World No Tobacco Day | It's never too late to quit smoking!

Every day, we can see people smoking in various places. Maybe you know that smoking is harmful to your health, but maybe you don’t know that the second-hand smoke and third-hand smoke produced can also seriously harm the people around you!

Your lover may suffer from cardiovascular disease or tumor, and your child may develop asthma. You want to quit smoking, but you have smoked for decades without getting sick. You even begin to doubt the scientific basis of the fact that smoking is harmful to health.

There is no need to doubt it, smoking is harmful to your health and endangers the people around you, this is an absolute fact!

It's never too late to quit smoking!

Quit smoking for 20 minutes

Blood pressure and heart rate that were raised by smoking begin to return to normal;

Quit smoking for 8 to 12 hours

The amount of carbon monoxide in the blood will return to normal levels;

Quit smoking for 24 hours

Congratulations, because your persistence has reduced your risk of heart attack.

At this point, the nicotine level in your blood has dropped to negligible levels.

However, you may experience symptoms such as irritability, annoyance, impatience, panic, and inability to concentrate. In severe cases, you may also experience joint pain and gastrointestinal discomfort. Don't worry.

This is "withdrawal syndrome". Keep going. If you can't overcome it, we can seek help from a doctor!

Quit smoking for 2 to 4 months

Cardiopulmonary function begins to improve by 30% compared to the smoking period;

Quit smoking for 1 to 9 months

New cilia grow in the tracheal and bronchial mucosa, which enhances the mucus processing function and significantly reduces the risk of lung infection.

Quit smoking for 1 year

The increased risk of death from coronary heart disease due to smoking is reduced by half;

Quit smoking for 5 years

The increased risk of oral cancer, laryngeal cancer, esophageal cancer, etc. due to smoking is reduced by half, and the risk of stroke and cervical cancer is reduced to the general level;

Quit smoking for 10 years

The risk of death from lung cancer is reduced to the average level;

Quit smoking for 15 years

The risk of death from coronary heart disease is reduced to the same level as that of non-smokers.

15 years of smoke-free life is an important milestone for your health and happiness. I hope you will be healthy and happy every year thereafter.

ask:

I'm already sick, is there any point in quitting smoking?

It makes sense. If you want to completely quit smoking, you must use scientific methods. Repeated intermittent smoking will lead to faster lung function failure. Not only will it not help you quit smoking, but the amount of cigarettes you smoke will increase. Below, these smoking cessation methods hope to help you quit smoking successfully.

answer:

Abandonment method : Throw away all tobacco-related tools (lighters, matches, ashtrays, etc.), try to reduce or avoid participating in activities where you are accustomed to smoking, and stay away from smoking environments as much as possible.

Psychotherapy : During the period of quitting smoking, we should strengthen our determination to quit smoking, maintain good living habits, exercise regularly, and gradually improve our physical functions. Physical functions will help us resist the onset of smoking addiction.

Alternative therapies : Play some skill games to keep your hands and brain busy; or divert your attention through exciting conversations; make a "bet" with good friends to quit smoking, which can help you gain the support of friends and colleagues; when quitting smoking, you will feel thirsty, so you can drink some water, milk or fresh juice, which can not only supplement your nutrition but also help you quit smoking.

Diet therapy : Eat more foods containing vitamin B (fresh fruits, vegetables and animal foods). Vitamin B can effectively soothe the nerves and effectively suppress the craving for nicotine.

Acupuncture therapy for smoking cessation: It can help people quit smoking by regulating the nervous system to suppress their craving for cigarettes.

Comprehensive treatment : For people addicted to nicotine, they cannot quit smoking on their own and need to go to a smoking cessation clinic for smoking cessation treatment, using comprehensive treatments such as psychological intervention, behavioral therapy, and drug therapy.

There are many ways to quit smoking.

But success doesn’t happen overnight.

It takes perseverance and determination.

I wish every friend who wants to quit smoking can succeed!

Written by: Zhang Pan

Art Editor: Liu Xiaoqin

Reviewer: Zhong Bo, Cheng Gang, Ji Kui