What Are the Signs of Nicotine Addiction? Overcoming withdrawal symptoms is the ‘key’ to smoking cessation
Enter 2023.07.21 18:55 Modify 2023.07.21 18:39 Hit 48 Enter 2023.07.21 18:55 Modify 2023.07.21 18:39 Hit 48
‘Smoking’, which many people set as a goal and then give up repeatedly, is difficult because they are already addicted to nicotine. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nicotine is so addictive that just a few cigarettes can become addictive in a matter of hours. All tobacco products, including cigars, chewing tobacco, and e-cigarettes, contain nicotine. So how do you know if you’re addicted to nicotine?
Smoking within 5 minutes of waking up in the morning, dependence
According to the US health information media ‘Everyday Health’, if you reach for a cigarette despite the pain in your body, you are addicted. If you dare to go outside to smoke even in gloomy weather such as cold weather or rain, or if you feel that non-smoking places such as churches, libraries, and hospitals are too much for you, this is also a warning sound for nicotine addiction. If you have heart and lung disease caused by smoking, and you can’t quit smoking even though your family and friends are concerned and recommend you to quit smoking, you are undoubtedly a serious nicotine addict.
The time from waking up in the morning to the moment you find a cigarette is also considered an indicator to determine the degree of nicotine addiction. According to the Fargerstrom test, which evaluates nicotine dependence, smoking within 5 minutes of waking up is considered severe addiction, within 30 minutes is moderate, and after 60 minutes is relatively low.
When you smoke, toxic substances such as nicotine in the smoke enter your lungs. After passing through the lungs, nicotine dissolves in the blood and reaches the pleasure center of the brain. There are nicotine receptors that nicotine can attach to, and when nicotine binds to the receptors, dopamine, a neurotransmitter that makes you feel pleasure, is secreted. The more you smoke and the longer you smoke, the more nicotine you want because the number of receptors increases.
Smoking cessation success or failure.. The urge to smoke should not last more than 20 minutes
The withdrawal phenomenon that appears when you start to get away from cigarettes is also an important evidence of nicotine addiction. Withdrawal is also the biggest cause of failure to quit smoking. Common withdrawal symptoms include irritability and anger, nervousness or difficulty concentrating, depression or anxiety, mild flu-like somatic sensory abnormalities, headaches and dizziness, insomnia, craving for cigarettes, and weight gain.
Smokers undergoing withdrawal are distressed, but there are no negative physical effects. Therefore, finding a way to overcome the withdrawal phenomenon and get out of nicotine addiction is an important point for success in smoking cessation. The most severe withdrawal symptoms are in the early stages of smoking cessation. After a week or so, it seems to be okay, but after about a month, I want to smoke again. Over time, withdrawal symptoms do not completely disappear, but the craving for cigarettes decreases.
According to experts, most smokers’ desire to smoke does not last more than 15 to 20 minutes, and finding a way to withstand this time determines the success or failure of quitting smoking. If you haven’t smoked a single cigarette in a year, quitting smoking is a success. 80-90% of those who endure for one year continue to quit smoking for a long time after that.
Relieves stress and spreads rumors about smoking cessation
Basically, medications help. First of all, consult with your doctor and try alternative therapies such as over-the-counter nicotine gum and patches, as well as FDA-approved prescription medications. Whenever you feel the urge to smoke, do something to divert your attention, such as taking a walk, cleaning, or calling a friend. When you are shaken by the temptation of smoking, keep thinking about why you want to quit smoking, or write down the reason for quitting in a notebook and check it from time to time.
It is also important to reduce the moment when you are desperate for a cigarette by avoiding stressful situations or drinking. Declare to your friends and family that you will quit smoking, get help, or spread the word to strengthen your shaky will. It is also a good idea to avoid caffeine, irritating foods, and high-fat foods that cause smoking, and to eat healthy foods such as green onions, broccoli, onions, and peaches, which are known to have nicotine detoxification effects.
2023-07-21 09:55:45
#wake #morning #smoke #cigarette #minutes
