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Tobacco Quitting Program

Pharma Docs offers several specialized treatments for anyone who wants to quit or reduce their tobacco use. Our addiction detox programs include a comprehensive assessment as well as a customized, holistic recovery program. Each individual has their own needs and our experts work with clients to address root causes of substance abuse, coping mechanisms, and tools for building a lifestyle to avoid relapse.

Tobacco is highly dependence building due to the addictive abilities of nicotine. Once the brain starts to crave nicotine, it can be difficult to suppress cravings. Regular tobacco use causes smokers to experience difficult withdrawal symptoms, making it harder to stop its use.

What are some signs of a tobacco addiction?

Physiological factors include:

Greater reliance on nicotine to bring about the original pleasurable feelings of being relaxed and pleasure.

Developing patterns of behaviour associated with the need to smoke; i.e. having a cup of coffee, following a meal, taking a work break.

Urge to smoke within minutes of waking.

The need to smoke at regular intervals during the day.

What are the long term effects of a Tobbaco addiction?

A typical smoker averages a life span eight years shorter than a non-smoker.
Smoking the main cause of lung cancer.
Increase risk of digestive problem
Increase bone loss and rates of osteoporosis.
A weakened immune system.
Smoking increases your risks of breast, lung, bladder, kidney, and many other forms of cancer.
- Increases risk of lung cancer by 25 times.
- There is a greater number of death from lung cancer in woman than breast cancer. Smoking causes 90% of all lung cancers.
Smoking causes more deaths each year than the following causes combined:
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Illegal drug use
- Alcohol use
- Motor vehicle injuries
- Firearm-related incidents

Increased risk of pregnancy complications, as well as decreased fertility in both men and women.
Breaks down collagen and causes increased signs of skin aging, including wrinkles and loss of skin flexibility.

If you smoke a pack a day, you spend more than $4,000 per year on cigarettes.

How could I find help?

Pharma Docs is one of Toronto leading addiction treatment facilities that offers tobacco quitting programs. If you think that you or loved one needs assistance, please call us at 416-247-7777. We would be happy to answer any questions.

We currently have low wait times with same day booking and same day treatments.

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Benefits after quitting, within:

20 minutes - Blood pressure drops to what it was before your cigarette.
8 hours - Blood levels of carbon monoxide return to baseline.
24 hours - Risk of a heart attack starts to drop.
2 weeks to 3 months - Airways in your lungs relax and breathing improves.
1 to 9 months - Lung function and coughs improve.
1 year - your risk of heart disease drops by half .
5 years - Same chance of having a stroke as a non-smoker.
10 Years - Risk of lung cancer drops, as well as other forms of cancer.
15 Years - Risk of coronary heart disease is similar to that of a non-smoker.