The less you smoke, the more birthdays you’ll have, says the American Cancer Society as it encourages smokers to quit on Thursday, the day of the 34th Great American Smokeout. Research shows that smokers who quit at age 35 gain an average of eight years of life expectancy, and those who quit at 55 gain about five years. Even long-time smokers who quit at age 65 gain three years. ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘Kick the Habit’
Great American Smokeout ‘09: Time to Quit
Monday, February 8th, 2010
Using Nicotine Patch Longer Boosts Efforts to Quit
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Extended use of nicotine patches improves the likelihood that smokers will be able to kick the habit and reduces the risk that they’ll start smoking again, a new study has found. The study included 568 adults who smoked 10 or more cigarettes a day for at least the past year. The smokers who used nicotine patches for the entire 24 weeks of the study (extended therapy) were about twice as likely to quit smoking as those who used nicotine patches for eight weeks and then received placebo patches for the remainder of the study. Standard therapy — as recommended by manufacturers — is eight weeks. ... read more >>
Extended use of nicotine patches improves the likelihood that smokers will be able to kick the habit and reduces the risk that they’ll start smoking again, a new study has found. The study included 568 adults who smoked 10 or more cigarettes a day for at least the past year. The smokers who used nicotine patches for the entire 24 weeks of the study (extended therapy) were about twice as likely to quit smoking as those who used nicotine patches for eight weeks and then received placebo patches for the remainder of the study. Standard therapy — as recommended by manufacturers — is eight weeks. ... read more >>
Quitting Smoking
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
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When Smokers Call Quit Lines, Positive Approach May Be Best
Friday, January 29th, 2010
Stressing the benefits of not smoking may work better than emphasizing the negative effects of cigarettes in persuading smokers to kick the habit, a new study has found. Researchers divided 28 specialists working at the New York State Smokers’ Quitline into two groups. One group was trained to emphasize the benefits of quitting (gain-framed messages) to smokers, while the other group gave standard-care messaging that focused on the potential losses from smoking and the benefits of quitting. ... read more >>
Stressing the benefits of not smoking may work better than emphasizing the negative effects of cigarettes in persuading smokers to kick the habit, a new study has found. Researchers divided 28 specialists working at the New York State Smokers’ Quitline into two groups. One group was trained to emphasize the benefits of quitting (gain-framed messages) to smokers, while the other group gave standard-care messaging that focused on the potential losses from smoking and the benefits of quitting. ... read more >>
Medicaid and Smoking: One state extends benefits and is helping the poor kick the habit
Monday, December 21st, 2009
More than seven of 10 smokers say they’d like to quit. Beyond the undeniable health risks, it’s getting hard to find a place where it’s legal or socially acceptable to light up — indoors or even outdoors. Another factor is cost. Cigarette taxes are a favorite public strategy, since smoking has few defenders. Today, New York state has the nation’s third-highest tax on cigarettes (behind only Rhode Island and Connecticut). New York City residents pay upwards of $9 a pack — the highest price in the land. A pack-a-day habit costs New Yorkers $250 per month and up — ouch! ... read more >>
More than seven of 10 smokers say they’d like to quit. Beyond the undeniable health risks, it’s getting hard to find a place where it’s legal or socially acceptable to light up — indoors or even outdoors. Another factor is cost. Cigarette taxes are a favorite public strategy, since smoking has few defenders. Today, New York state has the nation’s third-highest tax on cigarettes (behind only Rhode Island and Connecticut). New York City residents pay upwards of $9 a pack — the highest price in the land. A pack-a-day habit costs New Yorkers $250 per month and up — ouch! ... read more >>
Companies Look for Options to Help Workers Kick the Habit
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Several programs are available to help employers who want to encourage workers to stop smoking. ... read more >>
Several programs are available to help employers who want to encourage workers to stop smoking. ... read more >>
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