Hi I am 27 year old male. I have been smoking for past 8 years now. I Desperately want to quit. Please suggest how I can quit smoking.

Question

Hello, smoking is one of the easiest & one of the most difficult habits to break because 1. Quitting cigarettes does not cause any immediate harm 2. Cigarettes are so easily available that one does succumbs into temptation of smoking just 1 more before stopping altogether. Regarding your question, easy way is decide a quit date 1 week from now & reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke to half from today. Secondly, you can purchase nicotex/quitsure park & suck type nicotine chewing gums to take care of your cigarette craving & substitute them for cigarettes. In addition, there are medications which help to reduce craving & get rid of smoking addiction. If you need them, get back to me after 1 week for next plan of action. Good luck.

Shreyas Pendharkar · Accepted Answer

Hello, smoking is one of the easiest & one of the most difficult habits to break because 1. Quitting cigarettes does not cause any immediate harm 2. Cigarettes are so easily available that one does succumbs into temptation of smoking just 1 more before stopping altogether. Regarding your question, easy way is decide a quit date 1 week from now & reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke to half from today. Secondly, you can purchase nicotex/quitsure park & suck type nicotine chewing gums to take care of your cigarette craving & substitute them for cigarettes. In addition, there are medications which help to reduce craving & get rid of smoking addiction. If you need them, get back to me after 1 week for next plan of action. Good luck.

Bharat Udey · Answer

Hello, welcome to lybrate I appreciate that you are concerned about your smoking problem and took an initiative to quit smoking by coming to lybrate. Though you are smoking since 8 years, but still you can quit smoking, ifyou are motivated enough. Interventions for smoking cessation involves both pharmacological interventions and psychological interventions. Pharmacological measures includes- nicotex gums/lozenges/patches/sprays; bupropion; varenicline; clonidine; amitriptyline; dosage & duration of these interventions would depend on severity of smoke dependence. Psychological interventions includes- relaxation therapy, aversion therapy, cognitive restructuring, coping skills etc. If you want to know further about the treatment and want to start the treatment for smoking cessation you can consult me in private.