How to stop smoking

Smoking

Smoking is a practice in which a substance is burned and the resulting smoke breathed in to be tasted and absorbed into the bloodstream. Most commonly the substance is the dried leaves of the tobacco plant which have been rolled into a small square of rice paper to create a small, round cylinder called a "cigarette".

Even if you smoke only occasionally, you are still exposed to long-term risks. ... And social smoking is particularly bad for your heart, as bad as regular smoking, it seems. Studies have shown light and intermittent smokers have nearly the same risk of heart disease as people who smoke daily.

Quit smoking and and save yourself from the bad effects it can give you that could lead to cancer. One stick of cigarette can still cause the disease and cause damage to your health. . Breathing in toxic air from the environment or from another smoker is worse than a stick of cigarette a month.

Causes of smoking

Your lungs can be very badly affected by smoking. Coughs, colds, wheezing and asthma are just the start. Smoking can cause fatal diseases such as pneumonia, emphysema and lung cancer. Smoking causes 84% of deaths from lung cancer and 83% of deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Light smoking: Dangerous in any dose. Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. The health hazards of tobacco are enormous; they include heart attack, stroke, dementia, aortic aneurysms, emphysema, asthma and lung infections, and cancers of the mouth, throat, lung, and many other organs.

As mentioned above, the life expectancy of a smoker versus a nonsmoker can differ by about 10 years. The study showed that male smokers who make it to 70 yearsold still lose about four years off their life, with projections of 88, 86 and 84 for nonsmokers, former smokers, and current smokers, respectively.

How many people die from smoking?

Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States, including more than 41,000 deaths resulting from secondhand smoke exposure. This is about one in five deaths annually, or 1,300 deaths every day. On average, smokers die 10 years earlier than nonsmokers.

The study of more than 200,000 people, published this week in BMC medicine, found about 67 percent of smokers perished from smoking-related illness. That rate is higher than doctors previously estimated. Tobacco smoke can boost the risk for least 13 types of cancer. The earlier you quit, the better.

So the statistics are turned around: Smoking accounts for 30 percent of all cancer deaths and 87 percent of lung cancer deaths; the risk of developing lung cancer is about 23 times higher in male smokers compared to non-smokers; smoking is associated with increased risk of at least 15 types of cancer; or that smoking Smoking and Lung Cancer. Most statistics look at the overall risk of lung cancer, combining both people who smoke and those who have never smoked. Based on United States statistics, the lifetime risk that a person will develop lung cancer is 6.4 percent or a little greater than one out of every 15 people.People who smoke take at least 10 years off their life expectancy, a new study has found. On the other hand, those who kick the habit before age 40 reduce the excess risk of death associated with continued smoking by about 90%, according to the study in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine.

Worst Diseases Smoking Causes

• More people die from lung cancer than any other type of cancer. ...
• COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) ...
• Heart Disease. 
• Stroke. 
• Asthma is a chronic lung disease that makes it harder to move air in and out of your lungs—otherwise known as "breathing." 
• Reproductive Effects in Women. 
• Premature, Low Birth-Weight Babies.

Each cigarette can damage DNA in many lung cells, but it is the build up of damage in the same cell that can lead to cancer. However research has shown that for every 15 cigarettes smoked there is a DNA change which could cause a cell tobecome cancerous.

How to stop smoking ?

• Try nicotine replacement therapy. Ask your doctor about nicotine replacement therapy. 
• Avoid triggers.
• Delay. 
• Chew on it.
• Don't have 'just one'.
• Get physical. 
• Practice relaxation techniques.
• Call for reinforcements.
• Exercise.
• Get out of the house for a walk.
• Chew gum or hard candy.
• Keep your hands busy with a pen or toothpick, or play a game in the QuitGuide app.
• Drink lots of water.
• Relax with deep breathing.
• Go to a movie.
• Spend time with non-smoking friends and family.
• Find Your Reason. To get motivated, you need a powerful, personal reason to quit. ...
• Prepare Before You Go 'Cold Turkey' ...
• Consider Nicotine Replacement Therapy. ...
• Learn About Prescription Pills. ...
• Lean On Your Loved Ones. ...
• Give Yourself a Break. ...
• Avoid Alcohol and Other Triggers. ...
• Clean House.