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Quit Smoking With Allergies - Prepare to quit. Set a quit date so you can prepare emotionally to be a nonsmoker. Stop purchasing cigarettes; make your home and workplace ready by removing ashtrays and declaring these places smoke-free zones.
Ask your family, friends and coworkers for support. Let them know that you're going to stop smoking. Tell them that you don't want nagging from them, but understanding and moral support.
Get help from your physician and smoking-cessation groups. Ask your physician about smoking-cessation support groups and programs. Check your town or county health department for consumer information on smoking cessation. You can also contact the American Lung Association, the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association for information on how to quit smoking. Nicotine Anonymous has a telephone support line, 1-800-642-0666, and the Cancer Institute has a smoker's quit line, 1-877-448-9748.
Consider substitutes and medications. Nicotine is a very addictive drug, and you will have withdrawal symptoms. Nicotine-replacement products including gum, patches, nasal sprays and inhalers, are available over the counter. (If you use a nicotine patch and have any kind of skin reaction, remove the patch and try another form of the medicine.)
Your doctor can prescribe medications, such as Bupropion (Zyban) and varenicline (Chantix), that will decrease your urge to smoke. These medicines more than double your chance of successfully quitting, according to the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology.
Take a look at yourself and why you smoke. Smoking is an addiction, but also a habit. Determine why and when you smoke. Is it after you eat? When you are anxious? When you're bored? Change your routines to overcome your habit. Don't hang around other smokers. This will make you want to smoke. Keep licorice sticks with you to put in your hand or mouth instead of a cigarette when you get the urge. Find an activity that's enjoyable and healthy. If you need help with anxiety, talk to your doctor about counseling or medication, or just get together with a close friend.
If you have allergies and you smoke, you should be especially motivated to quit. Cigarette smoke contains toxic chemicals that can irritate your allergies. And you can even develop an allergy to cigarette smoke. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology says that tobacco in any form creates serious health risks to users. And if you have a allergic respiratory condition, you are at even greater risk.
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