The addiction from smoking, some facts

 Smoking Addiction

The nicotine in cigarettes acts on that particular area of the brain which produces feelings of pleasure and reward. This is, quite possibly, one of the reasons why it’s so difficult to give up smoking – who would want to do away with pleasure and reward? And that too in as less as 8 seconds – yes, that’s all the time it requires for nicotine to reach the brain once you take your first puff of the cigarette.

However, nicotine also has many harmful effects on the lungs, heart, blood pressure and other organs apart from making you look and feel much older than you are (call it the rapid ageing effect). The brain literally craves for nicotine in its absence and this leads to the addictive effect.

When a person who is addicted to smoking gives up cigarettes, initially he/she experiences feelings of depression, frustration, irritability and restlessness. This can get quite overwhelming and in 90% of cases drives the person to take ‘just one more puff’ and down into the drain goes your resolution to quit smoking – once again.

How do we remedy this, in case you really really want to give up smoking? Homeopathy has an answer – and a simple yet effective one. Tabaccum is one of the remedies that helps you curb the craving for smoking and also helps the nicotine-withdrawal symptoms such as nausea, giddiness, lack of concentration, etc. Caladium seguinum is another very useful remedy that helps to quit smoking without experiencing any major withdrawal symptoms.

One important thing to be kept in mind is not to be affected by what others say about your resolution to quit smoking – there will always be people to push you to take just one more cigarette or those who will discourage you from quitting. However, in the end, it’s up to you to decide what’s best for you, your health and your family.