Category Archives: Smoking Cessation
Report Finds Global Smokers Consider Quitting Due To Graphic Health Warnings On Packages
Health warnings on cigarette packages prompt smokers to think about quitting, according to a 14-nation study. Effective warning labels as a component of comprehensive tobacco control can help save lives by reducing tobacco use, said a report released by CDC. The study, published in today’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, finds adult usage of manufactured cigarettes varied widely in the … Continue reading
Study Offers New into Insight Helping Latinos Quit Smoking
Latinos are the largest, fastest growing minority population in the country, based on U.S. Census data. Smoking prevalence among Latinos is 15.8 percent and is even higher among those who are more adapted to U.S. culture. Overall, Cubans have the highest rates of smoking, followed by American-born Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Central and South Americans, immigrant Mexicans and Dominicans. Although previous … Continue reading
Quitting Smoking Sans Weight Gain
Why do people lose weight from smoking? And what causes them to pack on pounds after quitting? Scientists think they’re finally able to answer both questions. The findings could lead to more effective smoking cessation treatments that reduce weight gain, according to research in the journal Science. In the United States, 46.6 million people smoke, and previous work shows that … Continue reading
Best Quit Smoking Methods
If you’ve ever looked into how to quit smoking for yourself or a friend, you know there are many options out there. Even with information on the web and advice from friends and family, it can be hard to know what will work best. What Works to Quit: A Guide to Quit Smoking Methods can help you choose what’s right … Continue reading
Celebrities Who Have Quit Smoking
Just like regular people, these stars were addicted to cigarettes. But through different means of therapy, they fought the urge to smoke and quit the nasty habit – for good.
Research Reveals Smokers View Nicotine As Addictive As Cocaine
To mark World No Tobacco Day tomorrow, a new survey reveals smokers themselves perceive nicotine to be more addictive than cocaine and only marginally less addictive than heroin. Smoking is in fact a chronic, relapsing medical condition but 60% of smokers who have tried to quit at least three times have never sought medical help or treatment and despite recognising … Continue reading
Rationalizations for Smoking
Rationalization: I’m under a lot of stress, and smoking relaxes me. Response: Your body is used to nicotine, so you naturally feel more relaxed when you give your body a substance upon which it has grown dependent. But nicotine really is a stimulant; it raises your heart rate, blood pressure, and adrenaline level. Most ex-smokers feel much less nervous just … Continue reading
Age, Gender and Social Advantage Affect Success in Quitting Smoking
The study, commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and undertaken by the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies (UKCTCS), reviewed published studies from between 1990 and 2007 to establish success rates for the NHS smoking cessation services. It found that older smokers are more likely than young smokers to successfully quit, some men appear to … Continue reading
5 Things to Avoid When You Quit Smoking
Impatience It is a natural tendency to quit smoking and expect to be over it within a month. That would be nice (very nice!), but it doesn’t work that way. When we quit smoking, we’re letting go of a habit that most of us have carried for many years, if not all of our adult lives. It’s only fair to … Continue reading
Quitting the Filthy Habit
The smoker’s body cells have become addicted to nicotine, and to quit smoking won’t be easy, since withdrawal symptoms can be expected. Here are some helpful tips that might ease the quitting process: If you’re a light smoker, you should quit immediately, only moderately shocking your system. The heavy smoker should allow two weeks for cutting down, then quit completely. … Continue reading
