So you want to quit smoking congratulations you found the right video and also congratulations on
getting here because this is going to be the best decision you can make for your own health and for
other people's health too so in today's video i'm going to do my best to help you quit i'm going
to teach you how to quit i'm going to teach you about all the different self-help tips i'm going
to teach you about all the benefits of quitting so what we're waiting for let's do this okay now
before we begin let's look at some science as you know i always first like to talk about science and
then we talk about treatments and tips and all of that now if you already know all the science
i'm gonna leave a time stamp up here or here and down there in the description as to when we start
talking about how to stop smoking and the tips and all of that sort of stuff but if you don't know
it keep on watching because this sort of stuff is really useful to know and it's going to help
everything click into place when we talk about treatments and all the other stuff so to begin
with why is smoking so addictive and why is it so hard to quit now if you've been watching my videos
for a while you will know that on this channel i like to give you the facts and i'm going to give
you a fact right now average cigarette contains 600 chemicals and if that's not high enough
once it's lit it amounts to about 7 000 chemicals 7 000 of those bad boys can you believe it and of
those chemicals nicotine is the one that makes it so addictive what does it do well it stimulates
your nerves the nerves then release dopamine and the dopamine makes us feel good which is one
of the reasons why it's so addictive and it's as simple as that now if you're interested in
finding out just how strong your smoking addiction is there's a really useful link it's like a quiz
i'm going to leave it in the description below feel free to check it out and it will give you
a rating of how strong your addiction actually is okay so that's the science done oh let's fix
this much better science done now let's move on to the best part of the video how do we actually stop
how do we quit smoking well you've got two options option one go to cold turkey cold turkey is a
little difficult or you can double your chances of quitting by using nicotine replacement therapy
products which we call nrt for sure now i know what you're thinking you're probably thinking
okay abraham what are these products tell me more about them don't worry abraham the pharmacist
i've always got your back let's move on to the next scene nrt products help to keep your cravings
under control as you withdraw from smoking cigarettes so let's have a look at your options
but please remember there are various different brands of nrts available so wherever you are in
the world you might have different brands that are available that you can buy from the pharmacies
so what i've tried to do is i've covered the brands to the best of my ability just to show
you the different products that are available so let's do this option number one patches pop these
sticky square patches onto your skin for 16 or 24 hours the nicotine will be absorbed through your
skin to help reduce that background craving for a cigarette option two gum sugar-free gums come in
fresh mint or fruit flavors to get the most out of your gum chew a piece until you taste the flavor
park it between your gum and cheek for the nicotine to be absorbed gum is great for impulsive
cravings option number three lozenges or cough sweets these are small sugar-free sweets ideal for
undergo impulsive cravings you simply suck on one lozenge and move it around your mouth until
it disappears option number four micro tabs if chewing gum or sucking on a cough suite
aren't your thing then these tiny tablets are for you they dissolve under your tongue and are
equally great for impulsive cravings option number five inhalator with cartridges this small plastic
tube holds a refillable pure nicotine cartridge and has no vapor release so you don't have to
go outside to use it inhale this just like you would a cigarette but without the 6099 chemicals
if it's hard to kick the hand to mouth action of smoking then this one's for you it's great
for strong impulsive cravings option number six mouth spray strong impulsive cravings then
spray once or twice into the side of your cheek for a quick nicotine hit to curb your cravings
you can read more about all of these nrt products at the link in the description box below okay guys
i've got some good news for you so earlier i said that using nrts can double your chances
of quitting which is great news now the nhs also provide stop smoking advisors who are fantastic by
the way and can also provide you with nrts which is another really useful reason to speak to them
but by using a stock smoking advisor and using nrts you can actually triple your chances of quick
i know great news right another useful thing that i would highly recommend you all to do
is get your phone which is in my pocket download the stocktober app it's an nhs app
and it's like having a stop smoking advisor in your pocket you can refer to it you can it can
give you useful tips it can do loads of different things so i'd highly recommend you download it
it's free as well so there's no harm in using it there is also prescription only medication
which is available to help you quit smoking now your stop smoking advisor is the person
who's responsible for speaking to your health care professional and seeing if that's appropriate for
you or not so remember there's nrt which aren't prescription only so you can buy them from a
chemist or wherever and there's also prescription early medication that can help you quit smoking
once again these are one of the very reasons why you should get a stop smoking advisor involved in
your treatment because they're going to work out the best treatment option for you now please also
remember there are quite a few myths out there as well such as acupuncture and hypnosis can help you
stop smoking but there's no evidence suggesting that it can do that so please remember that too
there's a lot of movement in this video right now let's move on to five self-help tips the first one
grab yourself a pen and paper and write down a list of all the reasons why you want to quit
if you don't want to grab a pen and paper use one of these we've all got one nowadays
and we always keep it with us on that list you can write stuff like for example you want to spend
more time with your loved ones you want to watch them grow older that's one of the reasons why you
want to quit smoking now this list we're going to keep coming back to it so whether you write
on a piece of paper keep it with your old times whether you write on your phone keep it with your
old times and if you ever get the craving that you want to smoke that cigarette look at the
list and remember all the reasons why you want to quit this is going to be really helpful now
another reason that you may want to quit are the health benefits and there's loads of them such as
for example reducing your risk of lung cancer and reducing your risk of many different cancers now
i am going to talk about all the health benefits a little later on in the video okay so moving on to
tip number two you need to stay active if you're the type of person who has cravings and impulses
to have a cigarette then exercise such as for example just going for a walk is a really good
option for you it's going to release chemicals which are going to help reduce your cravings
and also you're going to release those endorphins which are those feel good hormones which make us
feel great tip number three you need to get rid of those smoking accessories so it's not just about
getting rid of your cigarettes that's a given but the smoking accessories as well so for example
your lighter your ashtray any kind of smoking accessories get rid of them replace the ashtray
with a nice coaster with a nice coffee mug on top of it you can have your tea or your coffee in it
great or the lighters replace it with a stick of gum similar kind of shape and size and it takes
your mind off it so it's all about reducing the temptation to smoke moving on to tip number four
write down those triggers and write an action plan to help stop you from smoking so for example
if being around people that smoke is going to trigger you to smoke as well have an action plan
so for example make sure that you're not hanging around with them sort of people for the time being
until you quit smoking fully so have an action plan for various different scenarios and this
is really going to help you now tip number five tell people that you're wanting to quit
these guys are gonna be a support network tell your friends tell your family tell your loved ones
tell everyone they're all out there to support you and to help you in this process you can also
join forums and groups that are also quitting people who are in a similar place as yourself
you're all out there to support each other you can give each other tips there's loads of different
forums out there that you can join i mean even in this video for example if you're someone
who's wanting to quit and if you've got some tips of your own leave a comment below and i'm sure
people will scroll down read it and get some great advice from it so if you've got to this point in
the video you're awesome because you're pretty serious about quitting which is fantastic news
now let's go back to those steps because i kind of like that shot that we did there and we'll
talk about the health benefits of quitting i'll see you there okay so the benefits of quitting
smoking where should i begin because there are so many benefits but let's start from the basics
let's start from the beginning let's say you've had your last cigarette and you've now quit
just 20 minutes after your last cigarette your heart rate is going to start slowing down which
is a good thing within 48 hours well after 48 hours all of that toxic carbon monoxide
that's in your blood is going to get flushed out this means you're going to feel less tired
this means you're going to breathe better on top of that you're going to sleep better food is going
to taste better and you're going to have more energy and on top of that you're going to have
whiter teeth you're going to have better breath and you're going to have clearer skin you're also
going to reduce your risk of lung mouth and throat cancer next up is your immune system it's going to
get a massive boost when you quit smoking you're gonna heal faster and you're gonna be less likely
to get ill in the first place by the way this list will go on forever so i will leave a full list
in the description below for you but last but not least think about the money you're gonna save
think about how much money you will save okay so for any coffee lovers out there
like myself here's a top tip for you all nicotine reduces the effectiveness of caffeine so
once you quit you don't need to drink such strong coffee because there's gonna be no nicotine in
your body so that caffeine the effectiveness is gonna increase so you don't have to drink such
strong coffee you can just drink normal amounts of coffee and it's gonna be just as effective
okay one final note before we get to the end well let me first put this down here please remember
i understand it's difficult to quit and i'm sure you understand that as well you know the science
behind it you know how to quit now so best of luck with everything that you're doing i really hope
that all the information i've given you in this video helps you but it's difficult to quit as well
and you might relapse okay this is normal but you now know what to do and you're awesome
and you will get there i really hope you find this information helpful please leave a comment
below to let us know how you're getting gone and leave some comments below for other people too
for any tips that you may have like we mentioned earlier you're now a stop smoking pro
tell your friends tell your family tell your loved ones tell everyone tell some random person smoking
on the street tell them to quit tell them why you know exactly why and you know how to do it too
that's the end of this week's video always remember you're awesome and i will see you
next week oh that was beautiful soft that was very beautiful like one take thing
i feel that you enjoyed that i really do hope that this uh walking up the step scene looks all right
some strange reason i'm getting really upright on these steps
i'm not unfit i go running a lot it's just really warm in here
um okay moving on to my uh scene hey guys thanks for watching this week's video make sure to click
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