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Is quitting smoking difficult?
Quitting smoking is difficult for most people, regardless of age, but it’s never too late. You can make it happen.
With proper preparation, a strong support network, and, in some cases, a nicotine replacement therapy or prescription drug, your chances of quitting smoking doubles. Many people have been able to quit smoking through the use of anti-tobacco drugs. Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), an over-the-counter medication, reduces nicotine cravings and improves smoking cessation when taken in combination (nicotine patch, chewing gum, inhaler, lozenge, or spray) and the right dosage.
Doubts about Cessation Of smoking:
You may be concerned about: how difficult it will be to quit smoking, the responses of friends or family who still smoke, gaining weight, losing a part of yourself, and giving up time for yourself.
Additional sources of stress include nicotine withdrawal symptoms or changes in your daily routine. On the other hand, worrying about how smoking is affecting your health or the health of your family and friends can be quite stressful, so it is wise to worry about quitting smoking. Nicotine raises your heart rate and blood pressure, putting extra stress on your body.
At Health Gate Pharmacy, we aim to work with you one-on-one to develop a smoking cessation strategy that works for you. We’ll talk about topics like quit aids, managing cravings, medications, and local support, and if you’d like, we’ll call you to follow up. Soon after you quit smoking, you will notice changes in your health.
- Immediate Benefits: When you quit smoking, you immediately feel better.
- 20 minutes: Your blood pressure and heart rate will return to normal in 20 minutes.
- Within 24 hours: Your chances of having a heart attack start to drop.
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Longer-term benefits of Cessation of Smoking
The longer you go without smoking, the better it gets:
- 1 to 9 months: You cough less, and your lungs work better.
- 1 year: Your additional risk of smoking-related heart disease or stroke is halved.
- 5 years: Your risk of stroke is the same as someone who has never smoked.
- 10 years: Your chances of dying from lung cancer have decreased significantly.
- 15 years: Your risk of heart disease is the same as that of a non-smoker.
What will you get?
The Health Gate Pharmacy Smoking Cessation Benefit covers the following services to assist you in cessation of smoking:
- Pharmacist-assisted counseling for up to a year (talk to your pharmacist or health care provider)
- If you are 18 years or older, you may use prescribed medicines.
