By Dr. Dalal Akoury Dr. Dalal Akoury September 4, 2015

Protect your family from effects of smoking: Tobacco use affects every body

It is no longer in doubt that smoking is one of the most dangerous and health hazardous activity in the twenty first century. We are also away that all smoke able substances including marijuana, cigarettes, heroin and cocaine are very addictive and not easy to leave when one begins using them. Listening to my introduction, you will notice that I have only mentioned that once addicted to these substances, quitting is not very easy. That is bad news and can also be a statement of hope in the sense that quitting is still possible the only challenge is that it won’t be easy. It therefore means that there is hope and you can still protect your family from the effects of smoking by quitting this dangerous habit today. And like we have mentioned the journey of quitting will not be an easy one and that is why we are engaging the services of real addiction experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury to help us put to perspective some of these facts. We are therefore happy to have you on board even as we progress into the discussion with this able team of professionals.

You may not just realize it the dangers you are putting your loved one into by you smoking habit. When you send you son or daughter for a packet of cigarette to you now it may be normal after all they are your children and they are brought up knowing that obedience is a virtue. So you children will in humility be the link between you and your suppliers but have you ever thought of the implication of that seemingly harmless act of obedience from your children? In plain black and white you are progressively introducing them to drugs and you will not have any moral ground to correct them when they become of age. Remember that these are your loved ones whom you need to protect from all sorts of dangers of which drug addiction is one of the greatest. Doctor Dalal Akoury a veteran addiction expert and founder of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center say that even though smoking is that dangerous, but nonetheless your decision to quit smoking will go a long way in protecting the people in your life something that you really owe them. Remember that smoking harms both you and the ones you love and this include any other person who in one way or the other will come into contact with the smoke from your habits. Doctor Akoury recommends that before you do anything, it is important for you to visualize the effects and also think about how quitting will make the people you care about happier and healthier. From the video in your mind you are able to see a healthier and happier family from that single act of quitting. This is one of the ways you can use to motivate yourself as you consider beginning your journey of quitting this unhealthy habit. Now to help you evaluate the benefits further, you may want to consider responding to the following concerns:

Protect your family from effects of smoking: How does my smoking impact others?

This is a worth concern since the effect of secondary smoke is equally dangerous for health. According to the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, the major way through which smoking hurts non-smokers is by inhaling the secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke is the combination of smoke that comes from your cigarette and smoke you breathe out while smoking. Breathing in any amount of secondhand smoke is dangerous. Take for instance the dangers you are exposing your wife to by kissing, what about holding your three month old baby while smoking? Has it ever occurred to you of the magnitude of the problem you are bringing to your entire household by your smoking habits? Professionally doctor Akoury states categorically that the one and only best way to protect your family from secondhand smoke is to quit smoking.

Protect your family from effects of smoking: What are the health effects of secondhand smoke?

To the adults – being subjected to inhaling of secondhand smoke over a period time can cause a number of health problems for non-smokers. Such victims of secondhand smoke are likely to suffer from the following health complications:

Cancer
Heart disease
Breathing problems
A harder time getting pregnant
Colds and flu
Irritated eyes, nose, and throat

If this is what secondhand smoke victims will go through, the question that now begs for an answer would be, how much more will the direct smoker suffer if they don’t quite?

To the pregnant Women and Children – Secondhand smoke is especially dangerous for pregnant women, babies, and children. Pregnant women who breathe in secondhand smoke over time are more likely to:

Lose their babies
Give birth to smaller and under weight babies
Have their babies die prematurely due to the complications of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
Have babies who are cranky‚ restless‚ and get sick more often
Have babies with both present and future learning problems

Besides the pregnant women, children who breathe in secondhand smoke over time are more likely to have:

More severe asthma attacks from time to time
Bronchitis, pneumonia, and other breathing problems
Coughing and wheezing
Ear and lung infections

Protect your family from effects of smoking: Other ways smoking impacts others

As a fun and an addict of smoking, you may not realize it, but the truth is that your smoking habits affect the people in your life in ways beyond their health. Remember that when you smoke, you may miss out on several things including:

Spending time with your family and friends owing to the frequency with which you light your cigarette
Having more money to spend on the people you love
Setting a good example for your children. Did you know that children who are raised by smokers are more likely to become smokers themselves? You are most likely if not definitely going to lose your position of being a good role model for your children.

Finally nothing will ever come out of smoking no matter how best you defend it. You owe your family the duty of care and the time of quitting is now and not tomorrow. If you are experiencing any challenges, then seek audience with doctor Dalal Akoury for further professional guidance.