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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Smoking Cessation Products

New ways to quit smoking

August 06, 2009

According to experts, only three percent of the people who try to quit smoking every year are successful. But despite these sobering odds, studies suggest that there are many smoking-cessation products and behaviors that work. In this article from MSNBC, one reporter outlines many of the pharmaceutical, behavioral, technological, and even social methods that experts say may help you kick the cigarette habit once and for all.

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Expert & Community Posts

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Meet Carol Southard, Smoking Cessation Expert
By Carol Southard , Health Expert

...which produced CME presentations entitled "Adult Smoking Cessation: Intervention Strategies for... Read more »

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Quitting Smoking and Obesity
By Dr. Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert

...about the "inevitable" weight gain that accompanies smoking cessation. Certainly, patients who... Read more »

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New Research: 10 More Reasons to Stop Smoking
By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health Expert

...attend!   Today, I attended a session dedicated to smoking cessation in order to keep up on the... Read more »

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Chantix: Do Risks Outweigh Benefits?
By Carol Southard , Health Expert

Until two years ago, only two classes of smoking cessation drugs were available: nicotine... Read more »

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San Francisco Bans Cigarette Sales in Pharmacies
By Carol Southard , Health Expert

As of October 1, 2008, San Francisco will be the first city in the nation to ban the sale of... Read more »

Health Guide

Smoking: tips on how to quit
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Stop Smoking Medications to Help You Stay Quit
...quit attempt and succeed in permanently quitting.  Currently, the FDA-approved, first-line agents for smoking cessation include five nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products and two... Read more »
Smoking: tips on how to quit
Alternative Names Cigarettes - tips on how to quit; Smoking cessation Information Below, some tips to help you quit smoking are listed. First... Read more »
Stop Smoking: Breaking the Emotional Addiction
...populated with positive messages, which will help us get through the emotional issues associated with smoking cessation. Now, I’m not suggesting that we can simply talk ourselves into becoming... Read more »
Emphysema
Smoking cessation is the most important and effective treatment. Only quitting smoking can stop the progression of lung damage once it has started. Medications used to improve... Read more »

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