OUR HEALTH ADVICE – To quit smoking, you must first… try. Decide on the best path for yourself, methods, support from a health professional.
Your entourage has been telling you for a long time that you should quit smoking but you don’t feel ready? Don’t let that stop you from trying! As surprising as it may seem, your chances of success are indeed equivalent, or even higher than those of smokers who have prepared their smoking cessation… “A British study followed two groups of smokers, one having “prepared” to quit and the other not, treated with nicotine substitutes. Ultimately, the quit rate was higher among smokers who had not prepared for their quit attempt. weaning. This indicates that there are unsuspected resources in each of us”, explains Dr. Jean Perriot, addictologist pulmonologist and vice-president of the Rhône-Alpes Institute of Tobacco.
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This suggests that there is no right or wrong time to quit your last cigarette: each individual will freely decide which path to take that best suits their needs and personality…
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