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Stop smoking tobacco is not easy. From the number of smokers who tried, known to many who fail. That’s not because smokers do not want to “retire” early, but the nicotine trap KEPAYANG make them intoxicated. But they are actually aware of the threat of cancer, heart attacks, impotence, or interruption of pregnancy.

One of the winners quit smoking program “Quitters Are the Champions” – which held Stop Smoking Clinic General Hospital and Pfizer Friendship – Henny Gunawan, felt an acute addiction to cigarettes is so strong. Mother of three children was in fact have not been able to enjoy tobacco again. “But I have no power off,” Henny said in Jakarta last week.

Henny, 46 years old, has 30 years of smoking. Within a day, on average he spends 20 cigarettes. Type of cigarettes he smoked his brand switching. But now successfully removed Henny addiction. He made it through three months without tobacco. During that time he was guided by a pulmonary specialist and psychiatric specialists. “I nonnikotin medication twice a day,” said the woman who was also married to a smoker.

According to medical specialists soul General Hospital Friendship Center, Dr. T. Tribowo Ginting, SpKJ – which led Henny – the first week of the program was found to be a lot of complaints because the participants face the nicotine withdrawal symptoms. There are psychological effects that arise, such as decreased concentration, fatigue, and sleep problems.

However, Tribowo said, these effects usually disappear within one or two weeks. “It’s just the body adaptation mechanisms,” he said in a discussion Tribowo cigarettes in Jakarta some time ago.

Indeed, suddenly out of cigarettes, according to Tribowo, still leads to the suggestion in the smoker. Sometimes the suggestion that there are now former smokers view cigarettes or asbaknya. Especially if the environment is not conducive, in the sense of many smokers. “It can evoke memories of cigarettes.” In addition, psychological Tribowo see these smokers feel inferior if you do not smoke.

Such suggestions are usually survive long enough. To bury it, take nonnikotin drug therapy combined with counseling. Specifically, the drug was working nonnikotin on nicotine receptors in the brain. These drugs reduce the symptoms indicated aka Craving addiction and substance withdrawa or broken. “This includes reducing the pleasure of smoking,” explained Tribowo.

To foster self-confidence, Tribowo emphasize the positive value to the participants quit smoking. It is diverting their minds to realize that the habit can damage health. Beyond that, which is also important is the support of people around. At the very least, they could help by getting rid of something that smells of cigarettes, such as ashtrays, posters or cigarette lighter.

But it must be remembered that a judge should not support people who want to repent from it sakau tobacco. If the opposite, according to Tribowo, had made the intention to stop smoking so failed.

Program “Quitters Are the Champions” was held in September-November 2009. Of 210 applicants, 23 people selected for the program. And in the end 18 of whom managed to quit smoking. This of course is still very small compared to the number of active smokers in Jakarta, which reaches 3 million people or 35 percent of the population that reached more than 9 million people.

In the clinic to stop smoking RSUP Friendship, the venue for this program, the average patient was male. Ratio of about three to one by women. The clinic used the method to stop the total and gradual method. So far, according to Tribowo, which effectively is a direct method to stop the total. “A lot of program participants ‘quitter’ successful use (method) is,” said Tribowo. The oldest patient in this hospital’s aged 50 years, while the youngest age of 20 years.

On the same occasion, Dr Agus Dwi Susanto, SpP, lung specialist who is also Vice Chairman of the Stop Smoking Clinic RSUP Friendship, said the study proves that this program could be eliminated smoking with medical therapy. Although, the study showed that 70 percent of people who intend to quit smoking, only 5-10 percent that can do it without help.

Another example of a successful quit smoking in this program is Yadi Mulyadi. This guy is 25 years old hyperactive type smokers. He could spend three packs of cigarettes per day. Ironically, Yadi was a nurse. This he dedicated his success to his wife. “Without a cigarette, feels more comfortable life,” he said.

When Smokers Stop Smoking
- Twenty minutes after quitting. Heart rate and blood pressure decreases.
- Twelve hours after quitting. Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal.
- Two weeks to three months after quitting. There are increasing circulation and lung function increases.
- One to nine months after quitting. Cough and shortness of breath decrease. Cilia – the fine hairs that move mucus out of sweeping the lungs – return to normal operation. Cilia’s ability increases, the lungs are clean and decreases the risk of infection.
- One year after quitting. Risk of coronary heart disease was reduced to half than active smokers.
- Five years after quitting. Reduced risk of stroke 5-10 years after quitting.
- Ten years after quitting. The risk of lung cancer, mouth, throat, bladder, cervix, and pancreas, so declined.