Tobacco Use Cessation
Introduction to Tobacco use Cessation
The act of putting in place measures to discontinue smoking is referred to as tobacco use cessation. Nicotine is among the components of tobacco, which triggers addiction among users in the sense that they become partly dependent on it. Equally, withdrawing from the use of nicotine becomes a significant challenge due to dependence. According to the existing research, tobacco use has been confirmed to be the leading cause of preventable deaths. The survey further suggests that half of the tobacco users in the U.S. have been trying to cease smoking in fear of its adverse impacts. Among the harmful effects of tobacco smoking includes lung cancer, severe pulmonary and coronary heart diseases.
Analysis of healthcare concern
The health promotion plan is based on three assumptions. The first assumption suggests that smokers quit on their own devoid of external manipulation. This assumption may be an obstacle to clinicians who advocate for tobacco smoking cessation (Villanti et al., 2016). The second assumption brings forth an illustration that tobacco control regulations trigger incentives for terminating smoking. Precisely, victims will tend to quit smoking following regulatory measures, including hiking prices. The last assumption concerns the irresistibility of economic justification as far as smoking cessation is concerned (McKelvey, Thrul & Ramo, 2017). Notably, there is also uncertainty attached to healthcare analysis. Precisely, there seems to be unclear information regarding tobacco cessation since users may opt to smoke consistently with a view that their health insurance will cover them.
Importance of the health concern
Smoking tobacco cessation is among the heated health concerns which demand to be addressed. Nicotine use cessation is highly encouraged by healthcare providers, but the users tend to be dragged backward by nicotine cravings, headaches and irritability (Villanti et al., 2016). Addressing the above healthcare concern enhances various benefits, including braking the addiction cycle and improving health status. Precisely, continuous smoking cessation, for instance, in two months, can reduce sensory nerves demand for nicotine hence reduced addiction. As stated earlier, nicotine intake through smoking is among the leading causes of deaths worldwide, with cases escalating to more than 480,000 in the U.S. per year. The study conducted by McKelvey, Thrul & Ramo (2017) suggests that 14 of every 100 U.S. citizens of 18 years and above take nicotine through smoking. Equally, a population equivalent to 34.2 million smoke cigarettes. Besides, 16 million of those who take in nicotine battle with heart-related diseases. In the recent past, cigarette smoking has declined from 20% to 13%, leading to a decreased proportion of smokers.
Various aspects contribute significantly to regaining health among nicotine addicts. First, nicotine addicts should shape their behaviour against smoking by reducing the rate of smoking. Again, the environmental, physical, medical care and social factors should be set in such a way to promote smoking cessation among the addicts. According to McKelvey, Thrul & Ramo (2017), terminating tobacco use among addicts is challenged by various aspects, including limited access to Medicare and varied levels of lifestyles. Villanti et al. (2016) provide the factors that hinder addicts from accessing acceptable health. The aspects include poverty, remotely located patients, ethnicity, age and sometimes the language barrier
Importance of establishing agreed-upon goals
Agreed-upon goals between healthcare providers and hypothetical participants contribute significantly to reducing tobacco addiction among users. Improved taste and smell is the first benefit gained by focusing on the goals. According to Babb (2017), tobacco smokers battle with identifying taste for various foods due to deteriorated nerve endings in both nose and mouth. The article reviewed by Babb (2017) suggests that tobacco addicts can regain their taste and smell within 48 hours of consistent cessation. Focusing on the established goals reduces the amount of nicotine and boosts oxygen circulation in the blood (McKelvey, Thrul & Ramo, 2017). As such, there will improved energy production in the body hence increased metabolism. In addition to elevated oxygen levels, focusing on agreed-upon goals enhances blood circulation and lower levels of inflammation. Babb (2017) suggests that smoking goes a long way with a lousy smell and coloured teeth. As a result, the formulated goals will give rise to a heath breath and more whitened teeth. Importantly, addressing tobacco use will reduce instances of cancer contraction.
References
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McKelvey, K., Thrul, J., & Ramo, D. (2017). Impact of quitting smoking and smoking cessation
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Villanti, A. C., Bover Manderski, M. T., Gundersen, D. A., Steinberg, M. B., & Delnevo, C. D.
(2016). Reasons to quit and barriers to quitting smoking in U.S. young adults. Family practice, 33(2), 133-139.