Smoking Cessation

Smoking causes 114,000 deaths in the UK every year. Smoking-related diseases are responsible for 1 fifth of all deaths in the UK. Most smokers die from lung cancer, chronic obstructive lung disease (bronchitis and emphysema), and coronary heart diseases.

Smoking is a very dangerous habit, and people who take up smoking are at high risk of suffering from a number of serious diseases such as cancer of the lung, larynx (voice box), oral cavity, pharynx (throat), and oesophagus. Highlighting the dangers of smoking should make you want to give the habit up and to improve your health.

The reason it is difficult for you to quit smoking is nicotine. It is hard to break the nicotine addiction, but with the help of the latest smoking cessation treatments and aids it should become somewhat easier for you to give up smoking.

Benefits of smoking cessation

When you have successfully quit smoking, you will feel significantly better. You will no longer be stressed; anxious; exhausted on the slightest physical exertion; and your appetite, sense of smell and taste will all return to normal. If you quit early enough, you can also reduce the risk of life-threatening diseases which will in turn increase your life span.

Time for Action

Many smokers have died regretting ever taking up their habit. With new medical developments however, there have been an influx of new anti-smoking drugs specially designed to help you break your nicotine addiction. These treatments make giving up smoking somewhat easier for you, and increase your chances of successfully and painlessly quitting smoking. Take a positive step towards improving your health and life in general, with the latest quit smoking drugs.

Smoking cessation treatments

Smokers in the past were not as lucky as smokers are today. Before, if a smoker wanted to give up their habit, they had to go cold turkey (without any anti-smoking aids). Today, there are many over the counter and prescription aids available for smokers who wish to quit smoking. These are in addition to other quit smoking help that is available for smokers, such as; smoking cessation programs, support groups, and counselling from doctors, nurses, and therapists.

Your doctor can advise you on the best way to help you to give up smoking. Perhaps the combination of counselling with an anti-smoking treatment drug will be the most suitable way for you. So visit a doctor or go for an online consultation to find out the best way for you to quit smoking.

• Nicotine replacement therapies

Nicotine gum, patches, lozenges and inhalers, all fall under the category of nicotine replacement therapy. When nicotine replacement therapies first became available, they became a very popular way to give up smoking. Their popularity wore off after some time due to the discovery that these products still supply the body with small doses of dangerous nicotine, which isn't always the best way of quitting both cigarettes and nicotine.

• Zyban

Zyban is the first non-nicotine medication for smoking cessation. Zyban's active ingredient is called bupropion and is found to be highly effective in the cessation of smoking. However, the adverse reactions and side effects of Zyban are alarmingly high and therefore many people refrain from this drug.

• Champix

Champix is a non-nicotine medication like Zyban, and is a very new and yet very popular drug. Champix has been found to be more effective than Zyban in clinical trials. You can quadruple your chances of quitting smoking successfully with the help of Champix. Champix varenicline is available on prescription and the treatment normally lasts for 12 weeks. A consultation with a doctor will give you all the information you need about Champix, its treatment duration, side effects and benefits.