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How to quit smoking FOR GOOD ?

In this episode, tips to quit smoking FOREVER. Most long-term smokers want to quit but it is extremely difficult due to the addiction having multiple components: physical, psychological, and social. Understanding these components needs to be a first step towards overcoming them. Breaking some habits while fighting cravings may be one of the hardest things you can do, but well worth the health benefits. Smoking is a gamble with your healthy years of life. It significantly increases the risk of lung, heart, and vascular diseases while reducing your chances of leading a healthy life. To quit smoking permanently, you need to deconstruct and address each component of the addiction as it relates to your own situation. Physically (06:40), nicotine is a very addictive substance. It changes brain chemistry, leading to cravings and withdrawal symptoms like irritability, anxiety, and agitation. To combat this (10:34), it's crucial to understand your smoking habits. Journaling your daily cigarette consumption and noting the time of the day you smoke can help gauge the level of addiction in your case (to know where you are starting from). Setting a quit date in the future and then working up to that date to gradually reduce the frequency and quantity of smoking can readjust the brain's chemistry back to normal. It can be helpful to see a smoking cessation specialist to consider Nicotine Replacement Therapy (e.g. nicotine patches, gum, lozenges or inhalators) or medications like bupropion, varenicline or cytisine if you need extra help in dealing with smoking cravings. Psychological addiction is a huge component of smoking (22:09). Smoking often becomes a ritual associated with specific activities (such as drinking coffee, driving) or emotions (smoking to combat anxiety or stress). Journaling can sometimes help you identify these associations, to enable you to gradually break unhealthy habits over time. Sometimes, being ill or hospitalized, travelling and becoming absorbed by other major life events (such as the birth of a child) can inadvertently break these patterns, providing an opportunity to quit. Social factors can also make quitting a challenge (27:09). Not joining friends for smoking breaks at work or social events can create a fear of missing out (FOMO) or feeling excluded. If this is hard to avoid, you could just join your friends but not smoke, even if it may be hard. Knowing that you may occasionally be slightly mocked or teased, and reacting in a neutral, non-defensive way, can make your friends accept and eventually support your decision to quit. Over time, others may even come to respect your decision and seek your advice. #quitsmoking #stopsmoking #forever 🎵 Listen to the podcast by searching "Top Lung Health" on your favorite podcast player or by going directly to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6VMTxUl... 🔗 Visit my website: https://www.toplunghealth.com/ You can support my work on this channel by using YouTube Super Thanks (using the icon below the video) or "buying a coffee" ☕ here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scstanel #toplunghealth ======= Disclaimers: ------------- For all viewers/listeners: The information presented here or in other videos and posts on this channel is not medical advice. These materials reflect general medical knowledge which may not apply to your individual case. If you have health concerns, please see your own doctor or other healthcare provider without delay. For medical professionals: You must use your professional judgement when treating your patients. The information presented in this and other videos/posts on this channel is for general medical education only. It may not apply to all patients or clinical scenarios. =======