My Smoking Addiction Kills
Smoking is addictive. Find out how to beat the cig with these Health and Medicine collections. Some argue that addictions from cigarrettes to tobacco go beyond peer pressure or depression. Interestingly, there are psychological reasons too.
Here are our top picks on the subject:
1) Relighting Cigarettes, How Common Is It?
By: Cunningham John. A
Abstract:
In a representative sample of 434 daily smokers, half reported that they relight cigarettes at least some of the time. Relighting cigarettes was positively associated with severity of smoking addiction, as well as with being female, with markers of lower socioeconomic status (income, employment status), and with having less education. Smokers contemplating change were less likely to relight cigarettes. Given that previous research has indicated that relighting cigarettes leads to increased harm, the public health implications of this smoking practice are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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2) Smoking Behaviour
Psychological interventions for quitting smoking include psychoeducation (information about smoking and health, quit strategies, and group discussion), behavioral skill training (monitoring situations, practicing cigarette-refusal skills, and relaxation techniques), and cognitive exercises such as reframing thoughts about smoking and smoking situations.
The most common pharmacological treatment used for nicotine addiction is nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). NRT involves administration of nicotine in various forms, including a skin patch, a nasal spray, an oral inhaler, and a chewing gum. These medicinal forms of nicotine prevent symptoms of nicotine withdrawal without inducing the reinforcing effects of smoking. Long-term (6-12 months) abstinence rates for treatment with NRT alone are about 20-25%. Higher abstinence rates may occur when several NRT methods are used together (e.g., patch and gum). Combined with behavioral therapy, long-term abstinence rates may be up to 35-40%.
Excerpt taken from:
The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioural Science
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3)Title:Help! My Smoking Addiction Kills!
By: Claire Richardson
What this book aims to do is twofold. Firstly, it aims to help you explore the reasons why you smoke, because you are much more likely to be able to give up when you know exactly what it is you are leaving behind when you move into the ranks of the non-smokers. Secondly, it offers practical advice to help you along the path. Yes, it can be done. If you are determined enough you too will soon be entering the ranks of those who say, ‘No thanks, I don’t smoke.’
Many Acehnese lost their loved ones when the Tsunami struck the region. Many suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, and due to the lack of social support, girls as young as 16 now are in the sex industry. Many of them use alcohol, drugs and cigarettes as a temporary outlet for their trauma. The Tsunami destroyed most buildings and killed almost 100,000 people in Aceh.
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