Cigarettes With Defective Filters Marketed For 40 Years
This will really make you mad. Did you know the filters of today's cigarette's you've been smoking are defective! Philip Morris, Inc has known of this filter defect for more than 40 years!
Marlboro Man Dies From Cancer
Did you know, although not the original Marlboro Man, Wayne McLaren posed for a Marlboro print advertising campaign as the Marlboro Man in 1976.
Smoking Remains The Leading Preventable Cause Of Premature Death, PERIOD!
Smoking cessation can be difficult, yet the rewards for your efforts are priceless! A healthier way of life, more money in your pocket and enjoying many more beautiful sunrises are just a few. To have the best chance of smoking cessation, you need to know what you’re up against, what your options are, and what type of treatment methods are available.
Although 70 percent of people who smoke say they would like to quit, only 7.9 percent are able to quit smoking without help. Until recently, the combined use of nicotine replacement, Zyban® and social or behavioral support were the first line methods, capable of increasing quit rates to 35 percent. (See study-courtesy PubMed, where doctors surf for info.)
Since its approval by the FDA in May of 2006, Chantix™ now seems to be the drug of choice for many doctors to help their patients achieve smoking cessation. (See study-courtesy PubMed, where doctors surf for info).
This site is a gathering of facts, information and resources designed to provide you with options that should be discussed with your physician regarding smoking cessation. Statements and opinions expressed on this site are usually backed up by the medical studies they were derived from, yet are not meant to substitute advice from your doctor or pharmacist.
Effective Treatments Can Double Or Triple Quit Rates
According to Medifocus (the largest provider of medical information reports to consumers in North America since 1996) the treatment options for smoking cessation can be grouped into the following two broad categories:
Behavioral Treatments
Concentrate on changing the smoker’s attitude and behavior through counseling or self help methods to help them stop smoking. A huge problem smokers must over come is that after years or decades of smoking, they associate cigarettes and smoking with things they enjoy (office breaks, after a good meal, after sex, etc.). In most cases, once this mental association is severed, the body's addiction to nicotine is surprisingly easy to escape from. Other successful treatments, such as those mentioned below, recognize how vital a change in ones behavior is towards achieving smoking cessation. So important that it is either recommended or offered by all.
Pharmacological Treatments
WARNING
All treatments below involve the use of a drug. A physician should be consulted and recommended doses should be followed as prescribed by a physician or as suggested by the manufacture for over the counter NRT products! Users should be aware of all possible side affects!
Nicotine replacement therapy(NRT) is probably the most widely used and in 1996 was approved by the FDA for over-the-counter (OTC) availability. Originally, nicotine gum and two brands of nicotine skin patches patches were available. This is no longer the case. Read more...
Zyban® (bupropion) available by prescription only, is an antidepressant but, was found during trials to have an effect on nicotine urges in some patients. It does not contain nicotine. Read more...
Chantix™ (varenicline) marketed as Champix outside the United States, is a newer prescription medication developed entirely to help people stop smoking, and is getting rave reviews in the medical community. Read more...
Good Luck With Your Decision To Quit Smoking, You Will Succeed!