. But, I know one thing for certain that
right things done at the right time, save you lots of trouble. Any
problem of the human beings needs to be treated at three levels.
Physical level, mental level and intellectual level. Intelligent
counseling targets the intellectual levels of an individual. If done at
the appropriate time, it will give results. Anti smoking counseling, is
one of the surest medical services, that has capacity to chisel a new
man, out of the nicotine addict.
The preventive
methods, unfortunately do not reach the entire targeted audience Which
means, the profit rate of counseling is as not much as it is expected to
be. "These gaps in care should be closed for the benefit of everyone,"
said Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, which sponsored the study. The study is published in the
July issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
When
you are stressed in life,cigarettes pose as if they are your friends.
But are they really? Are they capable of de -stressing you permanently?
The answer is in the negative. Nicotine addiction temporarily sedates
you. Stress pounces on you with vendetta again. The funniest part of the
smoking process, is that even when you smoke, you know that you are not
happy to smoke.
Openly declare your intention to quit smoking
with your close friends, both smokers and non-smokers,and your family
members. You are sure get support from your family members.
The gentlemen smoker friends will stop offering you the
cigarettes. If you drink alcohol, try to give it up. At times, it may be
counter productive. It may weaken your resolve to quit smoking. The
carvings for the cigarette intensify. But this is one of those
situations which you have to undergo and sort out with resolute will
power.
In the process to quit smoking, do not hesitate to make
your best smoker friends, your temporary best enemies. You are
undergoing one of the crisis period in your life. Some of them will
understand, as not all of them are happy smokers. They too wish to give
up, but they do not know, how to give it up. If you are successful, you
will have to do the act of counseling to many many others.
Addiction to tobacco has assumed alarming propositions today in
the world. So health advice, and anti smoking counseling are the items
of priority, before any health authority.
The need to give
anti-tobacco advise at the formative stage of life of the younger
generation is bound to give highly beneficial results.
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