QUIT SMOKING HOTLINE CENTER TO WORK WITH JUNIOR, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (Central News Agency)
Taipei, Dec. 12 (CNA) The quit smoking hotline service center established by the Bureau of Health Promotion will cooperate with junior and senior high schools to help students kick the habit in light of the increasing number of teenage smokers, an official said Tuesday.
Source: www.cna.com.tw
Smoking Habit Tough to Break Even After Lung Surgery (Health Scout)
MONDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) — A new study illustrates just how difficult it can be for smokers to kick the habit. The U.S. study of 154 smokers who had surgery to remove early stage lung cancer found that, within 12 months after their surgery, 43 percent of them had picked up a cigarette at some point and 37 percent were actively smoking.
Source: www.healthscout.com
The younger smokers quit, the better (Akron Beacon Journal)
Young smokers who think they'll quit smoking when they get older might want to consider kicking the habit sooner rather than later.
Source: www.ohio.com
Extra help urged for surge of smokers expected to quit the habit before April ban kicks in (icWales)
THE forthcoming smoking ban in Wales could be a missed opportunity to help people quit the habit.
Source: icwales.icnetwork.co.uk
Not Ready To Quit? Try Cutting Back — Smoking Reduction May Lead To Unexpected Quitting (Science Daily)
According to a qualitative review of 19 studies on smoking reduction in individuals who did not want to quit, this method, typically coupled with the use of nicotine replacement products, led to an increase in quitting in 16 of the studies.
Source: www.sciencedaily.com
QUIT SMOKING HOTLINE CENTER TO WORK WITH JUNIOR, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (Central News Agency)
Taipei, Dec. 12 (CNA) The quit smoking hotline service center established by the Bureau of Health Promotion will cooperate with junior and senior high schools to help students kick the habit in light of the increasing number of teenage smokers, an official said Tuesday.
Source: www.cna.com.tw
Smoking becoming taboo in US workplace, homes and even in public (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The property manager at The Blairs, an apartment complex near Washington, recently sent tenants a letter that has many up in arms: Stop smoking at home come January or move out, the note essentially said.
Source: news.yahoo.com
New pill helps smokers quit (New Kerala)
London, Dec 12: Global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has developed a pill that helps smokers quit the addiction. The trials of the drug Champix in Britain show that it is effective after a 12-week course, with 44 percent of smokers stopping, reported the online edition of Daily Mail.
Source: www.newkerala.com
