How to quit smoking and alcohol
Among the best ways to make your own life as hell is any addiction you have. And if you are addicted to tobacco, alcohol or narcotics, your life is turning to worst hell every other day. You are not living a life, living your addiction. Just after intoxication, it’s not you, but the matter you use to intoxicate yourself. You are not courageous enough to live a life on your own, for yourself or for your close ones. You are totally depending on a sedative to live your life, and you live for that sedative only, not for yourself.
If you think this is just happening with you right now, this article is for you. Even if you are not addictive to any above or other sedative, you still must know some important facts. It’s your own responsibility to save yourself and your loved ones from this slow poison. Remember, this life is precious and you cannot, and just cannot, risk it for such a rubbish thing. However, you have to be courageous and self-motivated to come out of trap of this slow death. An estimated 90 percent of alcoholics also smoke, say studies.
Tobacco kills people more than they know
In many countries in the world, tobacco is the single largest preventable cause of illness and premature death. Tobacco is an illness in itself that’s why its use is now called “Tobacco dependence disease”. World Health Organization (WHO) recently referred tobacco quitters as real winners. Moreover, smokers who successfully quit revealed that they did it possible with support of physicians. As per reports, 70 percent of the total 1.3 billion global tobacco users lack access to professional support and tools to quit.
Roughly 39 percent of men and 9 percent of women are smokers worldwide. Smokers are at 40-50 percent higher risk of developing severe diseases like cancer, and death from Covid-19. It causes premature skin ageing, hair-loss, pregnancy issues, yellow teeth, dental plaque and bad breath. Further, tobacco use account for 8 million annual global deaths, burning $1.4 million on cigarettes and medical expenses. Due to exposing to second-hand smoke, non-smokers or passive smokers face higher risk of developing oral or lung cancer.
Alcohol causes severe diseases and deaths
Alcohol is other reason of premature deaths and life-threatening diseases among consumers. As per WHO report, its consumption accounts for 4 percent or 3 million annual global deaths along with forcing disabilities and poor health on millions. As per reports, 6.2 percent of all male deaths and 1.1 percent of all female deaths yearly are linked to alcohol. Furthermore, alcohol causes death of nearly 320,000 young people aged between 15 and 29 worldwide. Disadvantaged people face higher rates of death and hospitalization.
Overall, unsafe use of alcohol contributes to roughly 5.1% of global burden of diseases like injuries, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, liver cirrhosis and more. It is responsible for 7.1 percent of global burden of disease for males and 2.2 percent for females. Alcohol uses cause premature mortality and disability, and 10 percent of total deaths among 15 to 49 year old population. Finally, an estimated 110 million people using alcohol face disorders, with 75 million of male and 35 million of female population across the world.
10 tips on how to quit smoking and alcohol
- Your commitment to yourself to quit alcohol and nicotine is the best motivation for your big goal.
- Plan it out with Gradual reduction or Delay method, or Nicotine/Alcohol replacement therapies.
- Break the link of smoking with drinking if you find it difficult to remove both addictions at a time.
- Throw out all the alcohol and tobacco related stuff from home to help yourself reduce the urge.
- Eliminate smokers or alcoholics from your life, and avoid going to related social circles and events.
- Seek social support of sober people, and help from family and friends to make your journey easier.
- Cope with cravings by engaging in breathing exercises, yoga and more and more physical activities.
- Find out your passion and keep yourself bust with it whether it is singing, dancing, sports or travel.
- Stay focused to your goal of quitting unlike many other people who leave their journey in midway.
- Take medication, therapies, or professional help and tools for treatment if you need it for the goal.
