Quit Smoking - How to stop smoking!
Nicotine as we all know, is highly addictive. Once smokers become hooked on it, they must get their fix of it regularly, sometimes several dozen times a day. Cigarette smoke contains 43 known carcinogens, which means that long-term smoking can amount to a death sentence. In the U.S. alone, 460,000 Americans die every year from tobacco-related illnesses. These include heart and circulation problems as well as a myriad of cancer related illnesses. The World Health Organisation has recently unanimously passed a resolution to ban cigarette advertising in order to try and curb the detrimental effects of smoking. Some countries require that cigarette packs carry photographs of the medical conditions generated by smoking. The USA requires a warning stipulated by the US surgeon general.
 
Breaking the nicotine addiction is a particularly onerous task. The tobbaco companies are aware that cigarettes are a nicotine dispensing mechanism and sophisticated technology goes into each cigarette to get the smoker his daily fix. Each year, nearly 40 million people make a concerted effort to quit smoking. Historically, less than 7 percent succeed in abstaining for more than a year. In most cases smokers start smoking all over again within days. With this comes a huge sense of failure and a loss of self respect.
There are dozens of ways of stopping smoking. They range from pure will power to various aids. These aids include patches, reduced nicotine cigarettes, chewing gum, lozenges, homeopathic ante-smoking remedies, alternative tobbacos, acupuncture, hypnosis, voodoo, indoctrination, magic, witchcraft and prescription drugs.
Bupropion (Zyban) is a medicine that is now licensed in many countries to help stop smoking. Evidence is starting show that Zyban is an effective aid to quitting smoking. There is no best buy for smokers who are trying to kick their habit. The weight of evidence suggests that smokers should set a date to stop, then do their best to quit completely from then on. This is a difficult strategy to adhere to, and additional treatments such as those outlined above provide support.
One of the more effective ways is to use the prescription drug Zyban. More information about Zyban can be seen here.
Nicotine replacement treatment in the form of gum, skin patches or nasal spray help some people to quit successfully. The reputable brands include Habitrol, Nicoderm CQ, Nicorette, and Commit. There is more information and you can buy these products at 1-800-Patches.
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