Worries about possible weight gain prevents many women from kicking the smoking habit, but a combination of counseling and medication may help, researchers say. A six-month survey found that women who received counseling and who took the smoking-cessation drug Zyban were more likely to have stopped smoking than women who took the drug alone, or those who received counseling alone.
It's been said that quitting smoking is harder than quitting alcohol, cocaine, and other addictions. As a recovered alcoholic and a former... Read more »
I attended a conference the other day given by Dr. David L. Katz, a well-known primary care doctor who regularly works with Oprah,... Read more »
It’s important to remember that the whole business of becoming an ex-smoker is a process, and not an overnight one at that. You begin by... Read more »
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Do you know anyone who was successful the first time they tried to quit smoking? I don’t. But I do know lots of people who felt that the... Read more »
An updated clinical practice guideline released by the U.S. Public Health Service on May 7, 2008, identified new medication treatments that are... Read more »
The addiction drug Naltrexone may help heavy drinkers give up cigarettes as well as alcohol, a new study has found. In a recent clinical trial of... Read more »
Starting nicotine gum before actually quitting does not give smokers an advantage, a new study has found. In the Swiss study, researchers found that... Read more »
According to experts, only three percent of the people who try to quit smoking every year are successful. But despite these sobering odds, studies... Read more »
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Quitting SmokingIt's never too late to quit smoking. According to the American Cancer Society, about half of all smokers who keep smoking will die... Read more »