2012高一英语素材：MODULE2 SMOKING（外研版必修2）

Smoking: cutting down or quittingAddiction to tobacco is both physical and psychological. Every smok

Smoking:cuttingdownorquitting Addictiontotobaccoisbothphysicalandpsychological.Every smokerknowshowdifficultitistostopsmokingorevencutdown. Reducingtheamountyousmokeisastartandbetterthannothing, buttheultimategoalshouldbetoquitaltogether.And,asmany ex-smokerswilltellyou,itispossible. Therearetwopartstoaddiction: ● physicaladdiction occursbecauseyoubecomeaddictedtothe nicotineinthecigarette.Thisaddictioncausesrealwithdrawalsymptoms ifyoucutdownorquit. ● psychologicaladdiction occursbecausesmokingbecomespartof yourdailyroutine.Thismeansifyouwanttocutdownorquit,youwill havetochangeyourhabits. Tacklingphysicaladdiction Researchhasshownthatusingnicotinereplacementtherapysuchas nicotinepatchesorchewinggumcanreducethenumberofcigarettessmoked andcutdowntheamountofdangeroussmokeinhaled. However,thereisaslightriskthebodywillgetusedtothisnewform ofnicotine.Forthisreason,it'simportanttokeepaneyeonhowmuchofthe substituteyou'reusing. Bupropion(Zyban)isanantidepressantmedicinethatisalsoeffectivein relievingthesymptomsofnicotinewithdrawal.Thiscanbeprescribedbyyour GPonprescription,oftenthroughastop-smokingclinic. Itworksinadifferentwaytonicotinereplacementtherapy(NRT)by reducingthedesiretosmoke.IthasasimilarsuccessratetoNRT. Tacklingpsychologicaladdiction Thereareseveralwayssmokerscanhelpbreakapsychological addiction.