I am going to be very honest with you right upfront. Getting rid of your smoking habit will not be easy. I am sure you know that by now, because maybe you have tried before.
I smoked cigarettes and cigars for 29 years. I can tell you by personal experience as a smoker and by working with drug addicts in a rehab center for a year, that nicotine is one of the most addictive drugs on earth.
Compared to antisocial drugs, cigarette smokers do not smoke for the effects of nicotine on the nervous system or to get high, they just smoke to satisfy the addiction. It is hard to quit smoking when you associate smoking with relaxation. Compared to drugs like cocaine or heroin, nicotine addiction is not progressive, meaning that you do not need to increase your nicotine intake in order to get the "benefits" of nicotine in your systems, so you do not develop "tolerance" to nicotine. According to the FDA, "tolerance" is defined as the need to smoke larger quantities in order to get the same effect. Only less than 20% of smokers develop some kind of nicotine tolerance.
I worked as a volunteer in a rehab center, helping addicts to quit their habits. One curious fact is that about 99% of addicts smoke cigarettes, and during rehab some will smoke up to 3 times more than usual. This is accepted in most rehab centers, due to the fact that cigarettes 'help" addict to get rid of the antisocial addiction. Since smoking is socially accepted and is not a mood altering drug, it is accepted. I saw addicts who, after years of quitting smoking, start to smoke again during their rehab treatments. And none of them asked for quit smoking help.
Antisocial drugs creates a bio-chemical reaction in the brain that produces the "high". Nicotine does not produce a brain high. That is a good news for smokers.
As a nicotine addict, you are not chained to the physical and physiological devastation produced by the antisocial drugs.
Another good news is that when you quit you will not feel the withdrawal symptoms associated to other drugs. Compared to antisocial drugs, nicotine withdrawal symptoms will be mild. When I quit smoking, I suffered from mild headaches, joint discomfort and mild flu like symptoms for a month or so. The sides effects will vary from smoker to smoker. Compared to crack cocaine, heroin and even alcohol withdrawal symptoms, the ones you may experience after quitting smoking will look as a walk on the park.
On the other hand, only hours after you quit smoking you will start to feel the benefits. You will start to breath better, your smell and taste senses will slowly return to normal and you will not smell like an ashtray.
I can tell you, you can kick the smoking habit for good and start living a healthier and active lifestyle. There are various products on the market to help you quit. I strongly recommend you consider all alternatives available that will support your decision to quit smoking once and for all.
I guarantee you that you will not regret you did.
After 29 years of cigarette and cigar smoking, Shawn Jimz finally quit the habit.
Today, 4 years later, Shawn is living a healthy and active lifestyle and shares information, experiences, facts, motivation and products reviews that will help you with your decision to quit smoking easier.
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