Smoking…Too Addicted to Quit?

Things people would normally never dream of ingesting are pumped into the lungs and bloodstream every time a cigarette is lit—chemicals like Butane, Carbon Monoxide, DDT (insecticide), Lead, even Polonium-210 (radioactive fallout), just to name a few. You know it’s bad for you…so why is it so hard to quit?

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IT’S IMPORTANT TO GET EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, TOO

People who have quit smoking successfully will tell you that getting support from others helps tremendously, and the CDC notes that “success rates for quitting increase when evidence-based interventions such as health provider reminder systems, pharmacologic or behavioral cessation therapies, and telephone counseling (quit lines) are employed.”
So make sure you take advantage of support groups in your battle to stop smoking, but no matter how you’re trying to quit, SMOKE DETER can help control those difficult symptoms, and our homeopathic formula is safe to use without worrying about drowsiness or other side effects.

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EFFECTS OF SMOKING

THIS CAN HAPPEN TO YOU IF YOU ARE SMOKING

Overwhelming medical and scientific research concludes that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema and other serious diseases in smokers. Smokers are far more likely to develop serious diseases, like lung cancer, than nonsmokers. There is no "safe" cigarette.

Smokers who have heart failure can automatically eliminate a major source of stress on their heart by quitting. Each puff of nicotine temporarily increases heart rate and blood pressure, even as less oxygen-rich blood circulates through the body. Smoking also leads to clumping or stickiness in the blood vessels feeding the heart. People who quit smoking are more likely to have their heart failure symptoms improve.

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Smoking and Quitting Smoking

What is addictive disease and why is smoking considered an addictive disease?

The term addictive disease or addiction describes a persistent habit that is harmful to the person. Thus, addiction is a chronic (long duration) disease with reliance on the substance causing the addiction. The addictive substance also causes the accompanying deterioration of a person's physical and psychological health.

Psychologically, an individual's behavior pattern establishes how the addictive substance is used. One type of behavior is compulsive behavior, which is an overwhelming and irresistible interest in use of the substance. For example, the compulsive addict makes sure that the substance is always available. Another type of behavior is habitual behavior, which is using the substance regularly or occasionally for the desirable effects. Physically, continuous use of the substance leads to dependence on the drug by the body. This dependence means that when the drug is discontinued, symptoms of withdrawal or distress occur.

Nicotine is the component of cigarettes that addicts. Almost immediately upon inhalation, the body responds to the nicotine. An individual feels relaxed, calmer, and happier than before the inhalation. These pleasant feelings reflect the physical side of addiction; but then, doing without cigarettes causes craving for more cigarettes, irritability, impatience, anxiety, and other unpleasant symptoms. Indeed, these symptoms are the symptoms of withdrawal from cigarettes. What's more, over time, more and more nicotine is desired to produce the favorable effects and to avoid the symptoms of withdrawal.

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I'll quit in a year or two when I'm ready.

A lot of people put off quitting smoking, thinking that they'll do it when the time is right. Only 5% of teens think they will still be smoking in 5 years. Actually, about 75% of them are still smoking more than five years later. If you smoke, it will never seem like the right time to quit and quitting will never be easy. The longer you smoke, the harder it will be to stop and the more damage you will do to your body. Here are some reasons to quit sooner rather than later:

1. Most teens would rather date a non-smoker.

2. You'll save money if you quit smoking. A pack of cigarettes costs about $5.00. Even if you only smoke a couple packs a week, you're spending about $40 per month and $480 per year on smoking. Think of all the other things you could use that money for.

3. You only have one pair of lungs. Any damage you do to them now will be with you for the rest of your life.

4. The longer you smoke, the better your chances are of dying from it. One out of 3 smokers die from smoking and many more become very sick. Think about your friends who smoke. 1/3 of them will die from smoking if none of you quit.

I think smoking can have serious effects on our life. The longer you smoke, the more damage you do to your body and your health. Most people who begin smoking as teens say that they wish they had never started. The decision to start or continue smoking is all up to you and no one can make you stop, but you should think really hard about whether it is the best thing for your body and your life.

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Japanese public smoking cartoons... with a message

It seems that smokers here are not necessarily fully responsible for starting their smoking habit.

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Smoking in Malaysia

I was very pleased quite a few years back when the government banned smoking in public places. It does not extend to bars, cafes and open areas but it does include all hospitals/clinics, public lifts and toilets, air-conditioned restaurants, public transport, government premises, educational institutions, petrol stations, internet cafes and shopping complexes. However due to poor enforcement, smoking seems to be invading our Malaysian society again.


When you go and enjoy an expensive meal at a restaurant, you do not wish to smell secondary smoke as a side dish. However not many restaurants enforce a totally non-smoking zone but rather succumb to their customers wishes and divide up the restaurant for smokers and non-smokers. However with the poor ventilation in most restaurants, you cant help breathing in the smoke especially in Chinese restaurants.


When I was at Hotel Armada for their buffet, it was disappointing to see smokers actually demanding for ash trays like it came with the buffet. The typical Malaysian smoker seems to find great joy in just puffing the smoke into the air in a nonchalant way. I see them blowing right into their friends faces and if it was me, I would immediately put out the cigarette for him. It doesnt seem courteous to be the only smoker in a group of 10 people.


It is especially excruciating when you find smokers even in hair salons. Just imagine going in for a RM200 hair job and coming out smelling like an exhaust pipe! I have told off salon stylists if they are the ones doing the smoking as I am not paying for smoky hair, mind u!! Nowadays I will avoid hair salons that endorses smoking in their establishments. Lets put it this way- cigarette smoke is like durian smell...it stays with you period!


I do pray for the day when anti-smoking enforcement will be strictly enforced. I would support issuing a huge summons/fine to those establishments which condone smoking and closing them down if they persist. I have nothing against people who smoke but please be courteous to the next person and leave your smoke in your own lungs, please!

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Chewing tobacco

In this powerful section, Mr. Reynolds shows the three anti-tobacco overheads below. The before-and-after photos of Sean Marsee are especially powerful and moving to student audiences watching the video. In this section, Mr. Reynolds tells Sean's story, from the time when he was a popular high school athlete, to discovering his cancer, through the three operations which followed, each removing more of his tongue, nose, jaw and neck muscles. He concludes, "Sean died at age 19 from chewing tobacco -- disfigured, sad and in terrible, unspeakable pain." Telling this heartbreaking story is one of the most memorable parts of the video, and it consistently captivates high school and middle school audiences. Several health teachers have commented that Sean's story has had a strong and lasting impact on their students.











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