Saturday, July 12, 2008

How True..



Laughed by Raja Aliff at 7/12/2008 06:46:00 pm

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

A Good Reason to Quit Smoking

Smoking is responsible for the largest number of premature deaths in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control, smoking claims the lives of 430,000 adults in the U.S. each year. Your risk of developing lung cancer is 10 times greater if you smoke. In addition, researchers are finding that smoking also may contribute to other types of cancer, including cancer of the larynx, oral cavity, esophagus, urinary bladder, kidney, pancreas, stomach and uterine cervix.

There are many tools available to help smokers quit. The nicotine patch, gum and nasal spray, known collectively as nicotine replacement therapy or nicotine substitutes, provide lower doses of nicotine to the smoker without the other harmful components of tobacco. Nicotine replacement therapy helps to alleviate the physical withdrawal symptoms of quitting, allowing the smoker to direct more energy towards coping with the psychological aspects of successfully breaking the addiction.

There is also a drug called Zyban (bupropion) that reduces the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. Zyban works on chemicals in the brain related to nicotine cravings. It can be used together with nicotine replacement therapy. In fact, one study found that using both the nicotine patch and Zyban helped 58% of smokers remain smoke-free for more than a month.

Hypnosis and acupuncture may be helpful for some people.

Filters that reduce the tar and nicotine in cigarettes are not very effective; studies show that smokers who use filters actually tend to smoke more. There is no scientific evidence supporting claims of over-the-counter smoking-deterrent products that change the taste of tobacco, or special diets and dietary supplements that claim to control nicotine cravings.

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