Smoking in the 21st century
By now we all know that smoking is bad for us. I mean really,
can there possibly be anyone left in the modern world that
doesn't know this? The things people are finding more and more
is that there are fewer places for them to smoke. I live in
Ontario Canada And it seems like every year there are more
places being banned from smoking. This year, where I live they
have banned smoking from bars, which was one of the last places
where smoking was still allowed. I believe that our local,
government run casino is the only place left where people can
smoke.
I'm sure it wont be long before the government outlaws smoking
in your own car. Which means that more people every year will be
looking for easier ways to quit smoking, because anyone who has
ever tried to quit, knows how hard it really is. All the
non-smokers out there find it very easy to tell smokers, "just
quit, throw away your cigarettes and don't smoke anymore.
Everywhere you look there are solutions to help people quit
smoking. From pills and patches, gum and hypnosis, hardcore
smokers have a myriad of choices to help them stop smoking. It
is great to have choices in life, so it can be up to each
individual which program will work best for them. Of course, in
a supply and demand market, with millions of people trying to
quit smoking at any one time, this means that none of these ways
are cheap. If you can get the heavy smoker in your family to
understand that the money they spend on cigarettes in a few
months, could pay for a great system that will help them to quit
without all the side effects that keep so many people from
staying off cigarettes. Most people have withdrawals; they eat
more so they gain weight. Once they see themselves getting
heavier, a lot of people will just pick up the cigarettes again.
That's why every company that makes stop smoking products will
spend millions of dollars trying to find ways to reduce the
withdrawal symptoms, and pump up your metabolism.
When I quit, the biggest problem I had was getting used to not
having something in my hands or mouth. More so than withdrawals
this was my biggest obstacle to overcome. What I found worked
best for me, was to chew sugarless gum; also I would chew on
toothpicks. After a few months, I would chew less and less until
I didn't even need the gum or toothpicks. So as we move on, and
year after year there are less places for smokers to light up,
there will be more options to help people quit. Which actually
is a good thing, because what works for some people, won't work
for other people. If you are tired of being one of those people
freezing outside your office building or factory door, then it
is time to find something that will work for you. Within six
months after I quit I really noticed an easier time breathing
and fewer colds during the year. Overall I just felt better.
Like they say, "don't quit quitting". Good luck.