Cure nicotine addiction with Champix

Regular smokers not only expose themselves to the risk of life threatening diseases due to their addiction but also drag others into the same situation. ‘Smoking is injurious to health’ – this expression, due to this reason, can be noticed most frequently these days. Irrespective of the awareness campaign against smoking, it is difficult to find the actual reason behind the alarming rise in the number of cigarette addicts in Ireland. The Health Department of the nation has found that almost 8,000 people die due to smoking related problems and more than €1 billion is spent every year to provide healthcare services to people suffering from smoking related diseases. People who don’t smoke are also getting affected due to passive smoking. Compared to the last few years, recently, it has been found that problems like cardiovascular diseases, lung diseases, breathing difficulties, low birth weight and prostrate have increased up to 40% in different regions of the nation. Considering these aspects together, the importance to quit smoking isn’t difficult to understand. Thanks to the advancement in the field of medical science today a person with regular smoking habit can avail several options for smoking cessation completely and Champix is definitely a leading one in this context.

The data collected from the review polls suggests that most of Irish people are well- aware about the ill effects of smoking and they want to get rid of this habit completely. However, the only reason they cannot get over this habit is the nicotine addiction. Gradual practicing of this habit actually makes a person psychologically dependent on nicotine, an important ingredient of tobacco that enters human body through cigarettes. No matter how hard a person tries to quit smoking his psychological craving for nicotine overpowers him and sooner or later 90% of smokers resume their habit after quitting. The available treatments for smoking cessation actually attempt to stop the nicotine craving by completing it from outside sources. The nicotine patches, gums, lozenges and inhalators are the most popular of these methods. However, these methods cannot cure your smoking addiction entirely as your mental demand for nicotine cannot be stopped.  Champix, a widely prescribed anti-smoking medication, may be of your best bet as besides satisfying your need for nicotine it also helps you to come out of it by affecting the nicotine receptors in the brain.

This medication contains varenicline as its major component, which is not only capable of making your physical system believe that nicotine is entering your physical system but also stimulates the nicotine receptors less weakly than actual nicotine. Champix was introduced by the Pfizer Inc. in 2006 and it is available only as a prescription medication in 0.5mg and 1mg strengths. The recommended way of taking this medication is to continue the course for 12 weeks constantly. It is your doctor’s job to decide the right dosage of Champix and how he or she should divide the periods of treatment. Generally the duration of 12 weeks is divided into three phases. In the first phase you will be prescribed to take one pill of the 0.5mg strength every day, around the same time. Later on, the number of pills as well as dosages of the medication can be increased by your physician, provided he/she finds that you can endure higher dosages of this medication.