Monthly Archives: March, 2010
If you have quit smoking or are trying to quit, what is your biggest challenge?
Warren D writes: I quit smoking in 1971. Except for a few cigars I haven’t smoked since and my last cigar was in 1977. Have you quit or are you trying to kick the habit? I quit cold turkey without a support group or any kind of medicine or other aid. [...]
Smoking Cessation – Forklift
adcouncil writes:
In 2000, 70 percent of smokers said they wanted to quit, and 41 percent made a quit attempt of at least one day, but only 5 percent succeeded in quitting for three months or more. With tobacco as the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, most smokers are literally struggling [...]
where can i find a smoking cessation program in the dfw, tx area?
kkcleek writes: i would like to quit smoking and live in the richardson, tx area.
Quit Smoking, Cessation Tips
David Marrow writes: In order to quit smoking, you’ll need a powerful cessation plan that will actually help you achieve your goal. The success rates of most stop smoking programs are not very impressive, but any smoker will tell you that kicking the habit for good is just too difficult.Deciding one day that you are [...]
Laser Smoking Cessation
Tom Dainty writes: You may have heard of the laser smoking cessation technique in conversation or read it in a magazine but what is it and can it help you? In this article I want to outline the background behind using lasers to help you quit smoking and whether or not it might work for [...]
How to quit smoking when you smoke a low amount?
Kara K writes: I had a baby in October 2008. I didn’t smoke while pregnant. I have found myself smoking 1-5 cigarettes a day and can’t seem to quit..Any tips for quitting completely?
Smoking Cessation For Cancer Patients
Charles Hodgson writes: Smoking affects cancer treatmentSmoking may cause some complications in the treatment of cancer, including the anesthesia, surgery and radiation therapy.The causes of complications include an increased tendency to infections, poorer wound healing, reduced lung and heart function and the risk that the immune system is inhibited. The complications may lead to more [...]
Ask the Doctor Smoking and the lungs – Part 2: Smoking cessation, addiction and withdrawal
lungfoundation writes:
European Respiratory Society (ERS) expert, Prof. Riccardo Polosa, has answered questions on what causes addiction, how to quit smoking and the benefits of anti-smoking drugs available for patients and the general public. All questions were provided by the public in reply to our Smoking and the lungs factsheet, which can be found at: [...]