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Suggest Remedy For Tobacco Addiction

Dear Doctor i am in the habbit of using this hans chaap khaini which i use to keep in betwwen by lips .i am using this for the past 10 years. I am not able to quit this habbit. now i feel that i have lost some of the skin tissues ,,will it cause a mouth cancer,,,i feel whenever i use this i feel thirst very often that my mouth & throat dries immediately after spitting this..pls help
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Hello, thanks for the query & let me congratulate you for the resolve to quit tobacco. First thing you need to understand is tobacco is one of the EASIEST & one of the MOST DIFFICULT ADDICTION TO GIVE UP AT THE SAME TIME!! Its easy because quitting tobacco does not cause any significant side effect apart from some craving & irritability. Difficult as we tend to continue tobacco thinking lets have one more before we quit. One way of quitting tobacco is decide a quit date (usually 2 weeks from today) & start using nicotine replacement therapy (available as Nicotine 2 & 4mg chewing gums & pastilles) These are park & chew type gums similar to your khanini use & 1 chewing-gum can last 2-3 hours. Gradually replace khaini with these & you shall get used to them. Additionally you can visit a Psychiatrist & get yourself Tablet Bupropion or Amitryptiline which reduce the craving for tobacco along with these chew-gums during this 2 week quit date period. You will also get tobacco quitting counselling help from Psychiatrist. Do get back to me if you need further help. Good Luck
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Suggest Remedy For Tobacco Addiction

Hello, thanks for the query & let me congratulate you for the resolve to quit tobacco. First thing you need to understand is tobacco is one of the EASIEST & one of the MOST DIFFICULT ADDICTION TO GIVE UP AT THE SAME TIME!! Its easy because quitting tobacco does not cause any significant side effect apart from some craving & irritability. Difficult as we tend to continue tobacco thinking lets have one more before we quit. One way of quitting tobacco is decide a quit date (usually 2 weeks from today) & start using nicotine replacement therapy (available as Nicotine 2 & 4mg chewing gums & pastilles) These are park & chew type gums similar to your khanini use & 1 chewing-gum can last 2-3 hours. Gradually replace khaini with these & you shall get used to them. Additionally you can visit a Psychiatrist & get yourself Tablet Bupropion or Amitryptiline which reduce the craving for tobacco along with these chew-gums during this 2 week quit date period. You will also get tobacco quitting counselling help from Psychiatrist. Do get back to me if you need further help. Good Luck