Everyone knows that smoking has a negative effect on the human body. However, not everyone is able to fully realize the harm to he alth that nicotine and its derivatives carry. The composition of the mixture that a smoker inhales into his lungs will impress anyone. Cigarette smoke contains nicotine and ammonia, hydrogen sulfide and nitrogen, carbon monoxide and benzopyrene, as well as some types of essential oils. This deadly cocktail not only poisons the body of the smoker himself. It causes great harm to those people who are nearby.
The effect of tobacco smoke on the human body
First of all, smoking causes irreparable harm to the respiratory system. The composition of cigarette smoke contains almost fifty different toxic elements and their compounds. These substances irritate the mucous membranes of the trachea and bronchi, nasopharynx and larynx.
Tobacco smoke also negatively affects the nervous system. Nicotine promotes arousal. That is why novice smokersquick-tempered, their sleep is disturbed. Gradually, nervousness is replaced by indifference even to what previously aroused great interest. This is due to atherosclerosis of the vessels, which provokes tobacco smoke. This pathology significantly impairs the blood supply to the brain and contributes to the loss of vascular elasticity. As a result, sudden changes in blood pressure and, as a result, hemorrhage in the brain are possible.
Chemical compounds that make up cigarette smoke inhibit the secretory and contractile function of the intestines and stomach. It is not surprising that a person who starts the morning of a new day with a smoked cigarette has a poor appetite. As a result of the occurrence of pathological processes, gastritis develops. Ulcers are more likely to appear in various parts of the digestive system.
Smoking has a negative effect on the condition of the teeth. From nicotine intoxication, the gums become loose and begin to bleed. Tooth enamel is damaged. At the same time, it is covered with a yellow or black coating. Teeth begin to loosen and may fall out spontaneously.
Suffers from smokers and reproductive function. In many cases, tobacco is the main cause of infertility.
Even small doses of nicotine can cause angina and tachycardia. Smokers tend to suffer from high blood pressure, which depresses the cardiovascular system. High doses of nicotine cause dizziness and lower blood pressure dramatically, causing unconsciousness.
Ways to get rid of a bad habit
Quitting smoking is a very responsible and difficult decision. Quitting a cigarette is not easy. It is especially difficult for experienced smokers. The situation is greatly complicated by the existing psychological dependence on addiction. Giving up a cigarette is often accompanied by nervous breakdowns, up to the onset of complete apathy.
In this difficult fight against nicotine, all available anti-smoking products will do. There are a huge number of them. You just need to choose the right one for yourself, and everyone will be able to give up cigarettes.
Doctor help
Official medicine considers smoking to be a disease that is caused by dependence on any substances. That is why this pathology needs qualified treatment. The specialist is able to choose the most effective method for quitting smoking for the patient. At the same time, he will recommend drugs that will correspond to the chosen course of treatment. In addition to medications, the doctor will definitely select antidepressants and vitamins. These drugs will ease the emotional state of a person.
Smoking pills
The action of drugs that help in the fight against nicotine addiction is based on the principle of substitution. These smoking cessation products, taken regularly, greatly facilitate the transition to a he althy lifestyle. With their use, the process of nicotine withdrawal is possible without signs of neurological and vegetative-somatic disorders.
Smoking pills arethe most effective means of replacing the effects of tobacco smoke on the body. These include drugs such as Zyban, Tabex, and Bullfighting Plus. These smoking cessation pills have been used very effectively by many ex-smokers.
Tabex has a mechanism of action that is somewhat similar to the effects of nicotine on the body. However, this anti-smoking drug contains the active substance cytisine, which has a significant therapeutic effect.
Zyban tablets have an antidepressant effect. They contain bupropion hydrochloride, which helps to eliminate nicotine addiction.
Corrida Plus is a natural product. It contains active substances derived from medicinal Chinese herbs.
Patch
Each of the smokers wants to get rid of a bad habit with the help of such means that would eliminate the negative symptoms that occur during this period. To alleviate the condition will help nicotine patches that can deceive the body. The only, but at the same time mandatory requirement at the time when such an anti-smoking agent is used is a categorical refusal of cigarettes.
Nicotine patches are glued to the skin only once a day. This very effective remedy for smoking has a certain dosage. It depends on the number of cigarettes smoked per day. When choosing a dosesmoking experience is also an important factor.
Patches "Nikoderm" and "Nicotrall" are used according to certain schemes. So, if a person previously smoked up to twenty cigarettes a day, then the dosage of this remedy will be:
- 21mg per day - first month;
- 14 mg per day - next 2 weeks;
- 7 mg per day - the next 2 weeks.
Nicotine patches are a very popular remedy for smoking. Patient reviews indicate positive aspects in therapy with these drugs, regarding the absence of the need to adhere to a strict schedule. In addition, the smoker does not experience the feeling of treatment and any coercion.
Nasal spray
Nasal aerosols are able to increase the level of nicotine in the body for a short period of time. This is a very effective replacement therapy during the period of quitting cigarettes. The drug quickly enters the body through the nasal mucosa. A person has a feeling of entering the usual dose of nicotine for him. This spray should be used for six months, gradually reducing the number of injections.
Inhalers
These smoking cessation products are a special mouthpiece used in conjunction with a replaceable capsule. Outwardly, such an inhaler looks like a regular cigarette. It is a very effective smoking cessation agent. Reviews of experts confirm its significant therapeutic effect. Patients using an inhaler claim to experience the same sensations as during the normal smoking process. retractable throughmouthpiece air contains some nicotine, but it does not contain chemical by-products.
The fact that the inhaler is an effective remedy for smoking has been proven by studies. As a result of the use of such a "cigarette", twice as many patients achieved positive results than using other methods.
Advice from folk healers
For a long time, anti-smoking products have been prepared from components offered by nature itself. One of these drugs is a decoction made from oats. Such a folk remedy for smoking is prepared in two stages. At the first of them, they take ground oat grains in the amount of one tablespoon (with top) and pour 500 g of warm boiled water over them. After that, the mixture should be infused for twelve hours. The resulting mass is brought to a boil and kept on low heat for no more than ten to fifteen minutes. Drink oatmeal anti-smoking instead of coffee or tea.
A decoction is considered just as effective, in which crushed grains of rye, barley and millet are added to oats. This drug is prepared similarly to the previous one, only water is added at least 1 liter. Take this decoction three to six times a day, half a glass, thirty minutes before meals.
Effective folk remedy for smoking - marsh calamus. After chewing on a fresh or dry root of a plant, a person gets rid of the desire to pick up a cigarette. When you try to smoke, there is a gag reflex. As a result, a person develops a persistent aversion to cigarettes. As an additional measureit is recommended to rinse the mouth with a decoction prepared from peppermint, mixed with calamus rhizomes. For the potion, you need a tablespoon of both medicinal herbs and one glass of boiling water. The decoction is used as a gargle in case of cigarette cravings.
Anti-nicotine tea will help you quit smoking. To prepare this drink, you need to take 10 g:
- medicinal valerian;
- crushed chicory;
- nettle leaves;
- fragrant rue;
- mint.
Raw materials are poured into 400 g of boiling water and infused for one hour. You should drink the product two to three times a day, adding a little lemon juice and honey to it.
Herbs instead of tobacco
The best smoking cessation products are celebrated by people from generation to generation. Many consider them the most useful and effective. Among such folk ways is smoking various herbs instead of regular cigarettes. For this, sage and calamus, tansy and horsetail, St. John's wort and Bogorodsk grass are suitable. You can also use eucalyptus or yarrow leaves. Instead of regular tobacco, they smoke the dried and ground soft part taken from the shell of the coconut nut.
Making an herbal cigarette is pretty easy. To do this, it is enough to remove tobacco from an ordinary cigarette and fill the vacated part with a medicinal plant. Smoking with the use of nettle or thyme, strawberry or raspberry leaves, eucalyptus or juniper helps to cleanse the bronchi and lungs from mucus accumulated in them.
Cigarette aversions
There are old folkways to help even the heaviest smokers quit smoking. Here are some of them:
- The core of a garlic head is inserted into a regular cigarette. An unpleasant specific taste will certainly cause disgust when smoking.
- Tobacco mixed with ground cancer shell is put into a cigarette. This will prevent any person from taking another puff.
- Feeling unwell and an acute attack of nausea is caused by the ash obtained from the burning of a bird's feather, which is added to tobacco. Severe cough and headache are provided by smoking a cigarette containing some baking soda.
- A cigarette that is soaked in milk and then dried has a disgusting taste. Not everyone can smoke it to the end.
- Strong aversion to tobacco is caused by cigarettes lying near blue vitriol. They will absorb the smell of this substance and will not allow you to enjoy smoking.
Using special cigarettes
Recently, a new method of quitting smoking, invented by Russian scientist Vyacheslav Zakharov, Candidate of Medical Sciences, is gaining more and more popularity. It is based on the use of special cigarettes according to a specific pattern. It takes four days to quit smoking using this method.
Scientists have found that the craving for a regular cigarette is formed by the fillers and flavors present in its composition. Zakharov invented a tobacco blend that differs little from the usual, but at the same time does nothas a familiar taste. Not getting pleasure from smoking, a person easily parted with such a useless activity. To properly organize the withdrawal process, the scientist wrote a book containing detailed instructions on how to use his cigarettes.
Zakharov's anti-smoking products were approved in Brussels in 1998. At the World Exhibition of Inventions, cigarettes with the name "Chance" won a gold medal. The invention received recognition in Moscow (in 2001 and 2002), as well as in Paris and Geneva (in 2004). It was celebrated again in Paris in 2006
Electronic cigarettes
This is another modern means of getting rid of nicotine addiction. The advantage of an electronic cigarette is that it can be used anywhere and there is no need to buy tobacco products. Concerning the ability of this device to eliminate nicotine addiction, there are opposing opinions. The use of an electronic cigarette does not cause a negative attitude of others, as it does not emit toxic substances and resins. But at the same time, harmful substances such as diethylene glycol and nitrosamine enter the lungs of a smoker.
To obtain the desired effect, an electronic cigarette must be used strictly according to a certain scheme. In the process of quitting tobacco, a gradual transition to cartridges containing a small amount of nicotine should be made. Only in this case the desired result will be obtained.
Nicotine products
There are also oraldrugs designed to combat nicotine addiction. It's smoking gum and lollipops. They contain small doses of nicotine. That is why these funds are a kind of replacement for a cigarette.
Smoking lozenges and chewing gum are used at the moment when there is a craving for smoking. These funds will supply the body with nicotine, which, acting on the nerve centers of the brain, will create the effect of "nicotine well-being".
Sure, quitting smoking is hard. Significant assistance in this will be provided by various aids and the sincere desire of the person himself.
