Follow These Tips To Stop Smoking Habits – Have the intention to stop smoking but always fail, don’t despair. Let’s try again this year, 2022 should be a good move. The resolution to quit smoking is not easy to implement.
Jamie Hartmann-Boyce a Senior Researcher, Department Lecturer and Deputy Director of the Evidence-Based Health Care DPhil program, Center for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford provides tips for easy smoking cessation. Of course, based on scientific studies and science as reported by Science Alert.
Science shows that support for smoking cessation makes it more likely to quit and stay quit than doing it alone. Counseling on how to quit smoking is widely available from health care professionals. Quality evidence from more than 300 studies in more than 250,000 people shows that receiving smoking cessation counseling increases smoking cessation rates in the long term.
There are many reasons especially this year during a pandemic. The good news is that research has not found a clear difference between the effects of face-to-face versus remote support. For example, counseling delivered via phone or video calls. There is also growing evidence that smoking cessation support delivered via text message can increase smoking cessation rates.
There is new, high-quality evidence that programs rewarding people who successfully quit smoking increase long-term success. This reward can be in the form of money or vouchers for goods or services. These programs can be offered by the workplace or by someone close to you. This method offers the benefits of the immediate positive results of quitting smoking.
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Nicotine replacement therapy
It has been used safely to help people quit smoking for decades. It can be prescribed by a healthcare professional, but in many countries it is available to buy without a prescription from grocery stores and pharmacies. Evidence shows that using this therapy increases the chances of quitting. It can be like chewing gum, spray or lozenges.
Commonly known as Champix or Chantix, is a smoking cessation drug that works by reducing the pleasure people experience from smoking. Studies show that varenicline approximately doubles the chances of successful quitting in the long term. Varenicline is available by prescription from a healthcare provider or doctor.
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Electronic cigarette (or e-cigarette)
A recent review that included 50 studies and more than 12,000 participants found that nicotine e-cigarettes may indeed help people quit smoking for at least six months. However, researchers still need more reliable evidence to be sure about the effects of e-cigarettes.
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Combining medication and behavioral support
Studies show that using behavioral support, such as counseling, and medications, such as nicotine replacement therapy, increases rates of longer quits. So, try a combination of some of the methods above.
If you feel like you can’t quit, try cutting back on your smoking habit. Evidence shows that if you reduce how much you smoke, you are more likely to be successful in quitting in the long term.
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