How can old smokers quit smoking effectively? Reminder: Doing these 3 points is the key to success!

Every May 31st is World No Tobacco Day, and there are more and more popular science articles about the harm of cigarettes, but a smoke-free day is still out of reach for China.

　　Relevant research surveys show that China is the largest country in the world's tobacco production and consumption. Among the nearly 1.1 billion smokers in the world, Chinese people account for nearly one-third.

Not only that, there are about 320 million　　smokers over the age of 15 in China, and about one million people die each year from smoking-related diseases . The World Health Organization once predicted that 100 million young people in China will suffer from various diseases due to smoking, such as hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, etc., and thus die prematurely.

　　The initial purpose of smoking in Chinese people is mainly divided into three aspects. The first is that social interaction is inevitable, the second is to show individuality, and the third is to relax in life.

　　But no matter what the reason is for you to be exposed to tobacco, as long as the nicotine in the cigarette enters the body, it will act on the central nervous system, eventually forming a craving for smoking, resulting in a withdrawal reaction when quitting smoking.

　　In fact, many Chinese smokers have realized the harm that smoking brings to themselves and the harm of second-hand smoke to the surrounding people. However, the road to quitting smoking is difficult. Most people relapse after quitting smoking for a period of time, and the amount of smoking has become larger and larger. Repeatedly, but gave up the idea of ​​quitting smoking.

　　So the question is, what should old smokers do if they want to quit smoking?

1. Make up your mind

　　The reason for the addiction of cigarettes is nicotine, which can cause transient excitement of the nerves. During the smoking process, it will produce a sense of pleasure and relaxation, which will make the smoker's spirit uplifted. After the nicotine is metabolized, this feeling will disappear again, so everyone will smoke repeatedly unconsciously.

　　From a clinical point of view, the most important point in quitting smoking is that smokers need to make up their minds. Everyone can choose an important day to quit smoking, such as the Spring Festival, birthday or a certain anniversary, and make up their minds to stay away from cigarettes and ensure that they will never smoke again. Determination is actually the most important basis for quitting smoking;

2. Create a smoking cessation environment

　　After making up your mind to start smoking cessation, the most important thing is to create an environment to quit smoking. You should throw away all smoking-related items, such as cigarettes, ashtrays, and lighters , within the area of ​​your life and work . Cannot be carried in weights, offices and cars.

　　At the same time, you also need to inform your friends and family about your idea of ​​quitting smoking, saying that you have made up your mind to quit smoking, and begging them to supervise and help you together, and all you have to do is stay away from old smokers;

　　3. Ask a doctor for help

　　If you repeatedly fail to quit smoking, it will be very difficult after the withdrawal symptoms appear, and even affect your normal life and work. In this case, you can seek help from local smoking cessation clinics . If necessary, you can choose drugs to assist smoking cessation according to the doctor's advice.

　　At present, there are four main types of smoking cessation drugs approved for clinical use in China, two of which are prescription drugs, namely varenicline and bupropion hydrochloride . There are two types of over-the-counter drugs, namely nicotine patches and nicotine chewing gum.

　　Last but not least, why do smokers and drug addicts relapse after they quit smoking? Because cigarettes are similar to drug use, they seem to be able to quit, but the addiction will persist. The haze is generally, once the self-control is out of control, it may relapse again.

　　Therefore, as long as you start smoking cessation, it is lifelong. Everyone should be firm in their determination to quit smoking, clearly understand the harm of cigarettes, and completely get rid of tobacco control.