Treatment and Quitting

Cigarettes have many effects not only on smokers but also on the people around them. Cigarettes can effect your present and your future. Cigarette addiction can be treated in a number of ways, though the withdrawal is unpleasant.

Symptoms of Smoking

·       Early menopause

·       Birth defects

·       High rate of lung cancer, emphysema, and bronchial disorder

 Withdrawal from Smoking

·       Increased anger, hostility, aggression and loss of social cooperation

·       Long period of time to regain emotional equilibrium following stress

·       Impairment of psychomotor and cognitive function

·       Similar to cocaine, opiates, alcohol and amphetamines

Treatment for Quitter

·       Gum, patch, inhalers and sprays- used as nicotine replacements and reduce withdrawal symptoms

·       Medication- works on brain to control thought and cravings about cigarettes

·       Future vaccines are being tested

 

Sources:

Cigarettes and Other Nicotine Products www.drugabuse.gov/infofax/tobacco.html

 

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