TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................ 2 INTRODUCTION - SMOKING IN TODAY’S SOCIETY ......... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. GOOD REASONS ......................................................................................................5 1 DANGERS OF SMOKING ......................................................... 7 THE REAL DANGERS ................................................................................................7 CANCER ...................................................................................................................9 HEART AND LUNG DISEASE ...................................................................................10 BRAIN DAMAGE .....................................................................................................11 MENTAL ISSUES ....................................................................................................11 EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS ....................................................................12 THE FINANCIAL COSTS .........................................................................................12 2 SMOKING AND THE GRIM STATISTICS ................................ 13 SECOND HAND SMOKE ..........................................................................................14 3 WHY IT’S SO HARD TO BREAK TOBACCO'S STRANGLEHOLD 15 NICOTINE DEPENDANCE .......................................................................................15 WITHDRAWAL .......................................................................................................16 A PLAN FOR COPING WHILE QUITTING .................................................................16 AVOIDING PITFALLS ............................................................................................. 17 4 QUITTING METHODS ........................................................... 18 DECIDING ON A PROGRAM ....................................................................................18 NICOTINE SUBSTITUTES .......................................................................................18 NICOTINE GUM .................................................................................................... 19 NICOTINE PATCH .................................................................................................. 19 NICOTINE LOZENGES ............................................................................................ 20 NICOTINE INHALERS............................................................................................. 21 NASAL SPRAYS ..................................................................................................... 21 DOCTOR’S ADVICE ................................................................................................21 SMOKING AND HYPNOSIS .....................................................................................22 CD HYPNOSIS ...................................................................................................... 22 AVERSION THERAPY ............................................................................................. 23 SUCCESS RATE OF HYPNOSIS ................................................................................ 24 BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION ..................................................................................... 24 MEDICATION .........................................................................................................25 ZYBAN ...................................................................................................................25 BENEFITS ............................................................................................................ 26 SIDE EFFECTS ...................................................................................................... 26 CHANTIX ...............................................................................................................26 BENEFITS ............................................................................................................ 27 SIDE EFFECTS ...................................................................................................... 27 5 PREVENTING RELAPSE ........................................................ 28 MIND THE COMPANY YOU KEEP ............................................................................28 SOCIAL DRINKING AND SMOKING ........................................................................28 THE STRESS FACTOR .............................................................................................29 WEIGHT GAIN AND QUITTING SMOKING ..............................................................29 FALLING OFF THE WAGON.....................................................................................30 7 THE IMPORTANCE OF A SUPPORT SYSTEM .......................... 31 FRIENDS AND FAMILY ...........................................................................................31 A SPONSOR ...........................................................................................................31 SUPPORT GROUPS .................................................................................................32 8 FINAL WORDS ..................................................................... 33 HEALTH BENEFITS .................................................................................................33 GET SOME HELP! ...................................................................................................33 MAKE THE CHOICE! ...............................................................................................34

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