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For better Or ls「 Orse,drugs— ranging士 rom legal drugs such as vlta1nins,cold-rehef

medicine,and the nicotine in cigarettes to i11egal drugs such as Inar玎 uana and

methamphehmines— are common in cOntemporary∞ oety.B∝ ause patter“ of drug use or avOidance are Often estabhshed in co11ege,⒒ is a good idea to learn lvhat

yOu can do now,before negati、 ℃pa伉erns of use,and in some cases,查 buse,take hold.

Ni(∶ot1ne Despite the clear evidence of its dangers,smoll【 j1ng remains a signi丘 cant health

problem,Smoking causes lung damage and increases the risks of deve1oping can-

ce巧 emph,/sema,and a ho哎 Of other diseases,

、Vhy dO people smoke,lvhen the Ⅳidencc is so clear abOutits risks?They start

tO smoke for a ψarieb/ofreasons,smokng峦 sometimes说 ewed as a knd ofir1itia-

tiOn into adulthood,。 sign of grOwing up,In other oases,teenagers see smOking as ‘

`3ool;’

a、严iew prOmoted by m()、 ries and tele飞 厂ision.

The prOblem is that,nO1natter lvhat reason persuades a person to try out a

few cigare仗 es,smo]l(j1ng can q“ ckly become a habit,because a m(a∷jor hgre山 ent of

tobaccO-ˉ nicOtine~is an addict⒒e drug.An addict⒒ e drug produCes a biological

or psychOl。 gical dependence.The absence ofthe drug leads to a craving for itthat

may be nearly irresistibk.

SmOking is one ofthe hardest addicu。 ns to break.AnlOng the suggestions for

quitting are the fo11o、 ^严

ing:

) RemaiⅡ smoke-free one day at a dme。 Don’tthink欲 )Out notsmokingtOmOr-

roV叽 or neXtlveek,Or fOr the rest ofl,「 〈[)ur hfe.Instead,think ofnots1noking for

the rest ofthe d、~You can飞vOrry abouttomorrow.,.tomorro马 ^V1

> 、△su缸Ⅱze the consequences of smokng。 、△suahze blacltened,rotting lungs

丘Ⅱed with smoke.Then think aboutthe fresh,pink lungsthat you’ ll have after

you、e stopped smoking.

>Exerose。 The allΨ urpOse antⅡ ote,exerose,wⅢ make阝 Ⅺ feel better phys⒈

cally and take your mind offsmo虹 ng.

> Use nicotine patches or nicotine gum。 “ The Patch” and nicotine gun1can

provⅡe enOugh nkotineto sat心 fy your craving for the drug,while permitting

you to stop smohn⒏ Phy⒍oa“ can dso sometim∞ pre∞r山e drugs th扯 help reduce the craving for nicotine,

>h忒 d peopIe when they’resmokng.It℃ nearly impossible tO弼 oid tlle Llrge to smOke bThen others are lighting up.Ifγ ⒑uie trying to quit,stay alvay from

people whO are smOking.

>Enlist the sOoaIsupport offamⅡy and friends。 Te11others that you’ re tr”ng

to quit,and accept their encouragement and praise。

> Reward yo【 1rsd巴 Every few daγ 丐,give yourself sO1ne kind of ronforce1nent for

spending a periOd Ofthne smoke-free.Go tO a rnovie;buy a CD,Think about

howyoucanaffordthesemoreea⒍ l,/⒍ nce卩u aren1buyhgc圪 arettes盯Vmore·

) Ioin a quit-smokng program。 ⅣΙany coⅡ ege heakh services hOld periOdic

programs to help students lvho lvant to stOp smOking,By enro11ing in one,

yOu’ llreceive the support ofothers whO are in the same bOat as you are,

> Keep tryIng。 Ifafter quitung y° u start smoking again,just consider that lapse

as part Jthe process of quitthg.Mal△ y people q匝t several times be幻 re they

manage to quitfor good.

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