Smoking Cessation Encyclopedia

Table of Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Symptoms
  3. Diagnosis
  4. Treatments
  5. Causes
  6. Getting Help
  7. Related Information
  8. Living With

Smoking Cessation

The Centers for Disease Control lists tobacco use as the single most important preventable risk to human health, and one out of every five people in the United States are addicted to cigarettes, or about 61 million people. Smoking and...

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Smoking Cessation Medications
ChantixZyban
Smoking Cessation OTC
Nicorette Gum
Smoking Cessation News
Smoking Signals Big Surgery Risks
Kicking tobacco habit before surgery can cut cardiovascular and respiratory complications
Kick the Habit Before Brain Surgery
Smoking before brain or spine surgery restricted essential blood flow
Combining Healthy Strategies
Healthy lifestyle choices had greater impact in greater numbers
Quit Smoking Rx Helped Heavy Drinkers
Smoking cessation medication reduced alcohol consumption by heavy drinkers
World No Tobacco Day
Anti smoking campaign goes worldwide to promote bans on tobacco advertising
Smoking Aids Do Help Quitting
Smoking cessation aids improved the odds of a person successfully quitting
Kick-Off of National Quit Campaign
Smoking cessation efforts will be supercharged though medical community cooperation
There's No Smoking in Here
Smoking still allowed by too many people in their homes and cars
Next Gen Troubles from Smoking Moms
Gestational diabetes and obesity risks higher in women exposed to tobacco in utero
Smoking Cessation Latest Videos
Your Quitting Plan
Wondering how to quit smoking? This video can help any smoker get ready to stop smoking cigarettes. Smart preparation is an important part of any plan for quitting smoking. Watch this video for some helpful tips.
Medications That Help You Quit
These days, there are lots of different ways to quit smoking. Your smoking cessation plan might include nicotine gum, the nicotine patch, hypnosis, acupuncture, or stop smoking pills. Watch this video to explore your options.
Alternative Therapies To Quit Smoking
Want to know how to quit smoking? The 'stop smoking pill,' also called Zyban or Wellbutrin, might help with your tobacco addiction. This video shows you how to get all of the benefits of quitting smoking with reduced withdrawal.
The Weight Gain Correlation
Quitting smoking can lead to weight gain - but it doesn't have to! If your fear of gaining weight has kept you from quitting smoking, then your days as a smoker are numbered. This video explains how to stop smoking without putting on weight.
Students and Smoking
Are you ready to quit smoking? If you're like 51 percent of college smokers, you only smoke cigarettes on a social basis, and don't consider it necessary to stop. Unfortunately, every puff bring you closer to a cancer diagnosis, or worse.
Butt Out!
Quitting smoking is a super smart professional decision - but intentions are easier than actions!
Cigarette Smoke and SIDS
Exposure to cigarette smoke is another risk factor for SIDS. Eliminating this risk is easy, though-- don't smoke while pregnant and don't expose your infant to cigarette smoke. Watch this video to learn about more risk factors.
Preventing Wrinkles: Stop Smoking
Lighting that cig might seem necessary now, but in a few decades you'll be sorry you did it. Smoking causes wrinkles! Find out why!
Smoking & Your Fetus
A mother who decides to smoke through her pregnancy puts her fetus in danger. Watch this video to learn about the tragic effects of the 4,000 chemicals in cigarettes.