Prolonged and systematic use of various substances can lead to developing such a disease as chemical dependency. Everyone can face it, regardless of age, gender, social status, or profession. Tobacco addiction is a chronic relapsing disease that, in most cases, requires long-term supportive re-treatment (Koli et al., 2020). It is not only a habit or selfishness but a severe problem relevant to this day. Accordingly, to study the topic in more detail, the paper will consider the essence of this issue, its causes, and possible methods of control.
All tobacco products contain nicotine, a substance that causes severe lifelong addiction. Such addiction causes disorders in four spheres of an organism’s vital functions: biological, mental, social, and spiritual (Addicott, 2020). Biological relates to problems in an organism’s work; mental addiction causes negative changes in the psyche; social addiction is associated with a disturbance of all human connections with society; spiritual addiction includes changes in worldview. Chemical addiction is a global disease of the mind, soul, and body.
It is important to note that there are primary care workers considering the social sphere. Besides, tobacco addiction is not only an individual problem but also a group problem, for example, in the workplace (Seidel et al., 2017). In such situations, an Employee Assistance Professional is needed. He should help with different difficulties and develop assembly and personal assistance programs (Smith et al., 2021). Another important aspect of this issue is the spiritual environment of the individual. The Bible does not explicitly mention smoking, but several chapters deal explicitly with addiction (Gross et al., 2018). The sixth chapter of the First Epistle to the Corinthians says that “everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible for me, but I will not be mastered by anything” (1 Corinthians 6:12). A person should have a rational approach to those interests that give him pleasure. Accordingly, rejection of illness has a powerful healing and therapeutic effect on the human body and mind.
Tobacco dependence is not a harmless habit that is easy to abandon. Nicotine is highly addictive, similar to cravings for alcohol or drugs. It is necessary to remove the mechanism of a disease-dependent state of origin and engage all the spheres of human life to overcome it. The help of professionals, the development of new methods and strategies, timely prevention, and education are fundamental aspects of eliminating this problem.
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