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Quitting smoking may gain you friends
(HealthDay)—Kicking the smoking habit doesn't only boost your health, it may also help you build a wider circle of friendships, a new study says.
Aug 16, 2016
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Could FDA e-cigarette regulations help more people quit smoking?
E-cigarettes are smoking hot. They are the most popular nicotine-delivery products used by kids and the majority of adult smokers have tried them. E-cigarettes are a multi-billion dollar industry, with the website Yelp tallying ...
Feb 16, 2016
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Additives in low tar ('light') and e-cigarettes may reinforce nicotine dependence
Pyrazine additives in low tar ('light') and e-cigarettes may be reinforcing the addictive qualities of nicotine, and should be strictly regulated, concludes research published online in the journal Tobacco Control.
Jun 10, 2015
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Higher tobacco prices are an effective preventative measure
Thirty percent of the estimated 2.3 million smokers in Austria are considered to be heavily tobacco-dependent and, according to experts at MedUni Vienna, require professional treatment. This would mean around 690,000 people. ...
May 28, 2015
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Reynolds American delving deeper into nicotine gum business
Cigarette maker Reynolds American Inc. is partnering with a pharmaceutical consultancy to develop products that help people stop smoking.
Feb 19, 2015
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Smoking out the facts in the E-cigarette debate
Electronic cigarettes seem to have become as ubiquitous as the vapor they produce. Their popularity has been skyrocketing over the past two years, even in the midst of a fierce debate about their potential risks and benefits.
Sep 30, 2014
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Peer influence more likely to encourage smoking, say sociologists
(Medical Xpress)—Adolescents tend to be more powerful in influencing their friends to start smoking than in helping them to quit, according to sociologists.
Jul 22, 2014
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Peer pressure is weaker for kids to quit smoking
Adolescents tend to be more powerful in influencing their friends to start smoking than in helping them to quit, according to sociologists.
Jun 11, 2014
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Smoking cessation trial prompts call for subsidies on wider range of quit therapies
Community smoking-cessation workers are calling for the government to subsidise a wider range of nicotine replacement therapies so that smokers can afford to use products that are proving to be more popular and effective ...
May 29, 2014
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Study finds no increased risk of suicide in patients using smoking cessation drugs
A study to assess whether patients prescribed smoking cessation drugs are at an increased risk of suicide, self-harm and treated depression compared with users of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) has found no evidence of ...
Oct 10, 2013
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