New findings by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health may help identify situations in which smokers who are trying to quit are at a higher risk of relapse. More than 1,200 people die in the United States every day from...
When smoking co-workers in the same team are placed on a cessation program, providing financial incentives to the team collectively in return for success of the smokers in the cessation program helped the smokers to quit smoking and remain abstinent for 12 months, according to data presented at...
If the proven long-term benefits of smoking cessation are not enough to motivate young adults to stop smoking, a new study shows that 18- to 24-year olds who stop smoking for at least two weeks report substantially fewer respiratory symptoms, especially coughing. The study findings are detailed...
A new study finds that the smoking-cessation drug varenicline (Pfizer's Chantix) has too poor a safety profile to make it suitable for first-line use. Researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, and other research centers in the US, found the drug, known as Champix outside the US...
Smoking a Single Cigarette May Have Immediate Effect on Young Adults (#1120190, Wednesday, October 26, 3:00 PM Eastern) It is well known that smoking leads to a reduction in levels of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), which is a marker for airway inflammation. However, there is limited...
People who give up smoking generally experience a significant improvement in memory, apart from enjoying substantial overall health benefits, researchers from Northumbria University, England reported in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. The authors explained that when the majority of smokers quit...
Been on 150mg for about a week and have a decrease in wanting a smoke. I was told to totally quit after two weeks. I am looking for others experience with using wellbutrin to quit smoking Thanks!
A variety of smoking cessation treatments are currently available for the more than 18 million adult Americans try to quit smoking each year, but success rates vary widely. Despite the importance of quitting smoking, more personalized approaches to smoking cessation treatment are needed to help...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expanded Medicare coverage of evidence-based tobacco cessation counseling, removing a barrier to treatment for all tobacco users covered by Medicare. Before today's decision, Medicare had covered tobacco counseling only for individuals diagnosed...
The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, announced, on behalf of Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, more than $836,000 in funding to projects administered by Alberta Health Services and the University of Alberta to help Albertans stop smoking. Since August...
Rob Clarke, Member of Parliament for Desnethe - Missinippi - Churchill River, announced, on behalf of Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, just over $165,000 in funding to Battlefords Tribal Council Indian Health Services Inc. to reduce smoking rates in First Nations and increase the knowledge about...
In a study published in the journal Addiction, researchers have determined that treatment for smoking dependence is as effective among people with severe mental illnesses as it is for the general population. Importantly, they also found that offering such treatments does not appear to cause...
Smokers who received gain-framed messaging from quitline specialists (i.e., stressing the benefits of quitting) had slightly better cessation outcomes than those who received standard-care messaging (i.e., potential losses from smoking and benefits of quitting), according to a new study...
Cigarette smoking is a well-known risk factor for type 2 diabetes, but new research from Johns Hopkins suggests that quitting the habit may actually raise diabetes risk in the short term. The researchers suspect the elevated diabetes risk is related to the extra pounds people typically put on...
Cigarette smoking is a well-known risk factor for type 2 diabetes, but new research from Johns Hopkins suggests that quitting the habit may actually raise diabetes risk in the short term. The researchers suspect the elevated diabetes risk is related to the extra pounds people typically put on...