Sleep Junkie

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Smokers tend to sleep poorly because they take longer to fall asleep, wake up more often in the middle of the night and spend less time in the deepest stages of sleep and get less REM sleep.

The nicotine in cigarettes is very addictive and acts as a stimulant on the body. Heavy smokers may even go through withdrawal during the night causing them to wake up to have a cigarette.

Interfering with your sleep is a relatively minor affect of smoking when compared to the deadly effects smoking has such as cancer, heart disease and stroke.

Smoking is all bad. See your doctor about a stop smoking program or check with a pharmacist about the available products like patches and inhalers. When I quit smoking, I found that the physical addiction was over with in three of four days. The hardest part was mentally giving up the smoking when stressed or with my morning coffee, while having a beer, after dinner, or when having a good dump. It was a challenge, but the urge only lasted a few minutes.

The number one thing you can do to quit smoking is don’t hang around other people who are smoking. It’s like an alcoholic going to a bar, or the user car salesman going to hell, the temptation will be overwhelming. If you do stumble and have a smoke, don’t beat yourself up over it and resign yourself to failure. You made a mistake, you won’t do it again, and continue on with your efforts. You will succeed. I tried dozens of times before I succeeded.