Smokers can quit nicotine entirely, that is, quit smoking and not use any other type of nicotine. They can also get nicotine from a much less harmful source. Neither one will immediately eliminate all of the health risks caused by their previous smoking, but both come very close.
uncountable noun. Self-respect is a feeling of confidence and pride in your own ability and worth. They have lost not only their jobs, but their homes, their self-respect and even their reason for living. Synonyms: pride, dignity, self-esteem, morale More Synonyms of self-respect.
self-satÂ·isÂ·facÂ·tion. n. Smug or complacent satisfaction with oneself or with one's accomplishments. selfâ²-satâ²isÂ·fiedâ² (-fÄ«dâ²) adj.oving into the middle of the table a portfolio of papers, with a scarcely perceptible smile of self-satisfaction, he took a pencil from a rack and plunged into the perusal of a complex report relating to the present complication. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context.