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When looking to reduce or quit smoking, here's some quick ideas on things that you might be able to find around the house that will help you substitute in a moment's notice.
To***co use typically suppresses hunger and some people may find themselves gaining weight while they are trying to reduce, handy snacks such as apples, carrot sticks or nuts could assist during that transitional period of managing and creating new coping methods in your journey.
Check out the link below for more ideas:
https://60plus.smokefree.gov/
Smoking cessation and harm reduction are important focuses when it comes to HIV living.
"Smoking has many negative health effects. People with HIV who smoke are more likely than people with HIV who don’t smoke to
Develop lung cancer, head and neck cancers, cervical and a**l cancers, and other cancers.
Develop bacterial pneumonia, Pneumocystis jiroveciipneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and heart disease.
Develop conditions that affect the mouth, such as oral candidiasis (thrush) and oral hairy leukoplakia.
Have a poorer response to HIV treatment."
https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/quit-to***co/docs/HIVandTo***coUse.pdf
📣🚭"How Does Smoking Affect People with HIV?
Smoking is dangerous for everyone. It harms nearly every organ of the body, causes many diseases, and affects the health of smokers in general. The risks of serious health consequences are much higher for people with HIV, who smoke at twice the rate of the general population."📣🚭
📲Clink the link below to learn more!
https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/staying-in-hiv-care/other-related-health-issues/smoking
💪Your Wellness Is Your Choice💪
There are different routes to quit smoking.
Are you interested in learning more? Talk to our to***co use reduction specialist, call 1800-QUIT-NOW, or speak with your doctor & pharmacy.
This 15 minute mini-doc details the impact that the to***co industry's targeted marketing has had on the black community.
"It's a classic definition of a social justice issue..."
Thoughts? Feelings?
Join us in one of our monthly support groups in the To***co Use Reduction Program and tell us what you think!
‼️Did you know that quitting smoking begins to have positive recovery signs within the first 20 minutes❓️
🚭Our To***co Use Reduction Program uses fact-based interventions to help you learn about healthy options for your quitting/reduction journey. 💪
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