Why are you quitting?
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable illness and death can be avoided. In the cigarette found multiple substances that are largely detrimental to health.
Among them, are known for their harmful effects:
* The tar, benzopyrene and nitrosamines
* Responsible for 30% of all cancers (bladder, kidney, pancreas, stomach, etc..) And 90% of lung cancer.
* Carbon monoxide, which is responsible for more than 15% of cardiovascular disease.
* Nicotine produces physical dependence.
* The snuff is causing 80% mortality from chronic pulmonary disease.
Processes of Attitude towards smoking
To quit, you must go through a series of processes of attitude toward smoking and is necessary to go through them in order to adopt an attitude of neglect.
Stages of Smoking:
* Pre-contemplation stage: The smoker enjoy smoking and do not pose any problem, it is a consonant smoker, smokes and is sure he does well. At this stage, smokers are under 30 years, no associated diseases or not to snuff. Almost half of smokers are in this phase.* Phase in approach or contemplation: The smoker is raised and the possible negative health consequences and some good to stop.
* Action Phase: The smoker feels obliged to quit, moves from dissonant to a more consistent and knows that smoking is bad. This phase will be repeated several times in the evolution of the unit, move to the contemplation and action repeatedly. 20% of smokers are in this phase.
* Phase of consolidation or maintenance: You can say that at this stage are those smokers who take more than 6 months of abstinence. Do not smoke anything, but up to 12 months can not be considered as an ex-smoker.
* Phase of relapse: It occurs in a variable percentage of cases, it will normally go to the contemplation stage and take more or less ng return to action. It is accompanied by a large loss of self esteem.
Quit!
