Twenty years later, today, I regret that first puff & the one's that followed one after the other. At first, it was just an in-style thing, then slowly it became a habit & now I can't live without it, nor can I live with it. I am suffering from a disease that has been awarded to me for my contribution in smoking- LUNG CANCER."
This is just one of the cases, there are thousands of others out there, wanting to quit smoking, but now its too late for them.....
You cannot travel back in time to correct the mistakes done in past. So act now, QUIT SMOKING.
Smoking kills more than 1,500,000 people every year. These not only include the poor, but also the wealthy, not only middle-aged but also youngsters.
Yet another & most harmful effect of smoking is smoking in public. Smoking in public not only affects the one who is smoking, but also those around him.
Smoking is a waste of money, time & your health. People waste thousands of dollars on cigarettes each year. If collected, this money can be used for some good cause or may be in times of need.
Some people smoke for the fun part of it, some because now they have become addicted & some because they feel that it is a stress-buster. But they all forget that they are ruining their health. Smoking does no good than bad. SMOKING KILLS. It acts like slow poison, which in turn takes its toll.
It is rightly said ‘Ignorance is harmful.’ People tend to ignore the warning printed on the cigarette boxes that says ‘ SMOKING IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH.’ They realize it when nothing can be done. The early you realize it the more you increase your chances to live a couple of more years. It is said that a cigarette reduces your life by 3 minutes. Why to reduce something which itself is very short. Live life to its fullest, act wisely. STOP SMOKING.
Some tips for quit smoking:
- Keep away from cigarettes and ashtrays.
- Tell all your friends about your decision of quitting smoking.
- When feeling like having a puff involve yourself in some other activity.
- Don’t drink alcohol, coffee etc instead drink fresh fruit juices.
It is not easy to quit smoking, especially for chain smokers. It takes a lot of determination & time to stop smoking. Hence DETERMINATION is the keyword guided by SELF-CONTROL.
There are certain methods by which one can quit smoking. These include:
- Quit smoking using Nicotine Replacement Therapy
- Quit smoking using Group Therapy
- Quit smoking using Acupuncture
- Quit smoking using Hypnotherapy