Quitting Smoking: Getting Through the 7 Stages | Snushus

Quitting smoking is certainly not an easy undertaking, because the body and the brain have gotten used to the years of consumption of nicotine. When you quit smoking, you go through different phases that are characterized by different symptoms.

We want to summarize these in this article and at the same time introduce you to alternatives to cigarettes.

Quit smoking phases

These 7 phases are sure to sound familiar to you if you've ever tried to quit smoking.

1. Make a decision

In the first phase you make the decision to finally quit smoking and realize that the positive effects of not smoking are superior to the negative. In this phase, the most important thing is to stay strong and not set unrealistic goals. After the last cigarette, you should be careful to avoid pubs or places where people smoke as much as possible.

What happens in the body: After the first 8 hours of smoking cessation, the oxygen transport in the body gradually normalizes. The oxygen level in the blood increases and carbon monoxide is gradually broken down.

2. The first symptoms of withdrawal: irritability

Shortly after the first few hours without a cigarette, physical and psychological symptoms appear. One of the first is increased irritability. For the body it feels as if it is under constant lack of sleep and even small tasks can become a challenge. In addition, there are complaints such as nervousness, restlessness, sleep disorders and headaches.

What happens in the body: After the first day without a cigarette, the risk of a heart attack is reduced and continues to decrease with each passing day. So it pays to stay tuned!

3. The desire for a cigarette increases: Experience helps!

After a short period of smoking cessation, all thoughts will soon revolve around smoking. At this stage it is especially important to distract yourself with other activities. Exercising or meeting up with friends seems to be the most helpful here. 
It is also advisable to talk to former smokers and ask them about their experiences, because a little positive motivation can help with perseverance.

What happens in the body: After a few days of not smoking, you can already feel significantly better breathing, because the carbon monoxide content continues to decrease.

4. Hunger sets in

Without the cigarette in your mouth your mouth is bored and we try to compensate for this with sweets or snacks. For this reason, many smokers gain weight all at once after they quit. To avoid unnecessary pounds, you should make sure to eat healthy snacks that stimulate fat burning.

What happens in the body: After the first few weeks without a cigarette, the body begins to clean itself. The lungs and the circulatory system stabilize with each passing day.

5. Irrationalities

With the physical symptoms of smoking cessation, psychological stress also sets in. Negative thoughts can lead to us losing our motivation and reaching for a cigarette again. During this time, a good social environment is of particular importance.

Quitting smoking and coughing : In the first months without a cigarette, the airways are cleaned and complaints such as coughing fits and shortness of breath go away.

Stop smoking and the lungs: The lungs return to their normal function after 1 to 9 months and the coronary arteries are constricted (cause of a heart attack) regress after about a year of not smoking.

6. Recognize positive effects

Shortly after quitting smoking, negative thoughts predominate, but that time is passing! The positive influences become more and more evident and the physical performance & amp; Concentrates ons ability go up.

7. Stay strong

Nicotine addiction doesn't just go away after a few months, and even a single cigarette can cause relapse. So it is important to hold on permanently to never put a cigarette in your mouth again.

Active smokers are 10 to 15 times as high a risk Get lung cancer like non-smokers. Every day without a cigarette this risk is reduced.

Snus as an alternative to smoking

An alternative to smoking is the consumption of snus. Since there is no combustion process with snus, it is called a smoke-free alternative to cigarettes. Snus can either have a high nicotine content of 43 mg / g as at Siberia Black -80 Degrees WDP Slim  or with less nicotine such as Odens Cold Extreme with 22 mg / g. For people who want to quit smoking, we recommend the nicotine-free variant edel CBD Mint.

We believe in the potential of snus to quit smoking and nicotine and will therefore be adding more snus products completely free of nicotine to our range in the next few weeks. So that the nicotine-free snus is not too boring, there will also be products with caffeine!