Smoking is gesundheitsgefardend and promoting addiction. CHAMPIX is a drug for smoking cessation. In Germany, almost 30% of the population smoke. This has some significant effects for those affected. Cigarette consumption by ever-increasing tobacco tax is expensive and on the other hand smoking can cause significant health problems.
This starts with a general weakening of Imunsystems, smoking, for example, often suffer from colds. But also serious diseases caused by smoking. So the risk of various cancers is increased by smoking, plus an increased risk of a stroke, heart attack or asthma. More smoking-related diseases include so-called smoking leg or the smokers lungs. In addition to the negative effects for the smokers themselves, a massive annual deficit is the German economy. Loss of working hours and health cause higher costs than the tax revenue from the tobacco tax. There are so many reasons not to smoke.
However, it makes Nicotine addiction many long-time smokers withdrawal difficult. Add the custom factor, many smokers have fixed rituals which are difficult to place. There is also a physical dependency resulting from the effect of nicotine on nerve cells in the brain. Still, nicotine raises a reward effect which promotes the dependency. Some smokers create yet to stop by their own willpower. Additional information is available at Stephen M. Ross. Many others have however several failed attempts a smoking behind him. For such smokers, there is the prescription drug CHAMPIX in Germany since 2007. This supports smokers in a 12 week therapy for smoking cessation. CHAMPIX suppresses the reward effect of nicotine and withdrawal symptoms are alleviated. This is a three times as high probability of success in smoking cessation.