Time to stop the devil

Are you a smoker? Yes. Chances are you must have heard infinte times that you need to stop smoking else you will develop lung cancer. Many would have ignored it or tried to stop but failed.

Why is it that people get addicted to smoking? why is smoking harmful? Is lung cancer the only disease caused by smoking? How do I quit smoking?

Well Ignorance is not always a bliss.

What makes people addicted to smoking?

Cigarette smoke contains various chemicals. One of the many chemicals is NICOTINE. Nicitine is the one responsible for addiction. Nicotine is released from cigarette during smoking. It is absorbed into the blood within half an hour. It then reaches the brain where it stimulates an area in the brain responsible for happiness. The feeling is same as getting a million dollar lottery! It is because of this pleasurable feeling people want to smoke again and again.

What are the harmful chemicals in smoking?

There are over 3000 chemicals in cigarette smoke. Of these around 40 are cancer causing chemicals. Some of the harmful chemicals are listed below (courtesy: www.medical daily.com). The most harmful ones include tar, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, ammonia, arsenic, nicotine and DDT.

Most of these chemicals ones inhaled produce reactive oxygen radicals. These radicals cause damage to our body cells and deleterious effects.

What are the diseases caused by smoking?

Lung cancer is one of the many diseases caused by smoking. The never ending list includes the following (Courtesy: www.getrealfit.com)

So you can imagine the good you will do to your body by stoping to smoke!

How do i quit smoking?

Determination! Determination! and Determination.

No therapy will be successful without your strong efforts to quit.

Apart from this there is Nicotine replacement therapy in form of gums/patch and drugs available. Contact your doctor for more information.

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