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Smoking: How to kick the habit
Smoking: How to kick the habit 
Smoking has been called a
"communicable disease"
” no one starts alone ”
and quitting could work the same way.
The new research shows that
the odds of success are even higher
if you know your fellow quitters well.
This makes intuitive sense:
quitting friends or family can presumably offer
each other motivation and support.
I suggests you
"grow your own group"
approach:
gather family members or friends
who want to give up.
NICO TINE REPLACEMENT
According to some reports,
nicotine replacement therapy
” using skin patches, chewing gum,
lozenges, nasal sprays or "inhalators"”
doubles your chances of success by reducing
the chemical need to smoke.
You usually need to use these products for 8-12 weeks
and they are available from
pharmacies or supermarkets.
PHARMACO THERAPY
 Prescription drugs
Zyban and Champix
(the newest one)
work by blocking the body's ability to absorb nicotine.
They are offered through GPs or no-smoking clinics,
along with psychological support.
Champix
is about three times more effective
than pure will power and
Zyban
twice as effective.
There can be side effects and the drugs
are not suitable for all.
Talk to your GP to know more about it.
 ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
Many ex-smokers swear by alternative therapies,
most commonly hypnotherapy or acupuncture.
But,
"there is no definitive clinical evidence
from hard-nosed randomised controlled
trials that these work".
The same goes for most motivational books,
CDs or DVDs.
This does not mean that you
should avoid them though.
 "The key is to keep trying and trying again because,
even with the best pharmacotherapy and support,
hardly anyone quits for good first time."
 * Tobacco-related diseases
are some of the biggest killers in the world today
and are cited as one of the biggest causes
of premature death in industrialised countries.
* Indian government
is trying to deter people from smoking
with anti-smoking campaigns and Law in mass media
stressing the harmful long-term effects of smoking.
* Passive smoking, or secondhand smoking,
which affects people in the immediate vicinity of smokers,
is a major reason for the enforcement of smoking bans.
* This is a law
enforced to stop individuals smoking
in indoor public places, such as bars, pubs and restaurants.
The idea behind this is to discourage smoking
by making it more inconvenient,
and to stop harmful smoke being present in enclosed public spaces.
* Though nicotine is a highly addictive drug,
its effects on cognition are not as intense,
noticeable or debilitating as cannabis,
cocaine, amphetamines or any of the opiates.
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