Today it is a day dedicated to prevention but also to the fight against tobacco. Easier said than done, stopping consumption is nevertheless possible. We explain this to you in three points.
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Smokers know full well that they are putting their lives in danger when they slip the destructive agent between their lips. However, this is not a bad habit but an addiction. The latter may depend on the need for nicotine, the molecule present in tobacco. It can also depend on our behavior and our habits, via automatisms, such as taking a coffee / cigarette break at our workplace. This addiction is also linked to the management of our emotions, without this cigarette, it is possible to be subject to stress, anxiety, and not filling this lack can lead to various symptoms such as mood disorders.
Faced with this addiction, it is difficult to part with it even if the will does exist, since 1 in 4 French people say they smoke every day and more than half of them would like to quit, but without succeeding. So, why not turn to professionals to start weaning? The treatments are reimbursed up to 65% if you have social security and 100% if you have a mutual. “There are consultations to quit smoking which are fully reimbursed, as are a number of treatments to help quit smoking. This allows, from the first day of quitting smoking, to have a benefit. health and profit in terms of its portfolio “, reveals Marion Adler, doctor and tobacco specialist, to Franceinfo. “To avoid being angry, stressed, in need of nicotine when you stop smoking, and to gain weight, treatments are a very precious help.“, She adds.
The health benefits of smoking cessation
According to’World Health Organization (WHO), changes that benefit health can be important for the smoker. Thus, within 20 minutes of stopping smoking, the heart rate and blood pressure decrease. 24 hours after having smoked the last cigarette, the lungs begin to neutralize the residue of smoke and the body is free of nicotine (be careful with the first withdrawal symptoms that may appear. In just a few days, our senses such as taste and feeling. The sense of smell is better, breathing is better and energy is increased.
Another factor that can make you feel positive and comfort you about quitting smoking is the health of your wallet. Today, a cigarette price costs almost 10 €. If you buy one per day, that works out to around € 300 per month and € 3,600 per year. Sums that go to the detriment of your health and into the pocket of the tobacco industry.
Avoid several risky diseases
The health authorities have set themselves the objective of “a first tobacco-free generation by 2030”. According to Public Health France , smoking is the leading cause of preventable death, one in three cancers is due to smoking. With more than 7,000 chemicals, it is normal for health to deteriorate. Myocarditis infarction, arterial hypertension, alteration of the epidermis (teeth, lips, tongue, vocal organs), effects on memory are pathologies to be attributed to smoking. Among the deadliest, lung cancer is the most important. The survival rate of people with this cancer, 5 years after diagnosis, is 17% in women and 14% in men. Although the person responds well to treatment at first, relapses are common in the years or months that follow.
