Nicotine Addiction

side effects of nicotine gum

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I have been smoking for the last 20 years and I really want to quit. I cough my lungs out every morning when I get up and then I go to the loo and light a fag. It's pathetic. This has to stop. I am contemplating trying nicotine gum. But I don't know if there are any serious side effects from the...

by igor843147699 over a year ago

Chantix VS. The Patch

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I am currently debating on which method of anti-smoking products to use. I have used the patch before and it worked well but I did start smoking shortly after. Plus I was so scared to go patchless, I used it for a little longer then recommended. I am determined too stop smoking for sure this...

by Guest over a year ago

Tobacco Still Affordable Pleasure In The Tough Economic Times

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Although recession has hit people's wallets worldwide, it did almost nothing to reduce tobacco use. The third edition of The Tobacco Atlas, co-authored by Michael Eriksen, director of Georgia State University Institute of Public Health was launched at the 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health...

by Lori2592 over a year ago

Chantix wilthdrawal symptomes

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_[removed]_ I have been off Chantix for 4 days and now feel flat and depressed to thepoint where I can['t even go to work. Will this just go away? If so how long will it take? I have Bi Polar but was stable until Chantix, so I went off it, and now take no pleasure in life. Steve

by SteveStokley101322 over a year ago

Chantix Experience, soker for 30 years

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Smoker for 30 years, quit five years ago and like a fool picked up snuff instead and dipped for five years. This past January started my Chantix for 12 weeks. Had no desire to dip or smoke anymore so quit the Chantix. Diagnosed as type 2 diabetic in 2002 and have had excellent blood sugar control...

by Bartlett Guy90462 over a year ago

Over 2 Million Cancer Cases Tied to Tobacco Use

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The use of tobacco is the leading preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States and the most prominent cause of cancer. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that lung and bronchial cancers make almost half of the approximately 2.4 million tobacco-related...

by helene3479 over a year ago

Pilots, drivers, not to take anti-smoking drug Chantix

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Following a study report of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices on the Chantix side effects, The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration banned drivers of commercial motor vehicles from using this anti-smoking drug. Just a day before, The FMCSA banned the usage of the Chantix by...

by lucky29 over a year ago

Does Chantix work?

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I am a smoker and I have a prescription from my doctor for Chantix. I have heard good things about it and then I have heard about the side effects. I think nausea and bad dreams are worth not getting cancer. The only problem I have now is reading about death from taking Chantix. Is this caused...

by Guest over a year ago

Chronic Smokers at Risk of Developing Depression

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Researchers found that regular smokers may be at higher risk of developing depressive symptoms comparing to people who never smoked and added another reason to the why-people-should-not-smoke list. They also found that people who have quit may be protected from depressive symptoms in the long run...

by Markos over a year ago

A Walk Helps in Nicotine Battle

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Researchers from the University of Exeter's School of Sport and Health Sciences in Exeter, England looked at 14 studies that analyzed whether exercise affects cigarette cravings. They found that those people who are trying to quit would benefit from regular walks. Stretching the limbs and taking a...

by Natalia3856 over a year ago