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Stop Smoking : Help Quit Smoking
Give Up SmokingOnly the person who has tried to quit the habit of smoking can feel the difficulties ..... Do you have a friend who smokes? Do you want to give that friend the best possible gift of their life? How would you feel to know that you can give you friend the gift of life itself if you will only promise assistance to help quit smoking?
There are many ways you can help your friend quit the habit that has been proven to shorten life. It is estimated that each cigarette consumed has the effect of removing seven minute of life from a person. In addition, the consumption of time burned up with the act of smoking is nearly equal to the life shortening factors. So, if your friend normally smokes even 10 cigarettes per day, each day of smoking results in a shortened life of nearly 2.5 hours. Half of this time is because they will statistically die younger than a non-smoker, and the other half is due to wasted life opportunities, things that they could not do or enjoy, because they were busy lighting and smoking a cigarette.
Effects Of Quitting Smoking Mark Twain said, "Quitting smoking is easy. I've done it a thousand times." Why is quitting and staying quit hard for so ..... You could do some calculations for your smoking friend and point out that their life is worth more to you than ''x” number of dollars. This could be a figure based on their current income. In other words, If a person makes per hour in wages, and each day they lose 2.5 hours of life, that equates to a dollar figure which is sizable over a year. If you are able to financially afford it, why not consider a gift for your friend which is three-fold. First, point out the dangers of smoking and ask them to quit. Second, agree to commit yourself to the goal of encouraging them through the first difficult days of smoking cessation. Third, provide them with financial assistance to get the help they need to stop.
There is a wealth of material out there to confirm what your friend is well aware of—smoking is not good for you. Present it as a Christmas gift. With the Christmas gift, promise an agreed upon number of hours spent to help in the process to quit smoking. Thirdly, give your friend a gift which will actually ease the financial burden of quitting. Maybe you can only afford to purchase a pack of stop smoking gum, maybe you can you can provide a gift card to be used on a joint shopping trip while they are in the throes of nicotine withdrawal. Maybe your financial budget extends to providing your friend with a complete 5-day wellness center stop-smoking program. These centers with resort-like settings and amenities have helped many people to live the rest of their lives smoke-free.
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