Start your stop smoking plan with START

S =   Set a quit date.

Choose a date within the next 2 weeks, so you have enough time to prepare without losing your motivation to quit. If you mainly smoke at work, quit on the weekend, so you have a few days to adjust to the change.

T = Tell family, friends, and co-workers that you plan to quit.

Let your friends and family in on your plan to quit smoking and tell them you need their support and encouragement to stop. Look for a quit buddy who wants to stop smoking as well. You can help each other get through the rough times.

A =   Anticipate and plan for the challenges you'll face while quitting.

Most people who begin smoking again do so within the first 3 months. You can help yourself make it through by preparing ahead for common challenges, such as nicotine withdrawal and cigarette cravings.

R =   Remove cigarettes and other tobacco products from your home, car, and work.

Throw away all of your cigarettes (no emergency pack!), lighters, ashtrays, and matches. Wash your clothes and freshen up anything that smells like smoke. Shampoo your car, clean your drapes and carpet, and steam your furniture.

T =   Talk to your doctor about getting help to quit.

Your doctor can prescribe medication to help with withdrawal and suggest other alternatives. If you can't see a doctor, you can get many products over the counter at your local pharmacy or grocery store, including the nicotine patch, nicotine lozenges, and nicotine gum.

DO NOT GIVE UP, THE BEGINNING IS ALWAYS HARDEST.

Drug Addiction Among Youth

The term ‘drug’ has now been given a new implication. It was used originally to means ‘medicine’. But now-a-days it means not only medicine, but also the fatal narcotics that include cocaine, heroin, brown sugar, and many other specifications. All these drugs have their evil effects on the mind and body cells of the addicts. The young generations are the worst victims of evils of Drug Addiction.

The use of drugs is a controversial topic in society today. In general, addicts show a direct link between taking drugs and suffering from their effects. People abuse drugs for a wide variety of reasons. In most cases, the use of drugs will serve a type of purpose or will give some kind of reward. These reasons for use will differ with different kinds of drugs. Various reasons for using the substance can be pain relief, depression, anxiety and weariness, acceptance into a peer group, religion, and much more. Although reasons for using may vary for each individual, it is known by all that consequences of the abuse do exist. It is only further down the line when the effects of using can be seen.

Reasons for using drugs depend on the type of substance being taken. Two common examples of widely abused drugs are marijuana and cocaine. Since both of these have different effects, the individual will likely take the drug that can best resolve their problems or needs.

 

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FEW TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR CONFIDENCE

Everybody talks about confidence here, but what does it really mean and why is it so important?



Most addicts have low confidence and this stops them trusting anybody. They feel unimportant and lonely. Recovery is about changing these attitudes, addicts need to understand that they are not worthless because they have been addicted.

In recovery they learn that they are good and capable people who can recover from their disease if they value themselves enough, ask for help and take responsibility for changing their lives through. This requires confidence and if you don't have it, then you need to work at getting it.

Here are few suggestions to improve confidence:

Write down five things that you like about yourself. This is not boasting and if you feel uncomfortable it is only because of your low confidence. We all have some positive characteristics and you can start.

Make a list of 5 achievements in your life. You have probably achieved many more, but keep it simple. Don't dismiss things as trivial, and don't let the word 'only' influence your decisions of what to put on the list.

Ask your friends to tell you two things they like about you. Don't avoid this confidence is partly a result of what others tell us we are.

Remember that people react to what they see - if they see a positive person they will reflect that back in their attitudes and responses, thus building your confidence even more.

An Extra Effort towards Recovery

Alcohol and drug addiction ‘counselling sessions ’is the major step in rehabilitation program, which make sure that people can continue their paths to eliminating their demons. A lot of people don't actually realise why they drink alcohol and what is the value of rehab?  Until it's revealed from under the surface during counselling. That's why it's so vigorous. Through counselling the addict can overcome problems and take the first step on the road to recovery.An extra effort to recovery?

‘Group’ counselling sessions an extra effort to tackle addicts.  Addictcounselling sessions happens in a pleasant environment so the patient will feel secure. Members are not forced to talk about something which they don’t want to. Group sessions are tend to be much more relaxed and they are about celebrating the happiness of the various group members as well as imparting new knowledge and techniques onto each other help in getting rid of addiction. Isn’t it a fun loving platform for them?

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