Calm the Cravings

I know what it’s like to crave a cigarette. I found the follwing information very helpful whenever I get a craving. To calm your cravings, you must first understand what a craving is, and where it comes from.

When you first quit smoking, it may feel like your day is one long, continual urge for a cigarette. If you pay close attention though, you’ll notice that most cravings to smoke last only three to five minutes. They tend to come off the blocks strong, and decrease gradually until they’re gone.

There are two types of cravings people experience in the early days of smoking cessation.

Physical cravings are your body’s reaction to nicotine withdrawal. You may feel a tightness in your throat or belly, accompanied by feelings of tension or mild anxiety.

This is just a small example of what it’s going to take to calm your cravings, and where these cravings come from.

The Dangers of Second Hand Smoke

It is now well known that smoking can damage our health. If we smoke long enough we can end up with chronic and deadly diseases such as coronary heart disease and lung cancer. However, most of the time this concern is directed at the person who is actually smoking. There is very little concern about how the smoke that is affecting the people who are in close vicinity of the smoker.

There is this belief that the person who is actually putting the cigarette to their lips and inhaling the smoke is the one who is only damaging their health. Extensive research has uncovered that secondary smoke which is the smoke breathed in by people who do not smoke is just as damaging as if they where smoking a cigarette directly themselves.

There have been many cabaret performers who have plied their trade on the stages of smoke filled halls and clubs who have died from smoke related illness and have never smoked a cigarette in their lives.

The most people at risk to the dangers of secondary smoke are people who live with or who are married to a smoker. Another high risk group is young children. This especially the case when the smoker smokes in close vicinity of other people such as in a car. The smoke from a burning cigarette is also an irritant. It can affect the eyes, nose and throat and has been linked to asthma and other respiratory conditions.

It is estimated that the smoke released into the air is just as deadly as if you’re where smoking a cigarette yourself. It is estimated that there are over 4000 chemicals released from the smoke of a burning cigarette and you can inhale these chemicals if you are in the room where someone is smoking.

If you are a smoker and you have the habit of smoking in front of your partner or children then do yourself and them a favour by going outside to smoke your cigarette. You are making the choice to kill yourself but by smoking in front of others you are making that choice for them. That is unfair and selfish. Make the habit to smoke outside or in a well ventilated where no other people are around. The best method is to give up the smoking for good. In that way you are no longer endangering your health and other peoples.