Many experienced smokers who decide to engage in a bad habit are interested in how to quit smoking forever. And they are looking for ways to do this quickly and simply, at a time. Some go to the pharmacy for anti-nicotine patches, others agree to coding, hypnosis. Most of them use folk remedies, old recipes, sometimes even conspiracies and prayers. On word of mouth among such adherents, a secret method is transmitted on how to quit smoking in 2 minutes, using only one, the last cigarette from the pack. Is it a myth or a really effective way? Let's try to figure it out.

Before debunking myths, consider the most famous facts about the dangers of cigarettes:

Smoking on average shortens life by 10-15 years, and smokers with "experience" often die, before they reach 50 years, from heart disease and lung cancer
Each smoked cigarette slowly but surely harms human health. After a month, the fingertips and teeth turn yellow, an unpleasant odor from the mouth, from the palms appears. After a year, the cough begins to bother, becoming more and more suffocating and systematic every year. And after 10 years there are problems with breathing, heart, lungs, gastrointestinal tract.
Without noticing it, the smoker poisons people nearby who smoke with cigarette smoke. Such "passive smoking" of children, wives and relatives is harmful to their health, increases the risk of heart and vascular diseases.
How to be the one who decided to quit smoking? Many smokers believe that weaning from cigarettes should be gradual, reducing the amount of 1-2 per day. In fact, doctors advise doing this abruptly, immediately getting rid of all the packs in the house and at work, warning relatives. The most important thing is to decide to quit smoking yourself, then it will be much easier to fulfill your plan.