What if you took advantage of deconfinement to quit smoking?

With the various confinements, some French people may have felt stressed and were able to increase, or even resume, their tobacco consumption. So deconfinement could lead to the reverse process. This is the wish of Jimmy Mohamed, the health consultant of Europe 1, who gives some advice to finally put an end to tobacco.

A bit like for New Year's resolutions, you can, if you feel like it and have the motivation, take advantage of deconfinement to quit smoking, to take care of your health and that which will suffer from passive smoking. We often think that it takes a very long time to see any benefit. But after eight hours of quitting smoking, your amount of carbon monoxide in the blood drops by half and the oxygenation of your cells returns to normal. After 48 hours. Taste and smell improve and after just two weeks the risk of heart attack begins to decrease.

Still, quitting smoking remains eminently complicated, especially because of nicotine addiction. And this addiction is often underestimated by smokers. Most say they can quit, but are not really aware of the impact and their addiction to this nicotine. However, there is a very simple test that allows you to know how addicted you are to this nicotine. Just answer six questions about your smoking habits, such as how long after waking up do you smoke your first cigarette? How many cigarettes smoked per day? Or if you have to smoke when you are sick, to the point of having to stay in bed most of the day and depending on the score you get? We will then say what is your level of dependence

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And so, the more dependent we are, the more help we would need.

Because patients also tend to underdose patches or chewing gums.

I remind you of a very simple rule: a cigarette corresponds roughly to a milligram of nicotine.

If you smoke a pack a day, you will therefore need 20 milligrams so as not to feel the need for nicotine and therefore the lack.

I remind you, moreover, that it is no longer necessary to pay for these nicotine substitutes out of pocket, because they are fully covered by the community on medical prescription from your doctor.

Also know that it is not mandatory to wean yourself all at once, but to plan a fairly quick quitting schedule. Finally, know that a smoker will be more likely to quit if he is accompanied by a professional such as your attending physician, tobacco specialist or a psychologist. For more information, do not hesitate to take a look at the Tabac Info Service website or call 39 89 to find a tobacco specialist online. And all for free.