Looking for help to stop smoking easily? There are a lot of different ways to go. Pharmaceutical and Nicotine Replacement Therapies, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Therapy, Hypnotherapy…. these articles explore some of the most successful methods to help you understand what is most likely to work for you.
(CNN) — A study published Monday in a Canadian journal concluded that smokers who take Chantix, one of the most popular smoking cessation drugs, could increase their risk of heart problems. Chantix (varenicline) could raise the risk of heart attacks and irregular heartbeats, said one of the study authors, Dr. Sonal Singh, an assistant...
By Robert Preidt WEDNESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) — Motivational text messages more than double the odds that smokers will be able to kick the habit, new research suggests. The study included 5,800 smokers in the United Kingdom who wanted to quit and were assigned to either a group who received motivational text messages...
Washington (CNN) — Nine new graphic cigarette warning labels were unveiled Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration, part of the agency’s sweeping new powers to regulate tobacco and tobacco products. Cigarette packages will now carry one vivid color image and one of these warnings about the consequences of smoking: “Cigarettes are addictive”; “Tobacco...
As little as one cigarette a day, or even just inhaling smoke from someone else's cigarette, could be enough to cause a heart attack and even death, warns a report released Thursday by U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina M. Benjamin.
Electronic cigarettes should be banned until safety concerns have been addressed, University of California researchers say. Their study adds more fuel to the controversy over the battery-operated devices that contain nicotine, flavorings and other chemicals. The issue heated up this fall when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cited five e-cigarette distributors for poor...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued warning letters to five electronic cigarette distributors for various violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) including unsubstantiated claims and poor manufacturing practices. Also today, in a letter to the Electronic Cigarette Association, FDA said the agency intends to regulate electronic cigarette and...
People who want to quit smoking may think their cravings are symptoms of nicotine withdrawal, but new research from the National Academy of Sciences shows that craving is actually more cognitive than biological.
The pharmaceutical industry spends an advertising fortune each year to convince smokers that successful abstinence can only be achieved with Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) or other drugs, but a 2010 review of over 600 studies demonstrates that the most successful method used by former smokers is unmedicated cessation, or "Cold Turkey."
According to a 2007 hospital study conducted at the North Shore Medical Center in Salem MA, patients who participated in a single hypnotherapy session were more likely to still be nonsmokers at 6 months, compared to patients who used nicotine replacements therapy
Once you've made the final decision to quit, the hard part is over! The important thing is to set a firm Quit Date and stick to it. Once you've done that, here are five ways you can help yourself get ready for the big day.
