Medication That Can Help You to Stop Smoking
Quitting smoking now is probably the best thing you
could ever do for yourself with respect to your health. And since your
health pretty much will determine the quality of life you will have,
it?s not a reach to say quitting smoking immediately is one of the best
things you could do for yourself period. In other words, if you had a
choice between a big promotion or a guaranteed way to quit smoking, it
would be far wiser to choose quitting smoking.
Unfortunately, there are of course no guarantees in quitting
smoking but there are a lot of stop smoking programs to help. However, it isn?t a
joke when people say that nicotine is the most addictive substance known
to man; it is. With this in mind, its easy to see why even the best stop
smoking programs have high failure rates. If you?re like me and you?ve
ever been addicted to nicotine, you understand. If you?re reading this,
I?m guessing that you are presently addicted and know what I?m talking
about.
You shouldn?t be discouraged by the statistics, however.
Quitting smoking is definitely possible, and can be made a lot easier
with the right stop smoking program and a positive mental attitude about
it. Today the most effective commonly used stop smoking program involves
the use of a prescription drug called Zyban. Zyban, which was originally
intended as an anti-depressant, has been proven to lower nicotine
cravings considerably, and has a significantly better success rate than
traditional nicotine replacement therapies. For example, the studies
I?ve seen show that people who used Zyban alone had a 30% success rate
after a year, compared to 15% amongst those that just used nicotine
replacement. Combining the two together in a stop smoking program
improves these percentages even more.
Without any kind of stop smoking program, the success rates after a year are
only around 5%, so while the above percentages may seem low they are a huge improvement
over the ?cold turkey? style. I personally didn?t use Zyban when I quit
smoking, only because it wasn?t available then. I used the gum, and
although I failed several times (three I think) I eventually got it right.
You can expect failure if you want to quit smoking, but
don?t let it get you down. You probably at least made some progress, and
if you keep trying you?ll eventually get it. It isn?t a question of
willpower or toughness, and there?s no reason to torture yourself with
nicotine withdrawal if you are thinking about quitting; be smart and
look into some stop smoking programs.