Relapses
You should not expect a relapse, but the fact is that one out of three people who try to quit experience a relapse. This is something that normally happens within the first three months of trying to stop smoking.
Now, if you experience a relapse, understand that there is nothing to feel bad about. It is quite a natural phenomenon. But just because it has happened, do not let it get the better of you. All you have to do is start the quitting process all over again - and believe me, you will be stronger this time because you will know what to look out for.
Some Final Facts about Tobacco
- Tobacco is the single largest cause of oral and lung cancer.
- Use of tobacco leads to conditions like erectile dysfunction in men.
- Pregnant women/new mothers: If you continue to smoke, you are increasing the chances of giving birth to a baby who has congenital disabilities and diseases. By quitting, you protect your baby's health and your own.
- Heart attack patients: If you continue to smoke, you are increasing your chances of a second heart attack.
- Lung, head, and neck cancer patients: If you continue to smoke, you increase your chances of a second cancer.
- Parents of children and adolescents: By smoking, you expose your children and adolescents to illnesses caused by passive smoking.
Well, what are you waiting for? The choice is yours. There are so many things that you can do with this life of yours. And isn't it a pity to waste it at the end of a cigarette. It is no wonder that George Bernard Shaw once said that a cigarette is a roll of paper that has fire at one end and a fool at the other.
I hope this site will help you in your quest to STOP being the fool.
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