Quit Tobacco

The rewards of quitting are tremendous, and they begin immediately. You'll experience the benefits of not using tobacco within 20 minutes of quitting.

Why should one Quit tobacco?

a) Quit for Your Health
Millions of Indian experience health problems caused by tobacco. It harms nearly every organ of the body and diminishes overall health. It causes heart disease, stroke, lung diseases like chronic bronchitis and emphysema, osteoporosis, and cataracts etc.

What Happens When You Quit? (Minute to minute benefits)

20 minutes:	Your blood pressure and pulse rate should return to normal.
24 hours:	Carbon monoxide gets eliminated from your body. Your lungs start to clear out mucus and other smoking debris.
48 hours:	Your ability to taste and smell may be greatly improved.
72 hours:	Breathing becomes easier.Your bronchial tubes begin to relax and your energy levels increase.
2 - 12 weeks:	Blood Circulation improves throughout the body
3-9 months:	Coughs, wheezing and breathing problems get better as your lung function is increased by up to 10%.
1 year:	Risk of a heart attack drops to half that of a smoker.
10 years:	Risk of lung cancer falls to half that of a smoker.
15 years:	Risk of heart attack falls to same as someone who has never smoked.

b) Quit for Your finance

Tobacco is expensive. In fact, the amount of money you spend on Tobacco may surprise you.

• Multiply how much money you spend on tobacco every day by 365 to see what you spend every year on Tobacco.


• Now multiply that by the number of years you have been using tobacco.


• Then, multiply the cost per year by 10 for the upcoming 10 years.

Saving Chart

Daily Expenses	Saving for 10 years	Return if you invest, in bank
10 Rs.	36,500	62,500
20 Rs.	73,000	1,25,000
50 Rs.	1,82,500	2,80,000
100 Rs.	3,65,000	5,80,000

There are other financial benefits, too. You'll pay less for health and life insurance. You'll incur fewer costs due to tobacco-related problems, medical bills, and frequent trips to the doctor.

If you quit Tobacco, you will save conveyance cost because you aren't making late-night trips to the store for cigarettes Tobacco products, you'll gain more freedom and time - the cost of which cannot be immeasurable.

c) Quit for Your Looks The cosmetic benefits of quitting smoking can be a major motivator, especially when you consider the unpleasant short- and long-term effects tobacco has on how you look. See how the looks of a smoker Mr. Anand George changed, and magine how your Looks can change.

d) Quit for the People in Your Life

By quitting Tobacco, you are protecting those you love. Tobacco and smoking not only harms your health, but it hurts the health of those around you.

If a mother smokes, there is a higher risk of her baby developing asthma in childhood, especially if she smoked while she was pregnant.

e) Quit for your image

Tobacco user is treated as a person with week mental & physical abilities with very low will power.

• The employer does not want to keep a tobacco user employee.
• Girls do not want to marry tobacco user boys.
• Boy wants that their life partner should not be tobacco user.
• Children do not like Parents, using tobacco.

f) Quit for yourself

"The most important person is you". Love yourself. Improve your self concept - Cigarette, Hukkaka, Gutkka, Zarda, Pan Masala spoils your, self concept before it spoils your health.Quit tobacco.

How to Quit?

Just Try It

It's normal to feel afraid of quitting and even more afraid of failing. But trying to quit means you are learning - not failing. Many people try to quit several times before they are tobacco free. If you don't quit for good on your first try, it's an opportunity to learn from past attempts so you can reach your goal.

So just try it - every attempt you make means you are closer to your ultimate success at being tobacco free.

How to Quit?

Just Try It

It's normal to feel afraid of quitting and even more afraid of failing. But trying to quit means you are learning - not failing. Many people try to quit several times before they are tobacco free. If you don't quit for good on your first try, it's an opportunity to learn from past attempts so you can reach your goal.

So just try it - every attempt you make means you are closer to your ultimate success at being tobacco free.

Avoid temptation	Stay away from people and places where you are tempted to smoke. Later on, you'll be able to handle these with more confidence.
Change your habits	Switch to juices or water instead of alcohol or coffee. Take a different route to work. Take a brisk walk instead of a coffee break.
Alternatives	Use oral substitutes such as sugarless gum or hard candy, raw vegetables such as carrot sticks or sunflower seeds.
Activities	Do something to reduce your stress. Exercise, or do hobbies that keep your hands busy, such as needlework or woodworking, which can help distract you from the urge to smoke. Take a hot bath, exercise, or read a book.
Deep breathing	When you were smoking, you breathed deeply as you inhaled the smoke. When the urge strikes now, breathe deeply and picture your lungs filling with fresh, clean air. Remind yourself of your reasons for quitting and the benefits you'll gain as an ex-smoker.
Delay	If you feel that you are about to light up, delay. Tell yourself you must wait at least 10 minutes. Often this simple trick will allow you to move beyond the strong urge to smoke.
Reward yourself	What you're doing is not easy, so you deserve a reward. Put the money you would have spent on tobacco in a jar every day and then buy yourself a weekly treat. Buy a magazine, go out to eat, call a friend long-distance. Or save the money for a major purchase. You can also reward yourself in ways that don't cost money: visit a park or the library, develop a new hobby, or take a yoga class.

• Start readying yourself to quit. Make a list of reasons for quitting to remind yourself of why you are quitting. Then, tell friends and family about your plan to quit so they can support your efforts.


• Pay attention to when and why you smoke. Are there routines you want to change? Triggers that have thwarted your efforts in the past? Start working on methods that will help you through those difficult times.


• Call your doctor, and check with your insurance provider about coverage for counseling and medication.


• Set a quit date you can stick to. Find a good time to quit - once you set a date, there should be no ifs, ands or buts about it. Then, make some changes such as getting rid of lighters, ashtrays, washing smoky clothes and upholstery, and getting rid of the lighter in your car, and setting rules about smoking in the house.
  

What are your smoking habits and rituals? Identifying your smoking triggers can help you avoid them and plan for ways to keep you out of risky situations. Start by

Changing your daily routine, such as how you get to work or where you eat. Cutting down on stress and finding ways to manage stress when it occurs. Hanging around nonsmokers.

Get and use medication

You will double your chances of quitting even if medication is the only treatment you use to quit. Your odds get even better when you combine medication and other quit strategies. There are approved medications that have been proven effective in helping smokers quit, as well as nicotine replacement therapies such as patches, gums, sprays and inhalers. Nicotine replacement products supply relief from symptoms of withdrawal and can help you in your efforts to stay quit. Your doctor will help you decide if you should take medicines including nicotine replacement therapy to help you quit, and help you take medications correctly so they are most effective.

Be prepared for relapse

Most people are not successful the first few times they try to quit smoking. Don't beat yourself up. Use the experience to gain knowledge about what worked and what didn't, and how to avoid a relapse next time. Most importantly, keep trying.