Passive Smoking Of Cigarettes And Its Effect On The Children You Live With
Most people are aware of the dangers of smoking, yet despite awareness of the damaging effects of smoking on their own health, many smokers never try to quit. They defend their habit by thinking that they are only affecting themselves when they smoke. In actuality, smoking also has an effect on the health of people who don’t smoke. Friends, family, children, co-workers, and even people who just happen to be nearby may suffer health problems from passive smoking.
What is passive smoking? You are probably familiar with the term “secondhand smoke” to define the smoke inhaled by someone within close proximity to a smoker. Secondhand smoke is a combination of smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, or pipe, and the smoke exhaled by a smoker. It often has higher amounts of dangerous chemicals than inhaled smoke, for example, double the amount of tar and nicotine. This puts people exposed to secondhand smoke at an increased risk of smoking related illnesses and health issues.
Research into passive smoking effects on health show increased risks of lung disease, heart disease, and various illnesses for people constantly exposed to secondhand smoke. Statistics on passive smoking show a relationship between secondhand smoke and cancer, with passive smokers having an a higher risk of heart disease and cancer. It is not uncommon for a nonsmoking child or spouse of a smoker to develop diseases related to smoking because of constant exposure to secondhand smoke. Passive smoking is especially damaging to infants and children. Young children exposed to secondhand smoke are at an increased risk of respiratory infections and other respiratory health problems. Children with asthma are at a higher risk of having more frequent attacks. Passive smoking may also be responsible for raising a pregnant woman’s risk of having a low birth weight baby or a miscarriage.
Because of the negative health effects of secondhand smoke, smoking has been banned in many public areas, such as restaurants and bars. Passive smoking can also be an issue in the workplace. Workers who inhale secondhand smoke have a higher risk of illness and even have more absences from work. This has led many offices to ban smoking, and some areas have even passed ordinances against smoking at work. Amongst jobs with a ban on smoking, employers report increased productivity and decreased absences.
In general, most smokers begin seeking ways to quit smoking out of concern for their family’s health. There are many methods to quit smoking, and one of the fastest ways is through the use of a quit smoking hypnosis program. Hypnotherapy programs for quitting smoking are formulated specifically to help smokers quit smoking without suffering from withdrawal. They are particularly successful because they help smokers beat the mental aspect of the addiction, which is the hardest part to beat.
Self-hypnosis programs are formulated to teach people hypnosis techniques to help quit smoking. Among the best things about these programs is the fact that smokers learn how to quit smoking without experiencing withdrawal symptoms. Hypnosis techniques can reduce or even completely eliminate withdrawal symptoms commonly experienced using other methods of quitting smoking. Another good thing is that since people are taught how to perform hypnosis techniques on themselves, they don’t have to worry about relapsing. If they ever feel an urge to smoke, they just recall and practice the techniques that helped them quit.
Hypnotherapy produces many effects to help people quit smoking. It is a powerful tool for ending tobacco cravings while also acting as a relaxation aid to alleviate tension. It also works as a motivational aid to eliminate the psychological urge to smoke. This combination of effects gives hypnosis its high rate of effectiveness in helping people to permanently quit smoking.
Some of the benefits of quitting smoking include better health for the former smoker as well as for friends, co-workers, and family. Those who are looking to quit for the sake of their loved ones can turn to hypnosis for a useful and non-invasive tool for quitting smoking. Anyone can learn self-hypnosis techniques for quitting from a good hypnosis program, and hypnosis therapy has a high rate of effectiveness because it makes quitting smoking much easier.
Alan B. Densky, CH is a pioneer in the use of Ericksonian quit smoking Hypnosis CDs. He offers both audio hypnosis & NLP CDs, and Neuro-VISION video stop smoking hypnosis DVDs. Visit his hypnotherapy for self help site for free hypnosis videos.
- Alan B. Densky, CH
