In brief:” Quitting smoking is one of the most important activities that a smoker should undertake. Smoking has various bad effects on the smoker as well as people around them and living with them. Women can pass several problems onto their unborn children. Therefore, it the smoker should begin their trials to quit smoking as soon as possible.
There are several smoking cessation programs offer the smokers a chance to decrease smoking. This article provides a briefer on the various smoking cessation aids (i.e. products and items) present in the market”.
Review of – Smoking Cessation Programs and Smoking Cessation Aids
Quitting smoking is a complicated and long drawn out process, and the success rates of quitting smoking are quite slim. Therefore, even before a person quits smoking, they should try to decrease their cigarette smoking.
Veteran smokers may find it difficult to quit smoking and they may or may not be able to handle the various withdrawal symptoms that come out of stopping smoking completely.
1. Nicotine Patches: Nicotine patches are by far the oldest types of smoking cessation aids and are also the most popular types of smoking cessation aids. These patches provide a steady and controlled dosage of nicotine into the body.
The nicotine patch helps the smoker to decrease their nicotine intake over time. These patches are available in different strengths. Over time, the smoker has to use the nicotine patches which have lower strengths, so that their nicotine intake decreases over time.
3. Nicotine gum: Another type of nicotine cessation product is the nicotine gum. Nicotine gum is aimed at giving the smoker their daily nicotine quota in a controlled manner. Whenever the smoker gets an urge to smoke, he or she will have to use the nicotine gum. In nicotine gum, there is a certain medicine that replaces nicotine. This medicine is also instrumental in helping the smoker get over their addiction to nicotine. This gum is quite easily available and is known to be quite beneficial to smokers who wish to quit smoking.
4. Nicotine inhaler: Another type of nicotine cessation product is the nicotine inhaler. With the help of this inhaler, the smoker can directly inhale the nicotine through the nasal passage. Nicotine inhaler is one of the most used and freely available nicotine cessation products.
These are the nicotine cessation products that are nicotine based.
There are also some medical related products –
• One can use drugs and medicines that are non nicotine based – Zyban and Chantix are the famous products in the market today. Some also use medical instances to try to quit smoking.
Other smoke cessation aids
1. Hypnosis: Some try to use hypnosis as a way to quit smoking. However, there is little proof that this type of hypnosis works for the person who is trying to quit smoking.
2. Acupuncture: Other studies hint that acupuncture and acupressure can also help a smoker to stop smoking.
3. Odor removing products: Along with that, there are several odor removing products that help in remove the odor from the personal effects of the smoker. This allows the smoker to forget about smoking and cigarettes to a great extent and is instrumental in the smoker making a leeway into the world of quitting smoking.
Smoking cessation support programs
Online cessation programs: The internet is full with online programs, websites and forum to support quitters.
Cessation Support groups: Many governments and private or public institutions around the globe established smoking succession supporting groups. Thus, in order to decrease the number of smokers and to control the smoking health dangers.
These are just some of the aids and smoking cessation items/objects that are used by smokers all over the world.
The effectiveness of smoking cessation programs and aids
Over and above to the smoking cessation means listed, and to be very frank – the biggest cessation aid for smokers is the MIND:
1. The mind and the mental readiness: Once the smoker has decided that he or she has to quit smoking, only then can they be able to actually quit smoking. Of course, the smoking cessations products may help a lot, but unless and until a person is not mentally ready to quit smoking, none of the smoking cessation products make any sense of usage.
2. Cold turkey: It takes a long time for the smoker to achieve what is known as ‘cold turkey’. When the person becomes a cold turkey, they would not feel like having a cigarette even if everyone around them is smoking. Being a cold turkey requires a lot of patience, tolerance and of course, the stiff decision that the smoker wishes to quit smoking.
Other than these, there are several other effective products that are aimed at changing the smoker’s mindset about smoking –
Videos & Stickers
There are several videos that are aimed at telling the individual about the bad effects of smoking on the body, as well as stickers that can be stuck around the smoker, telling him or her the facts about cigarettes smoking.
