Tobacco is a plant. Its leaves are used to make tobacco products that contains excessive level of harmful chemicals like nicotine, lead, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, benzene & radioactive elements such as Polonium-200 etc. The scientific name of tobacco plant is Nicotiana tabacum.
Yes, reducing the amounts of tobacco consumed each day is a step forward to quitting. The major issue is to manage the urge that exists for a few days even after quitting completely.
When the body is no longer getting nicotine after quitting, there are certain changes in the body like fatigue, loss of appetite, headache, dizziness, vomiting, anger, anxiety etc. that are called withdrawal symptoms. These changes can be physical or psychological in nature.
It impacts head to toe. The most commonly associated diseases are cancer, asthma, tuberculosis,stroke and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). It also fastens the process of ageing.
It's "usage" gives psychological pleasure which leads to a subsequent increase in tobacco consumption .Discontinuation of tobacco is often associated with mood swings, anxiety and even depression.
The Quitline has a protocol that involves setting the target for the individual and motivating the person to achieve the target with the help of adequate techniques.
Counseling involves assessing the severity of tobacco consumption of an individual and suggesting the right strategies to quit based on the assessment.
It takes 72 hours after you quit tobacco for the nicotine to be out of your body, however, it takes at least 3 months for the brain chemistry to return to normal.
