Smoking is not yet ancient history. Thus, in 2019, 30.4% of French people aged 18 to 75 admitted to smoking regularly and 20%, daily. Currently, 34.6% of men and 26.5% of women in France suffer from tobacco addiction.
There are many reasons to say “goodbye” to smoking. Tobacco is thus responsible for approximately 75,000 deaths per year; cigarettes seriously increase the risk of cancer (lung, mouth, etc.), and can be responsible for erectile dysfunction, oral infections and ENT diseases; passive smoking harms the development of children and the smooth running of pregnancy; cigarettes are responsible for unpleasant odors at home and persistent bad breath…
Quitting smoking, a biological and psychological process
Good news: to quit smoking, there are many aids today. In addition to the attending physician, the psychologist, the psychiatrist, the addictologist or even the tobacco specialist, one can use the site and the application Tobacco info servicecall 3989 to be put in touch with smoking cessation pros, or even join an association that encourages smoking cessation.
“Quitting smoking requires appropriate care, which acts in particular on two specific tables: the biological dimension of smoking (which requires the prescription of drugs: nicotine substitutes, for example) but also its psychological dimension (how addiction to tobacco has it taken place? What does it bring to the patient? What behaviors can be put in place against this addiction?)“explains Dr. Magali Briane, psychiatrist and addictologist. Medical monitoring is therefore recommended.
Thanks to Dr. Magali Briane, psychiatrist and addictologist, member of the Scientific College of the Ramsay Health Foundation.
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