Smoking is a habit, a habit becomes an addiction because it meets all the criteria that define the consumption of addictive substance.
* Tolerance
* Unit
* Withdrawal in the absence
* Compulsive Behavior
The form of dependence generated by smoking is:
* Physical dependence caused directly by nicotine and is responsible for the withdrawal.
* Psychological Dependence: Smoking becomes a company of all types of situations, after meals, with coffee, talking on the phone, etc. It becomes impossible to change that relationship and that co-dependency.
* Social Unit: Smoking remains a social act. Done in groups, in meetings, after meals, social activities and family and yet remains a habit begun in adolescence, giving it a social value of rebellion and sense of belonging, acceptance and recognition.
It is the first risk factor of the leading causes of death in the country. It is related to heart disease and vascular disease. Lung diseases like emphysema, bronchial asthma, lung cancer and others.
Immediate reasons to stop smoking:
* Bad breath and stained teeth
* Bad smell in clothes, hair and skin
* Cough and sore throat
* Strong heartbeat and blood pressure increase
* The risk of exposing the people around you smoking
* The cost of smoking
* Lower athletic ability
Long-term reasons to stop smoking:
* Toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke
* Risk of lung cancer and many other cancers
* Risk of Heart Disease
* Breathing Problems
* Work and leisure time lost due to illness
* Wrinkles
* Risk of stomach ulcers and acid reflux in patients with esophageal hernia
* Risk of Gum Disease
* Risk of damage to babies of pregnant women
* Bad example for their children
