We often have such misconceptions: people who smoke addicts are completely accustomed to bad personal habits, and the failure to quit smoking is because you don’t want to quit, or because you don’t have perseverance.
This kind of view will often make people who fail to quit smoking repeatedly fall into deep remorse. The more they quit, the more they will not be able to quit. They will be hit physically, psychologically and mentally.
The truth is that quitting smoking also requires the help of doctors.
Smoking addiction is a disease
Smoking addiction, known as [tobacco dependence], is a chronic, highly recurrent disease that is listed on the international list of diseases. It has the same characteristics as other drug (drug) addiction: irresistible, unscrupulous smoking, increased smoking, mental and physical dependence on smoking, which is harmful to individuals and society.
We advocate quitting smoking, but the history of every [heavy smoker] quitting smoking is a history of blood and tears.
Quitting smoking on one’s own is too painful.
The disease itself determines the difficulty of quitting smoking.
Physical discomfort destroys the will.
Long-term smokers, once quitting smoking, will suffer from headache, anxiety, restlessness, inattention, insomnia, slow heart rate and other hardships. Destroy the perseverance of smokers and lead to failure in quitting smoking.
The bad environment adds influence to
Many social factors, such as social parties, working environment, family environment and so on, have made it more difficult to quit smoking.
There are also many people who quit smoking for several months and then go to smoking occasions, resulting in re-smoking.
There are risks in [taking precautions]
Without seeking the help of a doctor, smokers will have various bad emotions and endocrine changes in the short term after quitting smoking.
These changes do not have much impact on the average person, but for some people, such as people with diabetes and hypertension, it is easy to lead to acute cardiovascular events, which are good for health but endanger health.
We know that smoking addiction is not as simple as a habit problem, but is more influenced by physical factors, psychological factors and social and cultural factors.
Therefore, it is also very important not to rely solely on the will of smokers, the support of family members and society, but also the guidance of professional doctors.
How can doctors help quit smoking?
In quitting smoking, doctors’ professional guidance usually includes a comprehensive method of psychological, behavioral intervention therapy and drug assistance.
- Firstly, the willingness of patients to quit smoking is evaluated, the degree of smokers’ dependence on nicotine and the detection of smoking indexes such as carbon monoxide are evaluated through the nicotine dependence test form, and the commitment to quit smoking needs to be signed. Assess the damage to patients’ health caused by long-term smoking, especially the risk of cancer caused by smoking, including the risks of hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, etc.; Instruct patients to write smoking cessation diaries; Comprehensive use of psychological counseling and behavioral intervention; When necessary, drug-assisted therapy is provided to smokers.
In addition, regular follow-up and evaluation are carried out on smokers, and measures such as supervision and encouragement are taken, and treatment methods are adjusted and reevaluated.
Start a new way to quit smoking!
If you are addicted to smoking and want to quit smoking, you cannot rely solely on yourself and seek the help of doctors. You can solve all kinds of problems encountered in quitting smoking, relieve all kinds of discomfort in the process of quitting smoking, and improve your confidence in quitting smoking and the success rate of quitting smoking.
I hope everyone who wants to quit smoking can get rid of smoking smoothly and give his family a healthy smoke-free life!