Nicotine affects chemicals in your brain. After a puff, you usually feel good for a moment or two. New smokers often feel dizzy and sick from tobacco smoke, but get used its effects. When smokers stop, most get cravings, they feel anxious, hungry and irritable, and find it hard to focus on what they are doing. Know why you smoke .
Most smokers have their own smoking habits, often tied to certain moods, events or places.
We know that products such as Nicotine Replacement Therapy patches and gum or tablets can double a smokers chance of successfully quitting, they also assist in managing symptoms of withdrawal. Set a date to quit Unless there is a very good reason, make the date two or three weeks from now. Choose an easy date to stop, one when you will not be under much pressure, but will have plenty to occupy yourself. Take the opportunity to introduce smoke free areas in your home, your car and if possible your office. This will help reduce the occasions when you smoke and may make quitting smoking easier.