Four More Reasons To Quit Smoking

Most of us are well aware of the many health risks of smoking. As well as being the leading risk of lung cancer, it also plays a significant role in throat, mouth, bowel, kidney, liver, and stomach cancer. What’s more, it increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, COPD, pneumonia and does a lot more damage besides. But there are other reasons to make the change, as well, that often go overlooked. Here, we’re going to explore a few.


The aesthetic benefits

Do you take pride in your appearance and like to look as good as possible? It’s likely that a smoking habit is doing a lot to undermine it. Besides discolouring your fingernails and your teeth, there’s evidence, as shown at Daily Record, that smoking speeds up the appearance of both fine lines and deep wrinkles in the skin, particularly on the face. What’s more, quitting can immediately start to make your skin look ten years younger.

The mental benefits

For all the physical damage that smoking can do, it’s important to recognize that it has an impact on the mind, as well. Smoking has been linked to an increase in depression amongst young people. What’s more, while it’s often used as a stress reliever, it has been shown that it increases symptoms of stress and anxiety over time. These are common symptoms of addiction, which can get worse over time, increasing irrational behaviour and making you more dependent on cigarettes and diminishing your own abilities to cope with feelings.

The cost benefits

Cigarettes are expensive. Smoking a single pack of twenty a day, which is below the average, costs around £3,000 a year, which is by no means a small amount. Some of the methods used to fight addiction, like vaping, come with their own costs, from buying refills to SMOK coils UK, but all added together, they are a fraction of what you would spend on cigarettes themselves. There are handy online calculators that you can use to see exactly how much you would save if you quit for a year, taking into account how much you smoke at the moment.

The social benefits

When you’re used to smoking, it can be hard to see just how unpleasant it is. Most smokers aren’t fully aware of just how strong the odour is, for instance. What’s more, the social impact of smoking can actually make life harder for you in some specific ways. For instance, as Property Hawk shows, more and more landlords are taking the stance of not allowing smokers to rent from them. Furthermore, more people are aware of the risks of second-hand smoking, so they have more reason to want to avoid those who smoke, too.

Hopefully, the points above have shown that there is always plenty of reason to make a change and quit smoking. The two most effective methods at the moment are using e-cigarettes as a much safer alternative or going cold turkey. Whatever route you take, consider looking at smoking hotlines which can offer plenty of practical advice.



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