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posted 05/28/2008, comment (1)

Welcome to Marlboro Country

I quit smoking for the first time in 1984. I was 32 years old and had been smoking since I was 14. I liked it. I have no idea how or, now that I think about it, why. I left a partially full pack of Marlboros on the coffee table for about two weeks, then threw them away since I no longer wanted one. I was living... Read more Chevron

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Jim Christopher

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posted 05/28/2008, comment (1)

A Hopeful Era: Is Smoking on its Way Out?

Last week I enjoyed the BBC World News on PBS, a particularly fascinating piece about Turkey, quintessential land of smokers; an aerial view of Istanbul might be blocked by cigarette clouds. OK, an exaggeration, but bans on smoking in public places are – believe it or not – already in place there. Although resisted by many (old... Read more Chevron

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Carol Southard

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posted 05/27/2008, comment (1)

Dispelling the Myths about Nicotine and Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Many smokers have misperceptions about nicotine, which often result in not using evidence-based treatments when quitting. Misperceptions about nicotine are often derived from how the harmful effects of tobacco are presented in cessation materials. The following are key points to keep in mind when considering the use of Nicotine... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/27/2008, comment (1)

Dispelling the Myths about Nicotine and Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Many smokers have misperceptions about nicotine, which often result in not using evidence-based treatments when quitting. Misperceptions about nicotine are often derived from how the harmful effects of tobacco are presented in cessation materials. The following are key points to keep in mind when considering the use of Nicotine... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/21/2008, comment (1)

Reversing the Psychological Effect of Cigarette Ads

Recently a woman who appeared unwell attended an open SOS meeting that I led. She was two days off the patch and lived in a household with a smoking roommate who chain-smoked indoors. I was, that night, the only other former smoker in attendance; the other folks were recovering alcoholics, drug addicts in recovery, and persons... Read more Chevron

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