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It's never too late to quit smoking. According to the American Cancer Society, about half of all smokers who keep smoking will die from a smoking-related disease. Quitting has immediate health benefits.
According to the National Institutes of Health, about 70% of adults in the U.S. who smoke want to quit. About 40% of them make a serious attempt to do so each year, but fewer than 5 percent actually succeed. A June 2006 report published by the NIH says that the available smoking ce...
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Expert & Community Posts
Chantix: Do Risks Outweigh Benefits?
By Carol Southard , Health Expert...mediating reinforcement and dependence producing effects of nicotine. The urge to smoke is... Read more »
Stop-Smoking Drugs – Are They For You?
By Anne Mitchell , Health Expert...cigarette could provide.I also worried about the effects of continuous low-dose nicotine running... Read more »
Dispelling the Myths about Nicotine and Nicotine Replacement Therapy
By Carol Southard , Health Expert...about nicotine are often derived from how the harmful effects of tobacco are presented in... Read more »
Teaching an Old Drug New Tricks
By Chris Ballas, M.D. , Health Expert...used to treat hypertension. It had numerous side effects, such as hypotension and sedation, and... Read more »
The Loss of a Pal, No Need for a Smoke
By Jim Christopher , Health Expert...most supportive, loving presence – always on my side for well over a decade – my beloved... Read more »
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...NICOTINE GUM - BUCCAL Pronounced: (NICK-oh-teen) Side Effects Mouth/teeth/jaw problems,... Read more »
This medication can help you quit smoking by replacing the nicotine in cigarettes. The nicotine in... Read more »
...(e.g., propranolol) nicotine (e.g., cigarettes, nicotine gum/patches) nitrates (e.g.,... Read more »
This medication can help you quit smoking by replacing the nicotine in cigarettes. The nicotine in... Read more »
...this medication to reduce the risk of serious side effects. Ask your doctor how long you should... Read more »
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Smoking Vaccine Being Developed
July 14, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) For smokers who are having trouble kicking the habit, science is working to find help. Although it's still in the very early... Read summary »
Study: Stop Smoking Treatments Don?t Last
November 03, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) There are a variety of treatments available to help people quit smoking, but evidence shows their effects are not long lasting. A... Read summary »
Cosmetic Gums
July 04, 2007BETHESDA, Md. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Doctors have long known how to make replacement teeth, but gums have been a different story. Its often... Read summary »
Nicotine gum therapy before smoking cessation not helpful: study
August 07, 2009Starting nicotine gum before actually quitting does not give smokers an advantage, a new study has found. In the Swiss study, researchers found that... Read summary »
The pros and cons of stop-smoking aids
August 06, 2009Recent years have seen a boom in stop-smoking drugs and other anti-addiction aids, but how do you know which ones work best? In this article from the... Read summary »
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