| Do you find it hard to quit smoking even though you're | | | | Are you one of the many who have tried hard to quit |
| aware of the dangers to your health? | | | | on a number of occasions, but have given up after a |
| There must be very few people who have not heard | | | | while because you found it too much of a strain to |
| of the serious health problems that smoking can lead | | | | continue? |
| to. There have been so many reports over the years, | | | | Why is smoking so difficult to quit, especially if you |
| from responsible medical bodies confirming the | | | | have been smoking for many years? |
| dangers of cigarette smoking. It's information almost | | | | The answer to this is because nicotine is extremely |
| everyone must have heard about. | | | | habit-forming and addictive. Nicotine has a stimulating |
| As far back as 1964, President John F. Kennedy | | | | effect. People who face stressful situations frequently |
| instructed the Surgeon General, Dr. Luther Terry, to | | | | find that by lighting up a cigarette it has an immediate |
| conduct an investigation into the health dangers | | | | calming effect. |
| associated with smoking. As a result of the findings of | | | | But at what cost? They ignore the damaging effects |
| the commission, Dr. Terry was so convinced that | | | | that are bound to arise. |
| cigarette smoking posed real dangers to the health of | | | | It is probably fair to say that there are two main |
| the nation, he began a vigorous anti-smoking campaign | | | | categories of smokers. |
| to stop the advertising of cigarettes. | | | | 1. Those who are well aware of the dangers of the |
| Dr. Terry's determination to stop cigarette smoking, | | | | dangers, but decide, for various reasons, to ignore |
| that continued for many years, finally resulted in a bill | | | | them completely |
| passed being by congress. Against a great deal of | | | | 2. Those who are well aware of the problem they are |
| opposition from the giant American cigarette | | | | creating for themselves - and for others - but are |
| companies, the bill forced all cigarette companies to | | | | powerless to stop. Is this because of lack of sufficient |
| comply with a law forcing them to print a distinct | | | | will power? |
| message on the cigarette packaging, advising smokers | | | | The argument about will power is a controversial one. |
| that, according to the Surgeon General, smoking was | | | | It is easy to dismiss the inability of some smokers to |
| injurious to their health. | | | | give up smoking as being due to lack of character. |
| Since then there have been many objective reports | | | | This is may be not so. Nicotine is such a powerful drug, |
| from prestigious organizations, confirming the | | | | smoking is a very difficult habit to break. |
| indisputable fact that smoking can result in a number of | | | | A factor that must be taken into account is that |
| health problems. | | | | nicotine - just like alcohol - affects different people in |
| As recently as 2002, the World Health Organization | | | | different ways. |
| issued a detailed report about the dangers of smoking | | | | Some people find it very easy to "kick the habit" of |
| and quoted statistics confirming the health problems | | | | smoking. They consider it is due to their greater |
| that could result from smoking. A report from an | | | | strength of will. They feel superior to people who find |
| organization like this should have been sufficient to | | | | they are unable to quit. |
| dissuade people, who had never smoked before, from | | | | This may be an unfair assessment of the situation. |
| ever starting, and persuade those who were | | | | Some heavy smokers find it very much more difficult |
| compulsive smokers, to stop. | | | | to stop smoking than others, for reasons that have |
| The World Health Organization reported that in that | | | | very little to do with willpower. The fact that they find it |
| year, in developed countries, no less than 26% of the | | | | so difficult to break the habit may not be due to any |
| male population had died as a result of medical | | | | weakness of will, but because there of genetic factors |
| complications caused by excessive smoking. In so far | | | | involved. |
| as the United States popular was concerned, it | | | | Researchers have found that some people metabolize |
| reported that 43,8000 deaths that year had been due | | | | nicotine more slowly that others. This makes them less |
| to smoking. | | | | likely to become serious addicts, and they find it far |
| There is no question that cigarette smoking definitely | | | | easier to break the habit. |
| affects people's health. Obviously, the more heavily a | | | | Research has established that there is a special |
| person smokes; the more serious are the | | | | enzyme in the liver that is responsible for breaking |
| consequences likely to be. | | | | down nicotine. The effectiveness of this enzyme |
| The reason why cigarette smoking is so dangerous is | | | | varies in different people. Genetic influence plays a |
| because research has shown that there are as many | | | | large part in determining whether or not there is a |
| as 4000 chemical compounds in cigarettes, of which at | | | | greater or lesser tendency towards nicotine |
| least 4000 are toxic substances. The most damaging | | | | dependence. |
| substances found in cigarettes are the following: | | | | This may sound a very unfortunate situation for heavy |
| Tarr - This carcinogen is responsible for cancer | | | | smokers, who would like to quit smoking, but find it |
| Nicotine - a substance known to play a significant role | | | | very difficult to do so because of certain inherent, |
| in increased cholesterol . | | | | physiological factors. |
| Carbon Monoxide, which has the effect of reducing | | | | Fortunately however, there are a number of ways the |
| the supply of oxygen in the body. | | | | problem of nicotine craving can be dealt with. There |
| It has been established by independent research, that | | | | are a number of medical solutions. A qualified medical |
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| from excess cigarette smoking, including such serious | | | | are most effective. |
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| around them? | | | | |