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Quit Smoking NOW
A WikiZine dedicated to information, products, and resources to help others quit smoking. Quiting smoking NOW can increase the length of your life.
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..
- No-Callback Hotlines Don't Help Smokers Quit (nlm.nih.gov)
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.
From chronicle.augusta.com
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- 22nd Century Continuing Development Of Its Smoking Cessation Aid (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Nicotine replacement helps smokers quit (upi.com)
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...
From minyanville.com
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- GSK and Nabi Announce Agreement for NicVAX, a Vaccine for Nicotine Addiction (globenewswire.com)
- GSK And Nabi Announce Agreement For NicVAX, A Vaccine For Nicotine Addiction (pharmaceuticalonline.com)
- GSK, Nabi Enter NicVAX Pact (feedburner.com)
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.
From medicalnewstoday.com
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- Nicotine patch and lozenge can help smokers quit (thaindian.com)
- Nicotine lozenge and patch combined help to quit smoking faster (news.google.com)
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.
From medicalnewstoday.com
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- CHANTIX/CHAMPIX raises hope for quitting smoking (news-medical.net)
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.
From medicalnewstoday.com
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- Nicotine Patch, Losenges Increase Odds of Quitting Smoking (dbtechno.com)
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.
From del.icio.us
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- 1st time marijuana smoker (feedburner.com)
- Quitting Smoking Cold-Turkey: My Journey to a Smoke-Free Life (associatedcontent.com)
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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From blogger.com
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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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From guardian.co.uk
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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.
From news-medical.net
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- Champix Stop Smoking Pills and tablets (pr-gb.com)
