If you have a cerebral infarction and can’t quit smoking, you should choose reasonable ways to quit smoking, including behavioral intervention; medication, such as varenicline; psychotherapy; and general treatment, such as education.
1. Behavioral interventions: including 5R motivational intervention method, 5A smoking cessation method, etc.
2. Pharmacotherapy: nicotine replacement preparations, bupropion hydrochloride, varenicline, etc.
3. Psychotherapy: e.g. psychological supportive therapy, behavioral cognitive therapy, etc.
4. General treatment modalities: lighters, tobacco, etc., pack up, conducive to the patient to quit smoking; transfer the patient’s attention, for example, in the leisure time to listen to more music to watch, movies, etc., to divert attention; positive sensitization, tell the harms of smoking, for example, long-term smoking leads to the exacerbation of atherosclerosis, so that the risk of cardio-cerebral vascular disease increases.
Smoking greatly increases the risk of cerebral infarction and recurrence, so it is necessary to actively quit smoking.