skidds Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Tobacco is responsible for the death of 1 in 10 adults all over the world. In spite of that, 48% of men and 12% of women in the world smoke. Most of the people smoke to overcome some shortcomings in life or to beat stress. But once tobacco takes over our system it is difficult to pull us out of this habit. But it is definitely possible. Modern world offers innumerable Methods to quit smoking . Smoking Patches are patches available in the market which can be applied to the skin. These patches contain nicotine which reduces the withdrawal symptoms. It induces small amounts of nicotine in the body and thus decreases the urge to smoke. It can be applied to non-hairy, dry, non-irritated part of the body and can be retained for around 16 hours. This method makes quitting smoking a lot easier but does not work on its own. This also needs a lot of will-power. Non nicotine patches are also available which work the other way around. Instead of supplying nicotine these patches remove it from the body and help in cutting down the withdrawal symptoms for a shorter period. It also supplies all natural products to the body for detoxification and helps in flushing the toxins from the body. Acupuncture is also another method which helps to quit smoking. It is the method of painless insertion of needles into the pressure points of the body. This helps stimulate the body’s natural energy points. The body then takes charge and boosts its own metabolism to its natural state. The withdrawal symptoms are greatly reduced and after the post recovery period the user feels relaxed and refreshed. Hypnosis is another method which when correctly done increases the success rate above 66%. Hypnosis lessens the desire to smoke or strengthens the will power to stop smoking. It strengthens the mind which is vital to get rid of this dangerous habit. Link to post Share on other sites
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