{"id":3127,"date":"2018-08-08T13:11:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T03:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/blog\/?p=915"},"modified":"2025-04-03T08:57:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T23:27:55","slug":"cured-the-hep-c-next-up-quit-smoking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/2018\/08\/cured-the-hep-c-next-up-quit-smoking\/","title":{"rendered":"Cured the hep C? Next up, quit smoking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may have read recently that health experts in the US are<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aidsmap.com\/Smoking-threatens-health-gains-from-hepatitis-C-treatment-US-researchers-warn\/page\/3217879\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">concerned that the health gains made by treating people with hep C will be lost<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because this group is three times more likely to be smokers. While we don\u2019t have any figures about how many people with hepatitis C smoke here in Australia, we do know from personal experience that there are many smokers among people who\u2019ve been treated. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve cured your hepatitis C and are still smoking, it may be time to tackle your next great health challenge!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>It\u2019s really worth it<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you smoke it\u2019s easy to get lulled into a false sense of \u201cit\u2019ll never happen to me\u201d but don\u2019t kid yourself. Smoking can lead to a much higher risk of<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.quitnow.gov.au\/internet\/quitnow\/publishing.nsf\/Content\/damaging-your-body\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">developing many health conditions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including stroke, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease and respiratory conditions. In fact,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icanquit.com.au\/reasons-to-quit\/smoking-and-your-health\/health-dangers-of-smoking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking kills half of all people who continue to smoke<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icanquit.com.au\/reasons-to-quit\/smoking-and-your-health\/health-dangers-of-smoking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at least 1 in 4 of those who die are aged 35-69<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The good news is that your risk starts to drop as<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quit.org.au\/articles\/how-reverse-health-effects-smoking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">soon as you stop smoking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>You <\/b><b><i>can<\/i><\/b><b> do it<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although we all know how difficult it can be, every year fewer and fewer people smoke. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abs.gov.au\/ausstats\/abs@.nsf\/MediaRealesesByCatalogue\/E6DE72422D16BBB4CA258130001536C2?OpenDocument\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smoking rates have dropped ten per cent over the last two decades<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp; In Australia only 14 per cent of people smoke regularly now<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tobaccoinaustralia.org.au\/chapter-1-prevalence\/1-3-prevalence-of-smoking-adults\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">compared to 36 per cent in the 1970s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That\u2019s a lot of people quitting for good. Even if you\u2019ve stopped before and taken up smoking again you can still quit. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>You treated your hepatitis C because you wanted a longer, healthier life so why smoke?<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>What works?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nicotine replacement therapy and stop smoking medications have helped many people to quit while others have successfully given up without them (also known as going cold turkey). There\u2019s no one right way to quit, just the way that works for you. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancersa.org.au\/support\/aboriginal-communities\/support-services\/smoking-quitline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quitline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has a thorough <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quit.org.au\/articles\/about-sa-quitline-13-7848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">breakdown of your options<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Think through what you believe will work for you and give it a try. If you aren\u2019t successful the first time there\u2019s no reason you can\u2019t try another approach next time or even the same one again.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting support to stop greatly increases your chances of quitting so talk things through with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancersa.org.au\/support\/aboriginal-communities\/support-services\/smoking-quitline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quitline<\/span><\/a><b> on 13 7848.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>What about vaping? <\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaping hasn\u2019t been approved as a quit smoking treatment in Australia and it\u2019s not clear that it can help people give up. In fact, a recent study found people who vaped were <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/want-to-quit-smoking-switching-to-e-cigarettes-no-advantage-40499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">less likely to quit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Vaping is currently <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.quitnow.gov.au\/internet\/quitnow\/publishing.nsf\/Content\/quitting-methods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not recommended<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a proven way to quit smoking. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Expect some setbacks<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most people have setbacks when they quit and need to give up more than once so go easy on yourself if this happens to you. Although it can be disappointing to not meet your goal the first time, your efforts aren\u2019t wasted and the things you learn can help you get through your next attempt.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Why do <\/b><b><i>you<\/i><\/b><b> want to quit?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working out why it\u2019s important to you to stop smoking can help you get and stay motivated when things get tough. Whatever your reason \u2014 your health, the cost of smoking, your kids or grand kids, or not wanting to be addicted&nbsp;\u2014 staying focussed on why you\u2019re quitting can help get you through.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You treated your hepatitis C because you wanted a longer, healthier life so why smoke? <strong>If you feel better after being cured of hepatitis C, imagine how great you can feel as a non-smoker.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rose starting smoking as a teenager, quit five times and hasn\u2019t smoked since 2013.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have read recently that health experts in the US are concerned that the health gains made by treating people with hep C will be lost because this group &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[32,39,176],"issue":[],"ppma_author":[128],"class_list":["post-3127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-living-with-hepatitis","tag-hepatitis-c","tag-treatment","tag-tobacco"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cured the hep C? 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