Smoking Cessation

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Smoking Cessation
Quitting smoking might be regarded by tobacco addicts as one of the hardest thing to accomplish in life. Although smokers are fully aware of the health hazards that smoking causes to their health, it is never an easy task to quit. As a result, proponents of smoking cessation, who endeavor to help the young adults to quit smoking at a younger age, are using tobacco control initiatives to help young adults to be aware of the dangers of smoking. This is necessary because if they young adults can avoid smoking at a tender age, they are likely to avoid serious health problems associated with cigarette smoking. This essay will seek to discuss reasons why people smoke, why they can not quit, and what are the dangers of smoking. It will also highlight the alternatives of smoking cessation.
Studies have pointed out that in 1980s and 1990s, more old smokers than young adult smokers were successful in quitting smoking in the 1980s and 1990s (Messer et al., 88). According to Messer et al. the rates of successful smoking kept increasing over the years, across all age groups. However, in 1990s there was an inherent increase in smoking cessation among young adults, especially in states with high cigarette prices. California had a comprehensive tobacco control program in the entire state, and it experienced the higher success in comparison with other states (Messer et al. 317).
Despite the apparent personal, health, environmental and psychological problems associated with smoking, many people are still addicted to tobacco. People smoke in order to alleviate stress. Majority of the working people hold perceptions that a puff of nicotine can help them reduce their stress levels, and present them with a feeling of relieve from their routines. To them, cigarette provides a condition that prepares their bodies to deal with depression, anxiety or stress. In addition, people learn to smoke from their peers. If a person spends much of his time his smoking peers, he/she is most likely to conform to his/her peers’ lifestyle. Although many people have knowledge of the dangers associated with smoking, they fear to be odd ones out in their groups. This means that many people start smoking as a result of peer influence.
Despite the fact that smoking is harmful to human health, people find it hard quitting smoking even on the account that they harm their chances of enjoying better health. Research has asserted that people fail to quit smoking because it is addictive. Cigarettes contain nicotine, an addictive substance that makes smokers have a deep craving for cigarettes (Hatsukami et al. 2030). According to Hatsukami et al. (2030), nicotine enters the body of smokers and stimulates their brains and enters the bloodstream to give them a calm experience. This effect is called biphasic effect and it is responsible for keeping smokers captives of needing more puffs of smoke. After smoking for a whil...