The smoking addiction test by Fagerström will show you how much you are enslaved by cigarettes. Constant cough, unpleasant smell, he alth problems… you can list the effects of smoking for a long time. Check how addicted you are and if you have a chance to quit.
There are 9 million smokers in Poland. 40% of adults smoke. men and 25 percent. women. Almost the same number of pregnant Polish women smoke cigarettes. 20,000 are born annually in the country. children from the so-called post-nicotine syndrome: low birth weight, susceptibility to infections, and even psychomotor delay.
70 percent of smokers want to quit smoking, nearly half of them have made such attempts, but only 2-3 percent. smokers manage to do so.
There are over 4,000 different substances in tobacco smoke, many of which are toxic, mutagenic (damaging DNA), taratogenic (damaging the unborn child), and carcinogenic (causing cancer).
Do you smoke cigarettes? Find out how addicted you are to cigarettes. Answer the questions honestly. Mark one answer next to each one.
The first step to get rid of an addiction is to make a profit and loss balance sheet. If you quit smoking, you will reduce your risk of having a heart attack and stroke. You will improve your physical condition, you will forget what morning cough is, you will suffer from respiratory tract infections less often. You will reduce the risk of cancer.
If you are not convinced by such arguments, remember that the appearance of your skin and hair will improve. You will also save a lot of money. You will taste the food better and you will become more attractive to the opposite sex.
Of course, there are cons: you may gain a little weight, you will have a hard time during the first weeks of abstinence. However, if you do your income statement diligently, you will surely find that quitting smoking will bring more benefits.