Category Archives: Smoking Cessation
Difficulties in quitting associated with sex and substance abuse
No prospective studies of first psychotic episodes have explored sex differences in smoking cessation. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of sex and substance abuse on smoking cessation during an 8-year follow-up of patients after a first psychotic episode. Logistic regression modeling was used to identify factors associated with smoking cessation by sex. To explore for … Continue reading
Stop smoking – improve your personality
Young people who quit smoking show improvements in their personalities, says a researcher at the University of Missouri-Columbia, mainly in the areas of being impulsive and neurotic. “The data indicate that for some young adults smoking is impulsive,” said Andrew Littlefield, a doctoral student in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the university. “That means that 18-year-olds are acting without … Continue reading
New Online Tobacco Cessation Tool Available in Kansas
The Kansas Tobacco Quitline recently added an online tobacco cessation counseling service, Web Coach®. The online service available at www.QuitNow.net/Kansas provides counseling and support materials based on individuals’ readiness to quit tobacco use. The program, which is free to Kansas residents, will help tobacco users create an easy-to-follow quitting plan that will help them prepare, take action and live without … Continue reading
Foods That Can Help People to Stop Smoking Addiction
It’s hard to stop people smoking addiction actually quit smoking. Nicotine makes smoking addictiv and effects do not want to stop. But some foods can help people to stop smoking addiction. There are many ways to counter the effects of feedback, such as nicotine patches, hypnosis and some prescription drugs. But apparently not many people know that foodcan also help. … Continue reading
The Seven States Where People Can't Quit Smoking
The smoking rate in America continues to fall. The problem is especially troubling in states with high poverty rates where tobacco use can be over 25%. Mississippi, Arkansas and Kentucky have some of the highest poverty rates in the country. They are also among the seven states in the country with tobacco use exceeding 22%. West Virginia and Louisiana, which … Continue reading
The Smoking Baby: Where Is He Today?
Videos of cute babies doing adorable things are a staple on YouTube, but last year, one particular baby video went viral for all the wrong reasons: It showed a Aldi, two-year-old Indonesian boy, puffing away on cigarette after cigarette as his family looked on. To date, the video has garnered more than 13 million views and provoked outrage. Would worldwide … Continue reading
Smokers won’t quit over images
The Irish Tobacco Manufacturers’ Advisory Committee (ITMAC) made the claim as it emerged five tobacco firms plan to sue the US Food and Drug administration (FDA) over a new law that will force them to place graphic health warnings on cigarette packets. The firms in question, RJ Reynolds Tobacco, Lorillard Tobacco, Commonwealth Brands, Liggett Group and Santa Fe Natural Tobacco … Continue reading
Angelina Jolie makes Brad Pitt quit smoking
Brad Pitt quit smoking for good. It was no secret that the Hollywood hunk succumbed to smoking, but why and how did Brad Pitt quit? Brad Pitt didn’t quit smoking for his role in “Troy.” Okay, he did for a moment but fell back into it. After years in battling a bad habit, victory was born. Brad Pitt quit smoking … Continue reading
Alex Perry pledges to quit smoking
Fashion designer Alex Perry is among 2000 Australian smokers expected to quit the habit soon, but it has nothing to do with cigarette packaging becoming less glamorous. The Australian says that up until two weeks ago, he lit up about 20 smokes a day, a habit he says is synonymous with working in fashion. He has since cut down to … Continue reading
Michael Bloomberg got New Yorkers to quit smoking
The New York mayor is using a $50m gift to the Sierra Club to make the case against coal on public health grounds. He got New Yorkers to stop smoking and give up trans fats. Now maybe he can convince Americans to see coal as a danger to public health – at least Michael Bloomberg says that is the idea … Continue reading
