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The problem of nicotine addiction is the most acute today. Smoking endangers the health of the smoker himself and his nearby circle.
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The frequency of cigarettes smoked increases with age and duration of service.

Treating and getting rid of tobacco addiction requires a lot of time and effort. According to doctors, smoking is a habit, and to make it easier to handle, a smoker needs to take nicotine in any form for some time, except a cigarette: gum.

### Three stages of development of this dependence.
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- Initial: smoking is systematic. At this stage there is psychological dependence;
- chronic - physical dependence develops;
- late - there is a psychological and physical dependence.

In the first stage, the number of cigarettes smoked is constantly growing. The smoker feels better, his performance improves, he feels comfortable. The duration of this stage lasts 3-5 years.

In the next stage, the amount of cigarettes smoked becomes stable. The desire to smoke appears with any change in the situation, psychological or physical stress. This stage of development lasts from 6 to 15 years.

In the last stage, smoking becomes an automatic and causeless action.

There is no feeling of comfort. Constant headache appears, memory worsens, appetite decreases. There is a pathology of the respiratory system and the cardiovascular system. Each smoker develops these stages individually and depends on several reasons: the beginning of use, the quality of tobacco and the state of human health.

## Nicotine addiction treatment

I hope that many of you do not smoke and will not start or have already quit smoking. But if you are still addicted to nicotine, then you probably understand that the sooner you quit this habit, the better for your health and the health of people close to you. Nicotine is one of the most dangerous plant poisons. It contains about 4000 different toxic substances. 5% of them are dangerous to the body.

These are ammonia, carbon monoxide, radioactive substances, lead, arsenic, formaldehyde, hydrogen sulfide and many other dangerous compounds. Smoking causes serious diseases, such as lung cancer, chronic bronchitis and cardiovascular diseases. For example, 90% of all cases die of lung cancer, 75% of chronic bronchitis and 25% of heart disease. Nicotine acts on the walls of blood vessels, which leads to the development of atherosclerosis and other vascular diseases.

## Types of treatment therapy
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Treatment therapy helps eliminate addiction. The main reason why people continue to smoke is because of nicotine addiction. Dependence is expressed in the desire to smoke, even realizing all the health consequences of this activity. Several therapies are used to treat addiction.

### Nicotine replacement:
The conclusion is to facilitate the process of eliminating the addiction and destruction in the mind of the smoker of the logical connection between a cigarette and the pleasure of smoking. It is the most advanced method in the treatment of tobacco dependence and is based on the intake of pure nicotine with a gradual decrease in the dose to 0. Nicotine is absorbed more slowly compared to a cigarette. The essence of this method is to help all smokers get rid of nicotine addiction, taking into account their characteristics and lifestyle.

### Aversion therapy:
With his help, an aversion to tobacco is achieved. The solutions of silver nitrate, tannin for mouthwash.

### Symptomatic therapy:
treatment of the symptoms of the disease without affecting the root cause and the mechanisms of its development. The goal is to relieve the suffering of the patient. Sleeping pills and pain relievers are used.

> It is proven that drug use doubles effectiveness and helps eliminate addiction.

***According to statistics, almost 70% of people say they would like to quit smoking, but cannot do it on their own. Therefore, more and more hope is placed in drug therapy.***

## Source
[1](https://www.mayoclinic.org/es-es/diseases-conditions/nicotine-dependence/symptoms-causes/syc-20351584) [2](http://www.medicosypacientes.com/articulo/c%C3%B3mo-romper-con-la-adicci%C3%B3n-la-nicotina-consejos) [3](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fes.slideshare.net%2FCOMPUEPP%2Fgua-para-acortar-tu-vida-esmeralda&psig=AOvVaw0_Neh2dhgsLEcslwKHxNH1&ust=1582662741597000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCPitpq6E6-cCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD)