Pham Dinh Vien

Quitting any form of addiction is never easy. Smoking is one of the worst types of addictions anyone can have. Quitting the smoking habit needs the combined effort of two main parties; the smoker as well as the people surrounding him or her. Once a person is addicted to the nicotine based product, it can be a very tiresome job to make them quit. It takes time and a lot of patience.

Before beginning on any of the quit smoking programs, it is good to look at all the options available. You won’t be in for a peaceful ride, therefore understanding what sort of problems that you may face when trying to give up smoking and the ways of coping them can be looked upon.

Experts say that one of the best quit smoking programs is counselling. This is done in many institutions, mostly free of charge to the person who is willing to quit smoking. Some anti-smoking institutions carry out these counselling sessions individually as well as group classes. Next in line is therapy.

Therapy is quite different from counselling. It requires the smoker to undergo a medical check up as this will help the doctor identify the individual’s health conditions and how they would respond to quit smoking programs.

With regard to counselling, the norm would be to conduct around four to seven sessions. The time range can differ and certain modifications to the quit smoking programs can be done depending on the individual or group that’s involved. Such quit smoking programs are generally conducted by individuals who have gone through similar experiences.

As stated before, therapy is also another type of quit smoking program. One major therapy that a lot of doctors use is the ‘stop smoking laser therapy’. This type of therapy uses laser technology. A soft laser is usually targeted on certain pressure points in the body which include the hands, arms, sides of the nose and wrists. When the laser treatment is done, the body releases the hormone endorphin. This makes the body feel calm and relaxed and blocks the smoker from having any cravings towards smoking. The successful conclusion of this type of therapy results in the desire for nicotine and smoking being completely suppressed. This therapy needs to be done by qualified specialists who have years of experience conducting such therapies on their patients.

Quit smoking programs can thrive only in a household where there are people who support the quit smoking process of a person. Anyone can start helping out by initially throwing away smoking items such as lighters, ash trays and cigarette packs that would most probably be strewn all over the place.

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