The effects of smoking on human health are serious and in many cases, deadly. Although the negative health effects of cigarette smoking cannot be debated, it remains the single most common cause of preventable deaths. Each year, over 430,000 people die as a result of a smoking related disease. Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body; causing many diseases and reducing the health of smokers in general. Although generally the majority of smokers know that smoking is hazardous to health, only a small minority of smokers managed to kick off the bad habit for good and resist the urge to crave for nicotine. Quitting is hard. If you have tried to quit smoking, you know how hard it can be. It is hard because nicotine is a very addictive drugs sometimes it can be as addictive as heroin or cocaine.

1) Get moving: Many people have found that including physical activity in their program to quit smoking has added a tremendous benefit to assist in quitting. There are many reasons for this: When people are more active, they gain confidence and like themselves more. They feel more energy, and are more capable of dealing with tension in their lives. With increased activity, the smell of tobacco actually becomes offensive. Whenever you feel the need to smoke after you have decided to quit, get up and move around instead. A brief physical activity can provide you with the lift that you may have received from nicotine.

2) Resist the urge: The urge to smoke is always immediate, and it usually lasts for five minutes. This is when your body is running low on nicotine and craving takes place. If you can resist for at least 5 minutes, you're one step closer to success. During the five minutes take a deep breath and hold it for a few seconds and exhale AS IF you've taken a cigarette. Repeat this process a few times and have small sips of warm water. This will make you feel more relaxed. You'll see.

3) Chew something: Put something in your mouth that has no calories, such as stirrer, toothpick, chewing gum, or something to substitute the cigarette.

4) Avoid Social Pressures: In normal circumstances, we have develop a smoking pattern that in a particular place or situation, such as card games, partying, coffee breaks, poker games, you will tend to smoke. When you're fighting against nicotine, try to avoid such places.

5) Dealing with Tension & Negative Emotions: A crisis occurs during your work or personal day, and one of the main reasons for you to smoke has been tension reduction. Try to deal with your negative emotions and use the tension reducing methods that we talked about earlier. Get away from the area that the tension is associated with. Take a walk, or go to another room. You may also find that nicotine gum will give you enough tension relief to get through.

If you are not completely confident that you can resist the urge to smoke after you have quit, it may be necessary to remove any visual reminders of smoking from your living and work areas. Throw away or give away those leftover cigarettes, get rid of lighters, ashtrays, matches, and anything else that could be associated with smoking. That should do the trick.

I pray for your success.

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