Šalje: QuitSmokingSupport.com [support@quitsmokingsupport.com] Poslano: 7. sijeèanj 2001 18:50 Prima: List Member Predmet: Quit Smoking Support Newsletter - Volume 4 - Number 1 QuitSmokingSupport.com - http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ===================================================================== QuitSmokingSupport.com Newsletter ===================================================================== ..................................................................... January 07, 2001 *** Volume 4 Number 1 *** ..................................................................... ...IN THIS ISSUE... 1 What's New on QuitSmokingSupport.com 2. Don't Let Another Year Go Up In Smoke! 3. Physical Signs of Nicotine Withdrawal A Message from our Sponsor(s): ===================================================================== QuitSmoking.com Be sure you visit http://www.quitsmoking.com Excellent Information and Products to Help Smokers Quit! ********************************************************************* ========> 1. What's New on QuitSmokingSupport.com ********************************************************************* I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Thinking about quitting smoking? Get some of the most interactive online support available at: http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/76750 Purchase "The Complete Idiot's Guide To Quitting Smoking" at: http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/otherbook.htm Add your name to our growing list of over 2,800 ex-smokers at: http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/feedback.htm ********************************************************************* ========> 2. Don't let another year go up in smoke! ********************************************************************* Are you one of most smokers who want to quit? Then try following this advice. 1. Don?t smoke any number or any kind of cigarette. Smoking even a few cigarettes a day can hurt your health. If you try to smoke fewer cigarettes, but do not stop completely, soon you?ll be smoking the same amount again. Smoking "low-tar, low-nicotine" cigarettes usually does little good, either. Because nicotine is so addictive, if you switch to lower-nicotine brands you?ll likely just puff harder, longer, and more often on each cigarette. The only safe choice is to quit completely. 2. Write down why you want to quit. Do you want: ¡to feel in control of you life? ¡to have better health? ¡to set a good example for your children? ¡to protect your family from breathing other people?s smoke? Really wanting to quit smoking is very important to how much success you will have in quitting. Smokers who live after a heart attack are the most likely to quit for good. They're very motivated. Find a reason for quitting before you have no choice. 3. Know that it will take effort to quit smoking. Nicotine is habit forming. Half of the battle in quitting is knowing you need to quit. This knowledge will help you be more able to deal with the symptoms of withdrawal that can occur, such as bad moods and really wanting to smoke. There are many ways smokers quit, including using nicotine replacement products (gum and patches), but there is no easy way. Nearly all smokers have some feelings of nicotine withdrawal when they try to quit. Give yourself a month to get over these feelings. Take quitting one day at a time, even one minute at a time---whatever you need to succeed. 4. Half of all adult smokers have quit, so you can, too. That?s the good news.There are millions of people alive today who have learned to face life without a cigarette. For staying healthy, quitting smoking is the best step you can take. 5. Get help if you need it. Many groups offer written materials, programs, and advice to help smokers quit for good. Your doctor or dentist is also a good source of help and support. ********************************************************************* ========> 3. Signs of Nicotine Withdrawal ******************************************************************* Physical Signs of Nicotine Withdrawal: Tobacco users are in a constant state of nervous stimulation. Tobacco contains the drug nicotine, which is a central nervous system stimulant. Many of the physical symptoms that tobacco users experience when they reduce or quit are the result of the nervous system returning to normal after the effects of using tobacco, nicotine and smoke. These symptoms can start within 20 minutes after you last used tobacco, and usually peak by the second or third day. Nicotine is a water soluble drug, and generally leaves the body within three to five days. However, the trauma from the effects of the withdrawal, the continuing process of the body cleaning itself out from years of tobacco use, and the possible contaminates still left in the tar residue in the lungs, can cause health effects for days or weeks longer. Usually the tobacco user starts to feel welcomed relief within the first two weeks. The best way to get through this often difficult time is to arrange as much social, psychological and environmental support as possible. Good preparation can dramatically reduce the severity of symptoms. Remind yourself often that the majority of unpleasant feelings usually pass within a few days. Then you will be free of this bothersome, embarrassing and life-threatening habit. What Are the Physical Symptoms of Nicotine Withdrawal?? The physical symptoms of nicotine withdrawal vary from person to person, but may include any of the following: ¡Increased appetite, especially for carbohydrates and sweets ¡Increased coughing and sputum production ¡Sweating ¡Fatigue ¡Muscle aches and cramps ¡Constipation or diarrhea ¡Headache ¡Hypersensitivity to stimuli ¡Sleep disturbances ¡Weight gain ¡Nausea ********************************************************************* ========> 4. How will I feel when I quit? ********************************************************************* You may crave cigarettes, be irritable, feel very hungry, cough often, get headaches or have difficulty concentrating. These symptoms of withdrawal occur because your body is used to nicotine, the active addicting agent within cigarettes. When withdrawal symptoms occur within the first two weeks after quitting, stay in control. Think about your reasons for quitting. Remind yourself that these are signs that your body is healing and getting used to being without cigarettes. The withdrawal symptoms are only temporary. They are strongest when you first quit but will go away within 10 to 14 days. Remember that withdrawal symptoms are easier to treat than the major diseases that smoking can cause. You may still have the desire to smoke, since there are many strong associations with smoking. People may associate smoking with specific situations, with a variety of emotions or with certain people in their lives. The best way to overcome these associations is to experience them without smoking. If you smoke again (called a relapse) do not lose hope. Seventy-five percent of those who quit relapse. Most smokers quit three times before they are successful. If you relapse, don't give up! Plan ahead and think about what you will do next time you get the urge to smoke. ===================================================================== The contents of this newsletter do not necessarily reflect the opinions of QuitSmokingSupport.com. We want this newsletter to be the best one around. If you have suggestions, ideas, or feedback about this newsletter, feel free to email us at support@quitsmokingsupport.com Please feel free to pass this newsletter along to anyone you know who may benefit from it! To unsubscribe to this newsletter, please go to http://www.listbot.com/ ===================================================================== (c) Copyright 1995-2001 QuitSmokingSupport.com ===================================================================== Take care and have a great week! 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