Here are some facts about the effects of smoking, the addiction and rehab symptoms. Find support and reasons to quit smoking here.
Addiction
One of the most obvious consequences of smoking is that you become addicted and thus get rehabilitation symptoms when you try stopping. As a smoker you actually have two smoking addictions (and thus two types of withdrawal symptoms):
1) Physical dependence
Because of regular smoking behaviour, your body develops a dependency on nicotine. You feel less effect when smoking and the negative effect will quickly drift to the surface when nicotine content decreases. Already an hour after smoking, the nicotine level in your blood has dropped by about half so you will immediately suffer from rehabilitation symptoms, such as feeling of malaise, headache, dizziness, sleep disturbances, irritability and a feeling of depression.
1 – 2 weeks after you stopped smoking, your body processed most of the nicotine and you won’t notice its effect anymore. After one week you will not even feel any unpleasant consequences of addiction anymore. Aids like nicotine patches and nicotine gum from your health shop may help to slowly become nicotine independent, so you have less adverse physical effects and rehab symptoms. A disadvantage is that you will remain dependent longer.
2) Psychological addiction
Lighting up a cigarette is often associated with specific times and situations; e.g. after eating, during a break, with a cup of coffee, a drink in the café. Moreover, smoking is often a foothold in difficult situations, or to pass the time. Many attempts of stopping fail at such a moment. Smoking addiction is certainly not just a physical dependence, but a very important part of a strong habit.
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