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For your Health... Quit Smoking Now!

      
 For your Health... Quit Smoking Now! 
 
People, especially at early age, start smoking due to peer pressure, smokers in the surrounding including the family, to relax and relieve from boredom or stress, to look cool and trendy in front of the others. Therefore, the strong and the smart ones are not influenced easily by the surroundings and are able to say no to smoking!
 

As for those who already smoke, many of them want to stop this habit. Quitting is not an easy option and many attempts can fail.. However, stopping is very beneficial since it reduces the risk of developing the mentioned diseases above. In order to stop, many methods/tips can be helpful:
  1. Commitment is half way for success
  2. The 4 D’s to help get through a craving:
  • Delay the time you crave a cigarette, the urge to smoke will fade in few minutes
  • Drink water by holding it in the mouth for a while
  • Deep and slow  breathing in and out for 5 times
  • Distract yourself with a friend or an activity to forget smoking for these few minutes
  1. Cold Turkey such as immediate quitting or gradual reduction with no outside help/therapy/medications.
 
  1. Nicotine Replacement Therapy such as nicotine gum and inhalers. These are nicotine products excluding tobacco. However, the point with quitting is to end nicotine addiction, not to simply stop using tobacco products but it can be a good start.
 
  1. Behavior Therapy where the counselor makes a plan to change this habit or to manipulate the conditions that trigger smoking
 
  1. Prescribed medication in case of significant difficulties and symptoms from withdrawal

Lastly, using a combination of these methods increases the chance of successful quitting. If you are a smoker and you are reading this, think about it and start today... After all, you are doing it for your health and the health of your loved ones!
 
 
For more information about tobacco interventions and laws in Lebanon, check the National Tobacco Control Program of the Ministry of Public Health: http://www.tobaccocontrol.gov.lb/Pages/default.aspx
 
ATC Name B/G Ingredients Dosage Form Price
S01ED51 COMBIGAN 2mg/ml 5mg/ml B Timolol - 5mg/ml, Brimonidine tartrate - 2mg/ml Drops solution 1,181,238 L.L
S01ED51 COMBIGAN 2mg/ml 5mg/ml B Timolol - 5mg/ml, Brimonidine tartrate - 2mg/ml Drops solution 1,181,238 L.L
S01ED51 GANFORT B Timolol maleate - 5mg/ml, Bimatoprost - 300mcg/ml Drops solution 950,097 L.L
S01ED51 GANFORT B Timolol maleate - 5mg/ml, Bimatoprost - 300mcg/ml Drops solution 950,097 L.L
S01ED51 DUOTRAV B Timolol (maleate) - 5mg, Travoprost - 40mcg Drops solution 1,933,789 L.L
S01ED51 TRAVOPROST/TIMOLOL BIOGARAN G Travoprost - 40mcg/ml, Timolol - 5mg/ml Drops solution 849,308 L.L
S01ED51 LOPROSTAN G Timolol - 5mg/ml, Latanoprost - 50?g/ml Drops 768,678 L.L
S01ED51 COMBISOPT G Timolol maleate - 5mg/ml, Dorzolamide HCl - 20mg/ml Drops solution 935,570 L.L
S01EE01 XALATAN B Latanoprost - 50mcg/ml 50mcg/ml Drops solution 704,173 L.L
S01EE01 API-LOPROST G Latanoprost - 0.005% 0.005% Drops 447,500 L.L
S01EE01 MONOPROST G Latanoprost - 50mcg/ml 50mcg/ml Drops solution 1,187,957 L.L
S01EE03 LUMIGAN B Bimatoprost - 0.1mg/ml 0.1mg/ml Drops solution 740,457 L.L
S01EE03 LUMIGAN B Bimatoprost - 0.1mg/ml 0.1mg/ml Drops solution 740,457 L.L
S01EE04 TRAVATAN B Travoprost - 40mcg/ml 0.004% Drops solution 806,306 L.L
S01EE04 TRAVONORM G Travoprost - 0.004% 0.004% Drops 564,414 L.L
S01EE04 TRAVOPROST BIOGARAN G Travoprost - 40mcg/ml 40mcg/ml Drops solution 564,414 L.L
S01EE06 VYZULTA B Latanoprostene bunod - 0.024% 0.024% Solution 1,948,572 L.L
S01FA04 CICLOPLEGICEDOL G Cyclopentolate HCl - 10mg/ml 10mg/ml Drops solution 459,594 L.L
S01FA06 MYDRIACYL B Tropicamide - 1% 1% Drops solution 430,030 L.L
S01FA06 TROPICIL TOP G Tropicamide - 10mg/ml 10mg/ml Drops solution 200,233 L.L
S01FB01 PHENYLEPHRINE/ COOPER G Phenylephrine HCl - 10% 10% Drops solution 278,175 L.L
S01GA01 IRIDINA DUE G Naphazoline HCl - 0.5mg/ml 0.5mg/ml Drops solution 469,001 L.L
S01GA04 ALERJON G Oxymetazoline HCl - Drops solution 528,130 L.L
S01GA51 NAPHCON A B Naphazoline HCl - 0.025%, Pheniramine maleate - 0.3% Drops solution 369,557 L.L
S01GA52 TRILLERG G Antazoline HCl - 0.5mg, Tetryzoline HCl - 0.4mg Drops solution 310,428 L.L
S01GX02 LEVOPHTA B Levocabastine HCl - 0.5mg/ml 0.05% Suspension 682,672 L.L
S01GX07 ALLERGODIL B Azelastine HCl - 0.5mg/ml 0.5mg/ml Drops solution 709,549 L.L
S01GX08 ZALERG G Ketotifen - 0.25mg/ml 0.25mg/ml Drops solution 446,156 L.L
S01GX08 BRUNISTILL G Ketotifen - 250mcg/ml 250mcg/ml Drops solution 940,690 L.L
S01GX09 PATANOL B Olopatadine (HCl) - 0.1% 0.1% Drops solution 873,498 L.L
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