Top 5 Reasons to Quit Smoking (Lung Doctor Explains) | Benefits of Quitting Smoking
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- Top 5 Reasons to Quit Smoking | Benefits of Quitting Smoking
The BIGGEST reason to quit smoking is the most obvious one - smoking is extremely bad for your health. Tobacco smoke contains over 7000 chemicals, including toxic hundreds, and about 70 that can cause cancer, meaning they are carcinogenic.
⏩ Timestamps
00:00 - Start
00:11 - Why Smoking is Bad for your Health
06:32 - Smoking Affects the way you look & the way you smell
06:47 - Smoking Affects the Health of others
08:35 - Smoking Costs a lot of Money
09:01 - Benefits of Quitting Smoking
10:04 - What Happens to your body when you quit Smoking
10:27 - Why is it so hard to quit smoking cigarettes
14:00 - Quitting Smoking with vaping is helpful?
3 hazardous chemicals; that is tar, nicotine, & carbon monoxide. Tar is a substance that becomes sticky in the lungs & tar itself is actually made up of many chemicals known to be carcinogens. Carbon monoxide is a colorless & odorless gas that binds to the hemoglobin in your blood & therefore allows less oxygen to bind to the hemoglobin in your blood & ultimately results in less oxygen being delivered to the tissues in your body.
Finally, nicotine is an addictive chemical that gets into the bloodstream and travels to all body parts, including the brain. For example, when someone smokes cigarettes, the nicotine they inhale gets absorbed by the blood in the capillaries in the lungs. It then gets delivered to different parts of the body when the heart pumps it into the arteries.
But what about if someone is not smoking and instead you will say they are chewing tobacco or snuffing? Well, that nicotine gets absorbed mainly through the mouth's mucous membranes and ultimately still makes its way to the brain, but this is a slower process. Still, because it is constantly being absorbed, it has a steady-state in the bloodstream and has a steady effect on the brain. So, it is a more consistent effect of nicotine on the brain. Either way, whenever nicotine is in your bloodstream and ultimately makes its way to the brain, it activates receptors in the brain’s reward and motivation center.
This nicotine gives pleasurable feelings, but the brain needs more and more nicotine to get more and more of those pleasurable feelings over time. When the body eventually breaks down the nicotine in your system, you have less nicotine in the body. When that nicotine goes away, the withdrawal symptoms develop when the cravings develop. So, the withdrawal symptoms include difficulty concentrating, nervousness, anxiety, and irritability which can cause sleep problems and cause headaches, dizziness, and increased appetite.
Of course, this only makes people want to smoke to get that nicotine in their bodies. Nicotine comes in different forms, but ultimately, all nicotine forms are not good for your health. When it comes to smoking, whether from cigarettes, water pipes, or cigars - tobacco puts you at higher risk for all sorts of diseases. Inhalation of tobacco smoke entails inhaling toxic gases and particles of tar and eventually damages the lungs.
Not only can it cause damage to the lungs so that people develop inflammation of the airways - meaning bronchitis, but they can also develop different forms of pneumonia, in addition to COPD and emphysema. It can also contribute to other types of lung disease, something we call interstitial lung disease.
It includes things like pulmonary fibrosis, where you have scarring of the lungs. It can cause noninfectious types of pneumonia, such as acute eosinophilic pneumonia, in addition to desquamative interstitial lung disease and RB-ILD. Smokers are more likely to get respiratory viruses like cold, flu, and COVID 19.
Smoking also dramatically raises the risk of having coronary artery disease, including raising the risk of having a heart attack but also raises the risk of disease affecting blood vessels in other parts of the body, such as blood vessels in the brain, and that is why it raises the risk of stroke, also raises the risk of peripheral artery disease where you have constriction of the arteries in the legs making it painful to walk.
It is interesting to note that women are more likely to develop lung cancer than men regarding smoking and cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women; it claims more women’s lives than breast cancer, cervical cancer, uterine cancer, and ovarian cancer combined. Also, women who smoke have a harder time getting pregnant compared to women who don’t smoke. Women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have an underweight baby, defined as less than 5-1/2 pounds. Low-birth-weight babies are much more likely to die during the first month of life than normal-weight babies.
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Hi, i am currently going through the biggest challange of my life. on the first of novemeber 2021 i quit smoking (30 a day), smoking weed (daily aslo), eating junkfood (atleast 1.5x per day) these habits i have had for i woulkd say atleast 6 years. On top of quiting all these things i have got back into my old habit of working out as much as i can (getting up to 5 days a week allready ) am only eating healthy, meditate, cold showers every day etc. i am doing everything i can to turn my life around in a massive way. I have many reasons for doing this challange ofcourse, but for me the main thing is my mental health and ofcourse physical health aswell. I have a question however. i am so so so curious as to what exactly is going on withing my body and my brain chemestry. is there any chance you could help me understand exactly how i am changing and healing?
Dr. Mike, why the hell are you showing a clips of people blissfully smoking cigarettes on a video trying to encourage people to quit smoking or to stay quit.
I thought doctors were smarter than this. It is literally giving people mixed signals and causing them to crave a cigarette with those clips. Unbelievable!
TODAY is my 10 year anniversary of quitting smoking!!
I respect you
Indeed much respect to that, how did you quit!
I Wish I will do one day
wow that's amazing, you have done so well im totally inspired. im at 10 hours atm :P one day i hope to follow your footsteps xo
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I quit smoking years ago. My best advice to quit is to always carry a bottle of water. If you want a cigarette, drink some water till the craving goes away. I promise this works!!! Smoking is not worth it, your life is!!
water and gum
Thank you for that tips. I was stressing over what I do when I want one. Thought about working out at night to try to kill the anxiety sleep issues
Actually, you can do anything when you have these urges. Just don't give in and start smoking, develop a habit over the time you get these urges, anything will do.
Cigarettes and alcohol addiction actually destroyed my life. I could remember several years ago after divorce with my wife which brought me into my disastrous journey on Alcohol and cigarettes. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
Amen God bless people. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health.
Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Germany. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them
YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
Congrats! I'm really happy for you that your friend decided to help you. I always admire those who beat their addiction. Knowing it's possible to fix your life knowing there's people out there that have done what I thought was impossible gives me hope I will make it through as well. Those who share their experiences don't know how much it helps when you're about to give up, it gives you the strength knowing somone who actully know what it's like to go through this tell you it's possible, it's not the same somone telling you you can do it when they have no idea what it's like, but hearing somone who knows what it's like that helps a lot since you understand it firsthand and made it out gives so much hope. so thanks for sharing.
How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta
I quit today.. each like gives me a day more for my struggle in being nicotine free 🙏🙏
You can do it bro 💪 don't give up. I have 6 days without smoking 🚭
I'm at my 8th day!
@@sherrybajwa5149 nice, don't give up. It's worth it, fight the urge to consume nicotine. I'm 72 days without nicotine and feeling better.
@@alucardresol thanks for the kind words, keep the streak going!
My prayer for all smokers ..'May God bless and give you strong self discipline to overcome your addiction' .. AMEN!!
YOU CAN DO IT!!
Thank you 😊 God bless you too.
@@samn6498 🙏🏻💖
Day 3
@@boodro2122 oh yeaahh 🤩🤩
Keep it up sir ..u can do it!!
I am proud of you 💖
@@qtzt8278 Day 4. I will keep it up. And, thank you. God bless you.
I was a smoker for 30 years. I had a massive heart attack with 100% block to my left descending valve and survived the Widowmaker. I stopped smoking. I then had a Domino effect for the good. I lost a hundred pounds I don't stink and I don't miss out on events because I am off smoking. If I can do it you can do. Give yourself the gift of life.
Congratulations!!!
Thank u sir
Very good living testimony. Blessings and thank you.
Me to. I smoked for 45 years, had a heart attack followed quickly by the widow maker. One half of my heart died and I had a heart transplant. 12years in and still going good.
well done
I quit 5 months ago after 22 years of smoking cigarettes. One of the hardest things I ever did. I have less anxiety. Funny how the thing I thought was relieving my stress was causing stress.
This is encouraging to me, I just quit last night at 1130pm. I've gotta quit, I know better and have quit before. No idea why I even started back again 🤦🏾♀️😫
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I've been smoking for one year and I am struggling to quit
@@AthenaKamastill off it? I’m 10 months smoke free myself.
You got this keep going I'm + one year 6 months in, the best feeling!
Save your lungs and money you'll glow again.
I quit smoking almost 2 years ago after 36 years of 1 pack a day. When I smoked, nothing in this video would've moved me to quit smoking. You got to be living under a rock to not know smoking is bad for you, but deciding to quit is 100% a personal decision and all the scary stats are meaningless when one's addicted. And each time California raised the taxes on cigarettes and made them more expensive, I just got used to paying more. I started smoking when cigs were $1/pack and quit when they were almost $10/pack.
What got me to quit smoking was turning 50 and thinking I didn't want to pull around an oxygen tank at 60. Or I didn't want to turn 60 and develop a debilitating disease that was completely preventable. I smoked my last cigarette on the night of March 31, 2019, slapped on a Nicoderm CQ patch, and have never looked back. After some time passes you completely stop thinking of cigarettes and it's one of the best feelings to have! Also since I quit, every month I put the money I would've spent smoking that month into a savings account for splurge spending. Best of luck to those who choose to quit... you can do it!
Yep it's a choice I stopped October 31st 2021 just 4 days ago
@@yawdspycekitchen1578 I just stopped 7 days ago. I started smoking when I was 10 yrs old I'm 62.
I have been trying for a long time but it seems difficult to do. I’m using this as a motivation to stop today 👌
@@adioidris5266 me too. How are you doing with it
@@jacquelineharris7156 still going strong?
I smoked from the age of 17 to 27. This spring will be 10 years since quitting. I quit cold turkey.
i started at 14 and i’m 24. i think i would have a great chance to nearly complete recovery like yourself… but for some reason, I can’t seem to come around to doing it 🤦🏾♂️ how’s it been going for you?
I'm turning 28 in September. Still haven't been able to quit. I'm conscious of it, but haven't been able to quit yet. I want to. Id like 10 years of not smoking. I think that would be great.
@@jmendleson19 Going good. Once you get past the first year, it’s almost like you never smoked. I even made it through a divorce without going back. You just need to put your foot down, and don’t allow yourself any excuses to do it. No celebration or devastation is a reason to smoke.
Congrats I'm stopping as well. Tobacco is nasty as hell
Do you still crave?
My dad had lung cancer and copd and he has passed. My mom had lung cancer and has end stage copd. I have tried to quit so many times over the past 5 years. It has been constant with me, but i just had an extremely emotional heart to heart with my mom and told her that i just smoked my last cigarette and that this is not only a gift to myself but it is a gift to hear as i want her to see that i have conquered this habit while she is still here with me on earth. This is it. Please say a prayer for me. This is the one gift that i need to give to my mom so that she can have peace while she is still with me and not have the constant worry that i am going to end up just as she is.
I haven't had a cig in 3 weeks. I quit!!! I haven't had one craving because it became a must instead of a should.
@@amyrose1763 I'm proud of you 👏 please keep it up
I'm so proud of you!!
@@amyrose1763 I just wanted to say I’m happy for you! I’m glad you quit and your parents are looking over you ❤️
@@amyrose1763 great job! God is good!
After 23yrs I quit smoking!! 3 weeks and I don't have any cravings or desire to pick up again. Thank you Lord!!!
I quit 3 years ago this week I'm like whooo hooo!!!!! (I forgot about it until I got a reminder on Facebook), also 13 years clean and sober if I were only sane LOL!!!!!
22 years heavy smoker, quit for 35 days today. very difficult. i think the key is to 'get prepared for boredom'. the first few days i felt absolute boredom, nothing to do, what to do now? , something is terribly missing, always want a cigarette, dont want to get up, and life is very meaningless.
to be ready to live in this boredom was my biggest helper i believe. it is a war and the weapon that is fighting you and attacking you every day is 'boredom'. you need to be prepared for it, and you wont be able to destroy it, just be ready to face it every day and do not say i give up. it will keep coming every minute probably. no problem, just stand your ground.
my dad tells me that i am not a man because i don't smoke and I don't drink. he thinks having these kind of addiction makes u cool in your life. can u imagine hearing these things from ur own family? i guess I'm the only one here like that. I am 20 and I don't have any addiction. i don't even drink beer. my only addiction is listing music🙂
Covid lockdown made me quit smoking about 6 months ago. Hope to stick with this change.
Alright brother stay strong
All the best sir..you can do it.
Your health and life are so precious to God.
Don't give in to temptation. Avoid individuals who still smoke. They are a bad influence. And on your 1 yr anniversary of quitting, reward yourself with a gift to celebrate your Success! I quit 34 years ago, hardest thing I ever did too! 😎
Well done! I did too.
I quit smoking about 15 years ago but relapsed having failed to break the powerful association between cigarrettes and alcohol. This time, I knew alcohol wouldn't be an issue for some time due to the quarantine measures (bars closed and no parties) so I decided to give it another go.
After six weeks, I really felt no cravings at all.... until I had alcohol again at a barbecue. It was tough... much tougher than I expected but I told everyone on arrival that I'd quit so that no-one offered me a smoke. Also, I was half-expecting it to be a problem so I was mentally prepared and looked on getting through the evening without smoking as being a real challenge, which it was!
The next time was a week later, at a bar with a friend who smokes (outside the bar, not inside). Still difficult but I held out (told myself I'd done it once so I could do it again).
Finally, the third time, I actually found it much easier. My brain was starting to learn that I could enjoy a few beers, even without cigarretes.
The fourth time took barely any effort at all.
Now, it takes no effort whatsoever.
Breaking associations can be difficult, I stopped smoking after meals years ago and I remember that took a little time to get accustomed to. The association with alcohol was a little more difficult but it didn't take long for my brain to learn that a having a few beers with friends (or more than a few) can be just as enjoyable without the cigs. Once you've proved that, the fight is won.
Then, you just have to make sure you stay off them. That's no more difficult than saying "no" to an offer of food that you like - it's nothing like fighting an addiction.
And if stress makes you want to smoke, just tell yourself that it wouldn't help anyway (it really doesn't) and that giving in to this temporary urge would mean accepting defeat and wasting all that hard work and what it's achieved. Stressful periods pass just as quickly with or without smoking - without leaves you feeling much better about yourself, not to mention, much healthier.
Keep the idea of smoking small in your mind (don't give it huge demonic mind power). Addiction has way to much mental power when we view it like a huge dragon that chasing us and could eat us at any moment. Ask God (even if your not sure you believe) to help you view smoking as the small withered up lizard (that addiction truly is). It worked for me (over 20 years now). Also helped me a lot to make sober friends and stay present. One day that desire will be 100% gone and you will wonder why anyone would ever smoke.
I used Weedborn CBD products and healed without any problems.
If you can push past day 4, you're on a good trajectory I found. After 6 weeks you generally don't think about it anymore. I got lucky I guess, my internist/respiratory specialist checked my lungs with spirometry and high res CT and found that my lungs are looking good - "I see no evidence of a pack a day, 30-year smoker here". I guess 7 years of abstinence pays off even if I really don't feel all that different for quitting (it's nice not being a pariah in public or smelling of smoke all the time, however). How did I quit? I tried with all the patches and pills and failed. The best method I found was "cold turkey" and a strong resolve to get past the first week no matter what. Chantix made me ill and dropped my blood pressure alarmingly 30 minutes after the dose. Welbutrin gave me hives. A strong will to quit was the best for me and the cheapest. You need a strong will anyway regardless of what method you go with, to be fair.
Well done, well-written.
Yes 🥊 just do it and focus somewhere else
Same strategy I applied. Cold turkey and a strong resolve not to smoke again.
Three days were the hardest almost smoked, but a week, everything is smooth.
27yrs ex smoker here.
You may not feel different but trust me big changes were made!!
Dude there's no way you smoked for 30 years and your lungs look good..
I have big mad anxiety and trouble sleeping so I thought I should come here and see what i've gained so far and try to feel good about myself, kinda worked, I ve quit for around a week, good luck to you guys
Hang on there!!👍👍
How do you feel now?
I just quit smoking 48 hours ago. Thanks for this video - it is motivating me so that I will not relapse.
I hope you made it
Are you still abstaining?
Unfortunately he relapsed
All the best fam I quit 4 days now ..just keep telling ur self ur not going bk it gets easier with time
@@yawdspycekitchen1578 hello how are you doing ? I got to quit because doctor told me I have emphasyma
I’m 2 months into quitting - watching this for motivation... the clips of people smoking isn’t helping 😂😂😂 good info though
I was bothered by those clips too
Me too, especially the hot ladies smoking.. the old one really put me off tho
I thought the same. It’s really triggering and repetitive
lol, that is so funny. I put on a movie and everyone was smoking, I went crazy wanting one. You really got me laughing, thanks!
@@UndercoverSpill I had cravings for 2-3 months. After 4 months, completely gone and still not smoking now, I'm free :D.... I used patches and lozenges. The lozenges helped the most
My best friend died of a heart attack, he was a heavy smoker...lived by himself..was found dead in his apartment by a family member....had been dead for 3 days...this is why you should quit if you smoke! Life is beautiful..live life ... don't help kill it!
Sad reality
We all die anyway lol
Smoker for 29 years. Never tried to quit until now. It’s my second attempt and I am on day 15.
Good luck :)
It's over 2 months now, I hope you've been able stop smoking finally?
Hey! I hope you’re doing OK. How is your second attempt going?
How’s it going?
I quit 22 yrs ago and I smoked for 25 yrs. Get through that first week and should be clear sailing.
Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Smoking also increases risk for tuberculosis, certain eye diseases, and problems of the immune system, including rheumatoid arthritis.
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don't forget it is bidirectionally associated with depression, anxiety, suicide, aggression.
@J Rose Equally bad. 2001 study showing almost identical chemicals. Worse because also causes psychosis in some people.
smoking does NOT cause Diabetes. It DOES cause strokes, heart disease and Lung diseases.
My mother just died from lung cancer. That’s why.
:(
im sorry for your loss
Sorry for your loss. 🙏🏼💜☮️
@thomas Cronk Your comment makes 0% sense.
I‘m sorry to hear that
7 days since my last smoke, definitely hard to quit smoking but it’s worth it so far
It's over 8 months of your smoking, hope you're finding it easy now????????
Tomorrow from now is 7 day since my last smoke and yeah you're right it was worth it
Congrats 👏 4 days now for Me best thing we ever did ..we'll be healthier n have longer life continue never go bk
7 days smoke-free... After 22 years of smoking.... It is very hard and I take it day by day... But I believe it will get easier with time, as the brain rewires and rearranges all the connections... There is life beyond smoking...and so much of it 💚
53 days smoke free... Keep going 😊
75 days. Gained some weight, that now will be trying to lose. Breathing is so much better. I do still get emotionally based cravings, but I sit through them. I "smoke" a cut paper straw. Helps me psychologically. I do not want to go back to smoking
How are you doing? I'm 1 year 2 months free.
You got this I'm 1 year 6 months in never felt better, can smell again and taste my food also easier on the sinuses now.
@@Slingersbullseye great job. I'm 1 year 2 months. I'm so proud of you and me!!
After 26 years of smoking I started when I was 14 QUIT Now tobacco free for 25 years and completely healed. YOU CAN DO IT
I'm 25 and been smoking for +5 years. I'm glad i decided to stop, but man, what a struggle... But hey, the hardest battles have the greatest victories. I really fell that overcoming this will shift everything for the better.
Tell me how u quit as I am also smoker
And?? What is the status now👏🏻?
Now do the Top Five reasons to quit being obese. I quit smoking 20 years ago, after multiple failures. To this day when I get overly stressed my brain tells me, “hey I know something that will help” and smoking come to mind. I wouldn’t go through withdrawal again for anything and that’s what keeps me smoke free. Great videos BTW. I feel like I don’t get any help understanding COVID-19 without your channel.
I quit smoking...im on day 8 and so motivated....My dog is so proud of me!
Congratulations to all the people who quit smoking and good luck to those who are trying.
8 days smoke free..feel better but having trouble sleeping
How did it go? I’m on day 7 right now
@@sangsal 4 months cold turkey from cigarettes..hang in there it gets better
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@@faith9150 thank you, and good luck to you too
2 weeks in, good luck to both of you friends
Used to smoke 7-10 cigarettes a day, first week was difficult after quitting, managed with few nicotine gums. No urge after the second week.
I quit after 5 year smoking within 2 month's mentally preparing my self for few month's before it, if not touched a smokes for 14+ years now
I go 6 days without a cigarette, planning on quitting for good and staying smoke free this year and for good..
I stopped smoking 9 months ago due to Covid fears. Best decision ever!
I feel so much more energetic and it made wonders with no longer having so many mental highs and lows
@@UndercoverSpill for me, smoking 1 hour or less before going to sleep gave me insomnia. And because smoking made me less efficient when exercising, that only compounded my bad sleep. When I stopped smoking, it all went back to normal. It took a month or so, but my energy and sleep got much better
Are u still smoke free bruh
@@Switchon110 yes.
Frankly, temptation wise I have no problems except when I drink a bit too much.
Still going strong for now
So its been more than a year I think so cravings must have subside?
How are you doing my friend?
Don't judge me, but I'm watching this while smoking … But I promise to quit soon.
Me too. I’m perpetually quitting. My one vice. ( guilt smoker)
@@lovely-mk4rt "Quitting is easy! I've done it a thousand times." (Don't remember from whom the quote stems.)
Me too either, but I smoke organic cigarettes. Wiki the additives they put in cigarettes: pay attention, as many of the ingredients are hazmat chemicals. I've still got copd and I'm finally in a smoking cessation group. 43 years is long enough!
I’ve gotten down to 3 cigs a day. Smoking half a cig at a time. Can’t seem to drop past that.
I was smoking also watching this. I been thinking of quitting for the last two weeks. I was smoking a pack every two days. Now I'm smoking a pack a day. But I can fill I really need to quit real bad. I just got to make my mind up to quit. I got the patches and gum. I need that extra help so I'm going to call that 1-800 number. I heard people say to pick I quit date. So my quit date is Oct. 1st. So with mind over matter and prayers. For the life in me I hope I can do this finely. I've tried quitting before and I was just eating way to much. My plan this time is to drink a lot of water. And read how other people quit for good. I hope I got my floor plan all figured out good this time. Thank you for the great video. I'm going to save and watch every morning. So I can put in my mind how important it is to my life to quit. The time is now, I have to follow through...
I am on day two and was about to crack and walk out the door to grab a pack! This video just helped me to remember why I am doing this! I want to live and thrive in life!!!
Keep going!!!
I hope you have had success
You have a strong will, most people would have caved it. How's the journey to quit smoking going so far?
I don't like to judge but I have a strong feelings he's back to old smoking habit.@@XADFitness
I had my 1st cigarette @ 18 but became addicted @ 20. After many years of smoking I'm starting my journey of quitting tomorrow. Besides not wanting any health problems I have a few things I do that's motivating me to stop this bad habit. Congratulations to those who have finally quit. And to those who are having a hard time quitting keep fighting you got this 👍💪
not how it works.
that would mean you spent two years spending money, ruining your health, for something you were completely apathetic about
i smoked my first cigarette at 12. i went into it thinking i was gonna see what my parents and certain famous people saw in these cancer sticks…
i ended up smoking “1 more” about 3 more times, until i accepted i was an occasional smoker, then eventually became a daily smoker from 6th to 11th grade
i’m 17, and the last cigarette i smoked was on the 24th of december, last year. if i live til 71, i may pick it up again if i decide i really liked it.
Reaching 65, I'm glad that I never smoked, even though there was INTENSE pressure to start when I was a teenager. That made me more determined to never start.
That doesn't help the people on here trying to quit but thanks for sharing.
What is it about people who turn into their 60s, they just have to share what age they are, no one cares, honestly, no one cares.
Wow people are so salty sometimes 😆
@@ridiculouslyoverpoweredsup4421 it's like he offended a bunch of smokers
@@ridiculouslyoverpoweredsup4421 lol people on here are irritable. They are trying to quit smoking and his comment was pointless.
My husband is only 41 and has emphysema. He started smoking around 15 years old. The moment I found that out I quit smoking and so did he. I knew if I didn't quit he wouldn't either. He is doing better not on oxygen so far. I pray he never will be but he still gets short of breath sometimes. It's a really scary disease
A week ago I got an jaw infection from a wisdom teeth withdrawal, I became so ill that I didn’t even think about smoking, when I got better I hadn’t smoked for 3 days, I’ve used that as a motivation to quit and I, as of this moment, haven’t smoked for 7 days. I’ve smoked since I was 13 and I’m 23 now. I need all the motivation I can get, that’s why I’m watching this video.
I started smoking around that age too, smoked on and off (as much as two packs a day) until my late 30’s and finally quit (with my wife) when her father died of aggressive lung cancer 16 years ago. Today I just completed a 23 mile mountain bike ride with elevation changes nearing 3,000 feet.
Identify the stress triggers that would spur you reach for a cigarette and develop new mechanisms to respond to the triggers; work at changing the “ceremonies” around cigarettes (like having one with coffee, or a social drink); develop new hobbies that take you away from activities that you used to smoke in; and exercise, exercise, exercise!!! Exercise was the biggest deterrent for me to avoid smoking again.
Good luck and remember, as long as you are really trying, you WILL get to a smoke free life - it may take several attempts but never give up!
Same happened to me but chest infection for the first time I say I’m glad get that infection probably will help in the long run:)
Yes please don't start again honey. I started when I was 14 by 39 I had emphysema. The younger you start the more likely these things are to happen. Good luck to u
@@greggarick6817 i actually started again after that, but quit for good 72 days ago. Havent even had the unge. The motivation came out of the blue, no particular reason. Just quit and havent looked back since
I quit smoking as my New Years resolution, today… wish me luck.
how’s it going
@@SaucyMan-df5mw so far so good dude
@@georgebirt6534 still hanging in there?
When home office started I started smoking like crazy , a pack a day . I’m sitting around in my room next to my window when I’m bored I smoke . I never smoked this much ever before . So two days ago I decided to quit for good . So far so good no horrible withdrawals . I’m a long distance runner and work out regularly , I consider myself healthy but can’t really call myself healthy when I’m smoking a pack a day .
I've quit yesterday, this is a really good reminder. Thank you very much, probably going to watch this on a daily basis!
Thats really good. I was you 5 months ago.. download the Smoke Free app, its useful :)
@@iddutube9316 Thanks dude, I am on week 2 and I couldnt be happier. I should check out this app to help me further :). I gotta say this is my 6th attempt and I feel like this is the one I am shaking it off for good...
@@Tmi39 well done to you too!! Those first five days were also really tough for me, the nicotine is now out of your system and the withdrawals are kicking in. Believe when I say that those pangs go pretty quickly, you just have to try not to smoke and keep believing you really don’t need cigarettes.. good luck to you
For me it only took one day. Once I got past that first 24-hours smoke free I knew I could do it. Take it one day at a time and you’ll eventually be where I am, grossed out by the thought of smoking. You’ll think about it a lot at first, like every time you normally took a smoke break at work, but just remember that first whole day without a cigarette and know you can do it.
I don’t even think of it anymore. I quit one year ago today.
How is it going. It been 2 weeks. Withdrawal hit really hard. But not gonna break for sure.
I stopped smoking cigarettes in my 30th birthday, December 15th. I'm really happy for it 😊 and all of my supports are from these greatest videos.
Happy for you bro! I hope you’ve seen some obvious benefits; have you?
@@modevolutionary yes, mostly easy to breathe, fresh smells, tastes, and every day exercising spending more times with children.
Also you can notice smooth skins on your face & body.
36 Hours into quitting, longest stretch without in 17 years, was driving home after work and was smoking, something clicked and now I'm done with it. Not craving at all like with previous attempts but had a rough night couldn't really sleep, wish me luck guys.
You got this !!
Good luck man! How are you doing?
Good luck
I had breast cancer at 24 & 44 only one in my family but am only one smoking too sort of obvious it was caused by smoking I’m quitting today, I’m done. Thank you for this I needed to hear all of this!
After 2 years this video is still saving lives.
This is my 5th day without a cigarette 🚬 hoping to stay this way…. Good luck to me! And to anyone out there! Do give up!! 🤍
Both of my parents died from smoking-related cancers 2 years apart at 54 and 56 years old. I was in my early 20's when they passed. Needless to say, neither myself or my sister smoke.
I quit smoking on the first day of Ramadan 2 years ago since I wasn't going to consume anything during day - fasting anyways 😀 and then came COVID 19, which helped me to quit since I wanted my lungs to be able to absorb more oxygen in case I contract the disease. This is a very comprehensive video that touches all the aspects of smoking. Thanks Doctor.
Hello Shariq. Do you recognize the benefits of quitting obviously? And which benefits would you say are the best; physical, psychological, etc? Would you please elaborate if I may ask? Thanks brother.
@@modevolutionary I quit recently and I'll tell you The best and most immediate physical improvement is you no longer feel the sick tight angina like squeeze on your chest
You become fitter immediately
@@AbdullahHashi-kw3qjYeah right! It’s like your airway is compressed or something so strange. When I quit it didn’t take long to be able to take deep breaths and breath a lot smoother! It’s freeing
I'm gonna send this to my brother because he keeps smoking and if I see him smoking he yells at me,don't tell Mom or else... I hope he doesn't get mad at me for sending this to him 😭
I watched my father die from microcelular lung cancer. And now I'm fighting to quit smoking.
Oh yessss!! Thank you sir.
I really need this type of info for my anti-smoking program for my community here. Thank you so much for sharing this 💖👍
I quit smoking 26 years ago. What helped me the most was to switch to cigarette brands I hated (pleasure removal), smoking no more than three cigarettes a day for a couple of months to help avoid a really dramatic withdrawal, and then telling my friends I had already quit when I hadn't in order to shame myself into finally quitting. For me, there was nothing worse than a Carlton or a Barclay! At a pack or more a day, I have saved a small fortune since I quit.
Pleasure removal by brands you dispise
Good idea
lool sounded rough. im on day 6 and feeling good.
Yup wean off switch brands to more natural smoke like American Spirits organic version can taste the difference amd chemical free was the claim and I can tell the difference went from 5-8 cigs a day to 3-4 a day to 2 a day and a pack would stretch almost 3-4 days went from $30 a week to $20 which is about two packs a week. I was done after my smokes hiked up $12-13 a pack of American Spirits that's overpriced and hurting me.
I ended up becoming asthmatic due to hanging often with friends who smoked cigarettes and marijuana. Worst thing that ever happened to me. I used to workout a lot and I was a fitness instructor and now I can’t do those things because I have asthma just because I was always hanging out with friends who smoked around me. I never thought it would do damage and I ended up learning the hard way 😢
Hi Maria, do you mind if I organize anti smoking program for you,it will help you stopped socializing with smokers??????
@@clarkmodric5779 I don’t smoke. Never smoked. I just hung around people who smoked i got got asthma from second hand smoke.
@@mariaturner371 Hi Maria. I believe Clark understood that already. He was just offering you a program as a help to stop socializing with smokers; not a program about “quitting smoking” but “quitting to socialize with smokers”.
Adding a footnote, for those on the fence.
I just lost my baby brother, on Sept 13th, to COPD, after a lifetime of smoking since age fourteen. He was 52yrs old.
His desire was to die at home; we did our best to care for him, and fulfill his wish.
It broke our hearts to lose him so young, and so quickly. We are still grieving his passing, and miss his goofy sense of humor.
This disease, is torture for everyone. My brother's grandbabies, are devastated by his loss.
That’s heartbreaking:( I’m sorry
I’m very sorry for your loss.
I’m so sorry for your loss
My deepest sympathies. You've been through the toughest part of life, caring and burying a loved one. You're a special person. Thanks for sharing your story.
I'm sorry for your loss
I’m quitting cold turkey after smoking for ten years since I was a teen. Watching every video on RUclips to put me off!
How’s the quitting going?
It is been 4 years when i decides to quit smoking , And I’m a proud man because i did it because , I helped myself.
This is my one-year anniversary of quitting smoking. It’s interesting that the RUclips algorithm pushed this video. Makes you wonder.
I’m glad it did though. It’s always good to see why I quit in the first place. This was my fourth and last time quitting. I will never pick it up again. I guess I just needed to find the exact right time.
Thanks for the info!
I quit smoking 4 weeks ago I watch these as part of my recovery. On to a better brighter future
Ya and hold your breath you don't get long term affects like cancer eventually showing up now
@@MitchT-cj2hg ???? I have not had a cig in the 7 months I posted that comment, i found these videos helpful at the time.
I stopped on the 16 February 2023 after 55 years of smoking and I am doing better than I expected the first few days was really bad days for me but I got past that and I am still not smoking anymore I know that I will get there slowly but surely God willing
Praise Yahweh. Needed to read that. Very encouraging.
Excellent video, I was a smoker and got rid of it by starting vaping and using nicotine replacements. I would love you to make a video about vaping and what kind of problems is related to it. I know there is not a lot of studies about vaping yet but from personal experience I can tell that it is the best way to quit actual smoking.
Great to see you promoting public health with your platform Dr. Hansen!! Keep up the great work!!!
Great video! We are both in our 80's and are all about healthy aging. Our goal is to "Die Young...As Late as possible!" Need to maintain a strong body, calm mind, & positive outlook. We're doing some research for our new healthy-aging advice RUclips channel. Learned from you. TY
I am 21 years old and I’ve been smoking since I was 15 I now have a two years old girl and another on the way I have decided to quit cigarettes for God and remove this controlling substance out of my life also, I don’t want my children to see a bad example I want to be healthy and strong for them, especially in my older age so wish me luck and keep me in your prayers!
Im a smoker and I transitioned to Vape now hoping to lessen nicotine and Im feeeling a lil better than when I was smoking. My next goal is to stop vaping
Let’s go man!
January of next year (2021) will be my 10th year of being a non smoker.
I'm having an impossible time quitting!!! I NEED to so badly! I have asthma now...
Yes please. My daughter goes back and forth from vaping to smoking and her doctor recently said her lungs looked horrible. So the more info on vaping the better. Thank you.😁
I'm quiting smoking starting now and I'm really dedicated to do it because I have a child on the way. My wife just announced last week that we're pregnant. I haven't had flu or cold in 2 & half years. I'm not sure if it's because of smoking or my immune system. But as i said I'm quiting because my unborn child needs a father. Thank you for the great vid Doc
Good luck! You can do it.
Congrats on the baby on the way and you can do this 💪🏾👏🏾
I'm going to watch this everyday as I try to quit smoking. So hard.
Me too
It's been 2 weeks now.
@@dillwill1813 is it still working? :)
Smoking has completely estranged my mother and I. She just can't stop herself from doing it, even in my house after I've told her multiple times not to do it. I had asthma as a child, frequent sore throats the whole time I was a teenager. I moved back in for a bit and my heart rate became irratic and smoke smell triggers migraines that effectively kill my day.
I only talk to her on the phone now and meet outside since she once came around to take care of my kid and the kitchen stank of it. Please think of the impact of those around you. I would support her 100% in quitting but she is adamant that she will smoke until she died which seems to be acceleraing with her smoking.
Hi Dr Hansen! I just want to say that your videos are quickly becoming some of the best and most reliable sources of medical information on RUclips (along with @RealDoctorMike with whom I'd love to see you collab)...... You should get a Webby Award for your content, which is consistently excellent!
I'm just wondering if you could do a video specifically addressing cigar smoking? Keep up the good work!
Doctor: I just found out one of my childhood friends died of lung cancer at age 41. Also, my coworker has diabetes/erectile dysfunction and had an above knee amputation due to smoking. My dad had an aortic rupture and lived in a nursing home as a vegetable until he died. Lastly, my 33 year old cousin had a heart attack. All of them smoked
daymn thats very nasty how cigerettes can do to us,im sorry.this are the reason why i quit smoking after 20years of smoking.1month clean now.
How does a person become addicted to smoking? I'm not here to judge but it would be great to know so I don't fall for it too
@@bullymaguire632 First, you decide to have a cigarette and then you keep having more of them; in my case on a daily basis. I’d just suggest to keep away from smokers. Having a social circle of a non-smoking people is always a better idea. According to many sociologists, as much as you closely experience a certain human behaviour around you, you get more inclined to do it yourself. Choose your circle wisely ✌🏻
7 days clean
I’m on day 3 🙏🏼 ❤ Smoked for about 20 years. I think my breathing has already improved. There are a lot of tears and not much sleep but I’m going to make it. 😅
Im still trying to quit. For good this time i hope. U can do it, first few days are toughest. Don't go back now! 👊
Im on day 4 smoke free, its very hard in this journey to quit but i try to stay strong.
I was a pack/pack-and-a-half per day smoker for 17 years. On 2.2.2020 I stopped smoking and started using JUUL as a nicotine replacement. Like you said in your video, I gained back my ability to taste and smell, no more constant stuffy nose and cough, and I'm feeling so much better not smelling like an ashtray. I loved smoking and I still miss it every day (the feeling, not the rest) but I've been strong with staying away from cigarettes.
I would like to see your information on replacements or nicotine cessation devices like JUUL. I am sure all out quitting nicotine is best, but I don't know if that's in the cards for me at this point. It took me 17 years just to finally stick with stopping cigarettes. I'm taking it one day at a time.
Thank you,
DJ
Respiratory Therapist here and I approve this message. I see on a daily basis how much smokers and COPD patients suffer.
Awesome, I'm on day 13, of being smoke-free. Cheers to make making it through the whole year, of 2022, being smoke-free!
I’m on day 3! Cheers to being smoke free 💪🏽
@@Nishaaa88 let’s get it, Kenisha! Rid ourselves of all bad habits, addictions, toxicity and whatever other measures that’s thrown n the way between our great/ness all 2022!!!
@@AntonioDrakeTV cheers and good health to you my brother 🤎🖤 We got this!
How y'all doing now in y'all journey so far
Thanks a lot, it was more efficient video for me than more others. Go on!
Quit 6 months ago. Smoked 1 pk. daily for 45 yrs. Gained 30 lbs. No noticed physical improvements or changes other than my sense of smell is better. Miss it daily. Depressed more. Truthful account of my experience.
3 weeks no smoking, after 40 years! I feel great, (vaping, quite a bit). I'll eventually stop vaping, but I will never smoke those nasty things again. So gross! Thanks Doc, well articulated!
Vape are more dangerous just stop smoking anything
wonderful and very useful video. Every smoker must watch this video, to stop or quit smoking. Thanks for this initiative.
Thanks.
Great video!! I have quit finally 4 months ago it affected my lungs my sleep my physical activity and now my weight. I gained 18 pounds but now that I realized it was my metabolism affected by smoking my habits without a cigarette and patterns of eating now that I’ve stopped. I’m on track with everything this past month after speaking to doctor who mentioned well you quick smoking so let’s get you on track and understand the affect of what happens after you stop. Wow this is a crazy ride but I’m glad I did it
day 6 of quitting smoking. tried watching this video to improve my motivation but had to stop at the 2:36 mark due to all the people smoking in clips.. the shakes are alot worse than before i pressed play. very counterproductive.. thanks
It is my 4th day without cigarettes.I've been smoking 2 packs a day for 10 years and I've been trying to quit for a year now but the nicotine withdrawals had been so severe that I was having hard time.This time i wanted to give nicotine gums a try and it actually works! I chew 3 gums a day and its actually helping the cravings, I searched for 'quitting smoking' on youtube to get more motivation and ended up here, thanks for the assisance Mike :) on my way to be an ex-smoker :)
I came here intentionally. I want to quit smoking so badly, it’s been about 20 years. I’ve given it up several times and then start back up again. I just want it to be a thing of the past truly. I want to be able to say, like many of you, it’s been 10 years or 20 years since I quit! I want to give my daughters the possibility of a future with me in their lives, I want to help raise grandchildren, I want to lead a healthy, vibrant and energetic life. I want to live…So, today I’m choosing life again!
TODAY I QUIT SMOKING!
Did it work? You can do this!
Praying you made it through !!!!!!!
Thanks again Dr. Hansen.
I am interested to know about the harms and effects of e-cigarettes. Your videos are always very helpful and interesting.
The book "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" is what I used many years ago to quit. Most people are afraid to quit because they fear the withdrawal symptoms. They are nowhere near as bad as quitting other habitual chemicals. You read the book for a few weeks, then you take your last puff and quit forever. Hint: You need to want to quit to be successful, but the book gives you a lot of confidence.
This! Almost completing an year thanks to that book.
@@metabolic_jam Greatl
thats the book i am also recommending - allen carr.................
You just wanted ppl to know you read books
Thanks for another great video! Have you read any research on smoking cigarettes being a tool used by people with mental illness? There are several studies showing the way nicotine affects the brain and the act of controlled breathing have helped with suicidality and can be a helpful coping mechanism. The only research I know of is on schizophrenia, which is a very challenging illness to treat. That data obviously doesn't take away from the facts of how it affects one's physical health as you explained in this video but I found those medical studies interesting. It challenged my thinking around smoking.
Thank you looking forward to that next video on smoking
I just quit smoking 7 days ago. I had a bad flu, which influenced my lungs as well. It was terrible, and I decided to quit smoking after I realized what I did to my lunges.
This video motivated me even more to be persistant. Thank you Dr. Mike🙏
The hardest thing I ever had to do was quit smoking cigarettes. I am now in my 60s but I started smoking when I was 16. I tried to quit throughout my twenties but I couldn't deal with my addiction. I had my only child when I was 28 and my OB/Gyn said if I couldn't quit, then try to reduce the number of cigarettes I smoked and to switch to a different brand of cigarettes that had very low tar (and no taste so it was easier to have fewer of them). After I had my baby smoking was moved outside the house. Finally when I hit 40 I told myself that I absolutely HAD to quit - but I wasn't quitting forever - I could use nicotine gum to quit in the present and I could start smoking again when i was 65. I am not planning to smoke again NOW but I nearly found it impossible to quit. And since then I have kicked all forms of nicotine and started walking in 5K's and 10K's. I did have a stroke last year from an aneurism and I am so fortunate to recover 100%. Now all my sisters and daughter have gotten tested for aneurisms and my BABY sister also has an aneurism that her neurosurgeon is going to ?remove? I am fortunate to be alive!
That was pretty much the "Top 5,000 Reasons to Quit Smoking."
I wish I can do too
It's been 4 days since my last cigarette. I'm 32 and I had my first cigarette at 13. I'm using nicorette quickmist, patches and prayers. This is the longest I've been without a cigarette in my life.
I quit due to renal cancer and the surgeon urged me to quit even if it was just for two weeks before my surgery due to issues with coming out of anesthesia. It has been over a year since I quit and lost my kidney. I have to say, renal cancer was the last type of cancer I would have thought I would get from smoking but definitely glad I quit!