A new hope with amazing results
Did you know every 8 seconds, a person dies of a tobacco-related disease?
Cigarette smoking is one of the most preventable causes of morbidity.
The habit has been associated with respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, gastric ulceration and much more. In fact, it has also been associated with early menopause because of its anti-estrogen effect.
The concept has been extensively defined as validated sustained abstinence from cigarettes and/or other tobacco products for at least 6 months, but preferably for a year.
One of the most important considerations in the smoking cessation program is its cost-effectiveness which is any day a better option than the potentially life-saving interventions.
The main thing to blame here is nicotine, the major drug that forms tobacco. Human brain gets too quickly adopted to addiction, specially with nicotine. “I need a cigarette” cycle will stuck to your brain and unless you take proper therapy or supervised medication, the habit continues to retain.
We know your queries
Everyone is different but when it comes to cessing smoking, there is a basic question everyone will have initially – ‘how difficult it would be to quit’? This depends on-
In the United States, most people are addicted to nicotine (a naturally occurring drug in tobacco) than any other substance. Sadly, research shows, nicotine may be as addictive as cocaine, heroin or alcohol. The common withdrawal symptoms can be anything from feeling irritable, angry, or anxious, troublesome thinking, excess craving for products, more hungry than ever.
You body will start recovering within minutes as you stop smoking cigarette. Study shows there will be recovery starting from –
| Time (after quitting) | Effect |
| 20 minutes | Blood pressure and heart rate drops |
| 12 hours | Carbon monoxide level in body drops |
| 2 weeks to 3 months | Circulation improves and your lung function increases |
| 1 to 9 months | Coughing and shortness of breath decline. Cilia in lungs starts working |
| 1 year | Heart attack risk and coronary heart disease drops dramatically |
| 5 years | Risk of cervical cancer is almost that of a non-smoker |
| 10 years | Risk of larynx and pancreas decreases |
| 15 years | Risk of coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker’s |
Immediate noticeable benefits of quitting tobacco –
