never fall into a false sense of security after first few weeks of quitting

Research conducted by Professor Ron Borland from the Cancer Council in Australia shows that while quitting smokers have a lot of willpower for the first month of quitting it gradually starts to fade after this time thus greatly increasing the risk of starting again. The study which involved over two and a half thousand ex-smokers saw that they were frequently subjected to cravings especially when they met friends who smoked or when they saw advertisements even if they were those encouraging you not to smoke.

Basically any reminding influences of smoking produced instant cravings which tended to get worse over time. In fact those people who had prolonged cravings a month and more after quitting were statistically much more likely to start smoking again. This is something that we have come across frequently at Ukmedix News and we have warned our readers never to fall into a false sense of security after the initial few weeks of quitting. In fact after quitting for a few weeks you are probably at your most dangerous point because you feel you have conquered it but it is still deep inside your psychological makeup and you only need a tiny bit of encouragement to come rushing forward again.

Ukmedix News reckons that the best bit of advice we can give you is to always be vigilant as an exsmoker and always remember that your addiction has the potential to come back with a vengeance. In the same way as alcoholics should never even have a sip of a drink and stay away from drink laden social occasions, smokers should always be on their guard that they might slip up and just have one puff even years after their last cigarette. You should remind yourself that that one slip up could end up costing you your life!

The study which was organised by the International Tobacco Control was published in the clinical journal Addiction.