Everyone knows that smoking is not good for health live. How to stop and quit of?

Someone starts to smoke for some sort of motivating reason. Smoking is not natural or everyone would be smoking. You cannot grow a cigarette tree in your backyard or a cigarette plant in your garden. They are not natural. Tobacco may be natural but cigarettes are far more than tobacco with an estimated 4000 ingredients added! The list is highly guarded and protected by law as a trade secret. Imagine that. It’s the public’s health and it’s a trade secret. Something isn’t right.

But may be there are some of the most common quit methods:

Support groups/counseling

Most people find it helpful to join a support group, get counseling or read self-help books. This type of support will help you understand what to expect and better cope with withdrawal symptoms. Contact your provincial Lung Association to find out more about support groups and programs offered in your community.

Nicotine replacement therapies

Nicotine replacement therapies come in many different forms: skin patches, gum, sprays and inhalers. They have small amounts of nicotine in them and can help take the edge of cravings. These products work by slowly reducing the amount of nicotine delivered to your body to help you handle withdrawal symptoms more easily. Research shows these are effective in helping people to quit smoking, especially when combined with counseling or self-help.

More about nicotine replacement therapies

Antidepressant drugs

Bupropion SR (Zyban) is a prescription antidepressant drug that can reduce the urge to smoke in some people. It is most effective in helping people quit when it is combined with other quit methods like counseling.

More about medication to help you quit smoking

Unproven methods to quit smoking

Acupuncture and related therapies: Acupuncture is based on traditional Chinese healing. It uses needles to stimulate energy points in the body. Acupuncture is promoted as a way to reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms in people who quit smoking. Related acupressure therapies that have also been used as quit smoking aids are:

    * Acupressure
    * Electrostimulation
    * Laser therapy

There is no clear evidence that shows any of these therapies are effective in helping people quit smoking. Any benefits reported in the short-term are likely due to a placebo effect (people report less symptoms because they believe or expect a therapy will work). It’s best to check with your doctor before spending money on these therapies.

Hypnosis: Hypnosis or hypnotherapy is often promoted as a way to help people stop smoking. There are different types of hypnotherapies - some are meant to lessen the desire to smoke and others aim to increase the will to quit.

There is no good evidence to show that hypnotherapy works as a treatment for helping people quit smoking.

Nicotine withdrawal

Withdrawal is your body’s response to being without the drug nicotine. Everyone who quits smoking should expect some withdrawal symptoms.

Common withdrawal symptoms:

    * Craving for a cigarette
    * Feeling tired
    * Cough
    * Gas/stomach pain
    * Hunger
    * Headache
    * Feeling irritable (bad mood)
    * Trouble concentrating

Symptoms of withdrawal and how long they last are different for everyone. In general, symptoms begin within hours of stopping smoking and can be worse in the evening. Symptoms tend to decrease over the first 4-5 days. Some people have stronger symptoms than others.

This is part of many methods to quit of smoke but may be this can work.