Who Said Quitting Smoking Is Hard? Try to Follow These Tips!

JAKARTA – Smokecause disease and disability and harm almost every organ of the body. For every person who dies from smoking, at least 30 people live with serious smoking-related illnesses. Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung disease, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

Smoking also increases the risk of tuberculosis, certain eye diseases, and immune system problems, including rheumatoid arthritis. Secondhand smoke exposure accounts for about 41,000 deaths among nonsmoking adults and 400 deaths in infants each year. Passive smoking causes stroke, lung cancer, and coronary heart disease in adults.

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Children exposed to secondhand smoke have an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome, acute respiratory tract infections, middle ear disease, more severe asthma, respiratory symptoms, and slowed lung growth. Quitting smoking is one of the most important steps you can take to improve your health. It doesn’t matter how old or how long you have been smoking.

Many people who smoke become addicted to nicotine, a drug found naturally in tobacco. This can make it difficult for you to quit smoking. But the good news is there are proven ways to help you quit. Here are effective ways to help quit smoking, as reported by the Mayo Clinic, Saturday (28/11).

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1. Nicotine replacement therapy

Ask your doctor about nicotine replacement therapy. Options include prescription nicotine in nasal sprays or inhalers, nicotine patches, chewing gum, and over-the-counter lozenges and prescription non-nicotine smoking cessants such as bupropion (Zyban) and varenicline (Chantix).

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