A Plan to Quit Smoking
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): The Good Men Project
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2018/06/23
According to common sense and the Mayo Clinic, tobacco is a killer drug comprised of poisonous chemicals. The people who smoke set themselves on the line for a shorter life.
The article stated, “People who smoke or use other forms of tobacco are more likely to develop disease and die earlier than are people who don’t use tobacco.” Lovely.
How can we begin to work as a society to reduce our smoking levels and eventually quit? It takes time. People have legitimate worries about health. They feel concern about the consequences to long-term health.
These are valid issues and concerns for health. As far as I can tell, smoking wears down the lungs and then constricts the circulatory system.
As noted in the article, “If you smoke, you may worry about what it’s doing to your health. You probably worry, too, about how hard it might be to stop smoking. Nicotine is highly addictive, and to quit smoking — especially without help — can be difficult. In fact, most people don’t succeed the first time they try to quit. It may take more than one try, but you can stop smoking.”
Every journey of quitting an addiction begins with a first step. It is like the old Dick Gregory bit, “Confucious say…” But less vulgar, the point is the importance of working on one stage at a time.
Most alcoholics and addicts quit one step at a time. They get a community. They get supports in other words. Those can help them develop in their capacities. One of the first steps is setting a quit date. So, let’s make a pact together, even though I do not smoke: take a piece of paper or your Google Calendar and add one day, one week, and one month, and one year if needed, then let’s call that the quit date.
There are resources to help you, too. The Mayo Clinic continued to talk about the residential treatment centers, the tobacco treatment specialists, and friends and family who want you to look and feel better.
It takes will and time, and a plan. Maybe, this can be a special first step. Plus… you promised!
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