Quitting Smoking One Step at a Time

Hello and Welcome, my name is Jason and I smoked for almost 20 years of my life.  I started clear back in high school and it did not take long for me to become addicted.  Now I am much older and smoke free. 

Quitting smoking was something that I tried to do year after year only to fail time and time again.  Many people struggle with the idea of quitting smoking and I was one of them.  There came a point where I had to decide whether I  was going to live life as a smoker or quit smoking.

I knew by quitting smoking I would be making a major life style change and to be honest it scared me but I was tired of being addicted to something that was as harmful to my health as smoking was.

If you are asking yourself if you are ready to get on the road to quitting smoking and the answer is "yes" then don't wait another minute.  Get started today, the quitting smoking information and tips on this website will help, it did me.

Sincerely,

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ASH Protests At BAT's Footprint On Africa
As British American Tobacco celebrates 100 years of trade in Africa at its AGM in London (on Wednesday, 30th April), campaigners will be outside, protesting about the heavy footprint it leaves on the continent - death, hunger, poverty, and environmental destruction. A new report by ASH, BAT's African Footprint [1], says that while smoking is declining in the West, BAT's profits in Asia and Africa grew by £2 million to £470 million last year.
Publ.Date : Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PDT

When Doctors Tell Patients To Quit Smoking, They Listen
Doctors who take a few minutes to talk with patients about their smoking maybe passing along a leaflet or a sample of nicotine gum make a difference when it comes to helping them quit successfully, according to a recent review of studies. "Assuming an unassisted quit rate of 2 to 3 percent, a brief advice intervention can increase quitting by a further 1 to 3 percent," write reviewers led by Lindsay Stead, of the University of Oxford in England.
Publ.Date : Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

NHS Anti-Smoking Adverts Might Be Controversial But Are Still Effective, Says Study
A recent study has shown that the NHS anti-smoking campaign Get unhooked was effective, despite being named this week as the UK's most controversial advert in 2007. The Department of Health advert, showing a graphic image of a man with a fishhook through his cheek to illustrate his addiction, prompted 774 complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), according to their Annual Report published this week.
Publ.Date : Fri, 02 May 2008 02:00:00 PDT

MIT Researchers Find Novel Way To Repair Airway Injuries - Technique Could Apply To Different Parts Of Human Body
MIT tissue engineers have successfully healed airway injuries in rabbits using a technique they believe could apply to the trachea and other parts of the human body.The work, published in the advance online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the week of May 5, expands researchers' understanding of the control of tissue repair and could lead to new treatments for tracheal injuries, such as smoke inhalation and damage from long-term intubation.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 May 2008 01:00:00 PDT

Researchers Find Link Between Advertising And Increased Tobacco Use Among India's Youth
As the westernization of India accelerates, tobacco advertising and marketing have been linked to increased tobacco use by urban Indian children as young as 11, according to a study by researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health.The study, "Associations Between Tobacco Marketing and Use Among Urban Youth In India," is published in the May/June issue of the American Journal of Health Behavior.
Publ.Date : Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT

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