Quit Smoking NOW

Quit Smoking NOW

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By Marc Riley Once looked upon as a fad product, the electronic cigarette has now gained major acceptance in the cigarette alternatives world. But is the electronic cigarette safe? The question can only be answered by first reviewing the relevant facts. What Makes Tobacco Cigarettes Dangerous? The regular tobacco cigarettes are a health hazard because the smoke contains thousands of chemicals. These chemicals include carbon monoxide, tar, and a number of carcinogens. These substances can cause cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The second hand version of the same smoke is even more deadly than the original. When the smoke exits the smoker's lungs, it cools ... Read Full Story
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Stop smoking cold turkey or the sudden and complete withdrawal from the habit is perhaps the hardest thing for any smoker, heavy or light, to achieve. Usually the individual draws back to the habit as the withdrawal symptoms appear to be too hard to overcome. However,it is claimed as one the one of top of the quit smoking tips that 80% to 90% of those who manage to effectively quit the habit use the stop smoking cold turkey method. Nicotine, a highly addictive chemical is contained in cigarettes and when a smoker quits the habit, the nicotine cravings that are very difficult to overcome ... Read Full Story
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Smoking not only has huge effects on your body, but the effect on your lungs and breathing are devastating.Smoking changes the lungs from pik and healthy to black and clogged-up, but the effects can be reversed by stopping smoking.This might be easier said than done, especially after having tried many of the quit smoking aids offered nowadays. It can take as long as fifteen years after stopping smoking to restore your lungs to its healthy and pink state.This is a very long time to be living with damaged lungs. The good news is that there is another way for you to restore heath to ... Read Full Story
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Over the past few years, electronic cigarettes have gained significantly in popularity. They do not contain the carcinogens and tar that are found in normal, tobacco cigs and also do not have any carbon monoxide in the vapor that you inhale! The following are 10 reasons that you should consider for taking up e-Cigs and kicking traditional tobacco to the curb! #1 Reason to Use Electronic Cigarettes - Eliminates Second Hand Smoke Concerns No longer do you have to feel like a second class citizen when you smoke an e-cig. The vapor contains no toxins or smoke, and frees you from the stigma that ... Read Full Story
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Many people quit smoking without NRT and they end up swearing by it. Why? Because nicotine replacement therapy works only for those who have been able to eliminate the emotional need to smoke and are just dealing with the physical cravings. Of course, the longer you actually keep nicotine in the bloodstream the more likely you are to fall back into old habits when things get stressful. Nicotine replacement therapies certainly have their place. However, many smokers just find the constant barrage of nicotine in their system to be too much to deal with. The first emotional stressor tends to heighten the need to ... Read Full Story
LOS ANGELES, CA -- 11/19/09 -- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is encouraging residents to quit smoking for at least 24 hours as part of the American Cancer Society's 33rd annual Great American Smokeout. To help smokers with thei..  
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Chantix is one of the most successful smoking cessation products ever introduced, in part because it partially ties up nicotine receptors in the reward areas of the brain. But even its inventor said the pill can't help people who aren't committed to quitting.  
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For the tobacco industry there’s a lot of money to be made by getting people hooked on cigarettes and keeping them as customers for life. But smoking cessation products are increasingly sending a good portion of those revenues up in smoke. In theory anyway. Products made by pharmaceutical companies to help smokers quit have had limited success penetrating the captive audience Big Tobacco has garnered from its incredibly brand-loyal customers...  
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In a comparison of five different smoking cessation medications, a nicotine patch plus a nicotine lozenge appears most effective at helping smokers quit, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.  
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New study results showed that 42.3 percent of smokers with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who took CHANTIX/CHAMPIX® (varenicline) were able to quit smoking and remain abstinent during the last four weeks of treatment (weeks 9-12) compared with 8.  
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Research published ahead of print in Tobacco Control reports that smokers who switched to a low tar, "lite" or "mild" brand of cigarette have about a 50 percent lower chance of giving up smoking in general. Around 84 percent of US market share is now made up of these so-called low tar cigarettes.  
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You have probably heard by now of the all natural homeopathic quit smoking program called Cigarrest. Cigarrest has helped millions of people reach their goal of not smoking through the Cigarrest Stop Smoking Program. The program involves more than just the tablets and gum, but also includes a behavior modification program that contains all the help needed for the smoker to become a non-smoker.  
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Nicotine patches and gum seem to be safe and effective in pregnant women, according to a new study. Such patches and gum have been shown to help non-pregnant adults stop smoking, study co-author Dr. Geeta K. Swamy told Reuters Health. However, women and their obstetricians have been uncertain about their safety and effectiveness during pregnancy. Dr. Swamy, from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues took...  
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Combining a nicotine patch with an 'as you need it' nicotine lozenge or gum could be the best way to help smokers give up the habit, a new study has found. What do we know already?Quitting smoking isn't easy. Nicotine is an addictive substance and many people find it very hard to stop smoking, even when they really want to.There are a host of products and services promising to make it easier. These include nicotine patches, which slowly...  
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Whether you smoke three cigarettes or three packs of cigarettes a day, kicking the habit is difficult. Various nicotine replacement products are on the market to make quitting easier. But which product is right for you? Experts from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center are here to help.  
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