Quitting cigarette smoking is as much a battle as any other addiction. While the withdrawal symptoms may not be as pronounced as the DTs seen with quitting alcohol, it is nevertheless just as much a disruption to the person who quits. It is often within the first 3 days of quitting that a person returns to the habit, and the chances of staying on the bandwagon significantly increases after day 10 of quitting. The key to quitting is dealing with it one day at a time. After completing the first day successfully, you will figure out what works for you or not and repeat this on each successive day.

Addicted to smoking

Nicotine is one of the substances found in cigarettes and is a form of stimulant drug, it is one that can cause a multitude of serious health problems and is extremely addictive yet cigarettes are sold legally throughout the world and used by millions of people. Smoking involves inhaling not only nicotine but a large number of gases and tars and nicotine is thought to relax a person and help them concentrate better.

What’s in a cigarette?

There are over 4,000 chemicals which can be found in cigarette smoke, amongst them some of which may surprise you.