This week the news reported several tobacco related stories. As the senate passes a bill to protect young Americans from the effects and dangers of smoking, smokers are red hot over the recent tax hikes and smoker's helplines are getting busier by the day. Also, Big Tobacco is feeling a little pain this week after paying their annual settlements. Associated Press Reports … [Read more...] about Raising the Smoking Age, Black Market Cigs & 4 Billion for Health Care
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How Marlboro Became Number One
How did Marlboro cigarettes, the best-selling brand in the world, ever get so popular in the first place? Was it really the Marlboro Man? Did people just like the taste? What? According to a new study in this month's American Journal of Public Health the secret may well have been "freebase nicotine." Really. For a long time, many cigarette companies used ammonia during … [Read more...] about How Marlboro Became Number One
One Smoker’s Advice to Teens: Add up the Costs of Cigarettes
While most adults would counsel the greatest negative involved with smoking cigarettes is increased risk of lung cancer. This truth is far away in the minds of most young smokers, they tend to not even think about it. So, if you're a teen smoker and "not afraid" of lung cancer, just think about the following here-and-now downsides to smoking. They should be more than … [Read more...] about One Smoker’s Advice to Teens: Add up the Costs of Cigarettes
Psssst – Smoking is Associated with Rectal Cancer
Cigarette smoking may be a risk factor for -- but not colon--cancer. The evidence linking cigarette smoking and rectal colorectal cancer risk has been inconsistent. Electra Paskett, Ph.D., of Ohio State University in Columbus and colleagues investigated the association between smoking history and colorectal cancer among nearly 147,000 participants in the Women's Health … [Read more...] about Psssst – Smoking is Associated with Rectal Cancer
The Five D’s For Quitting Smoking
The five D's provide a process to help smokers keep from lighting up. Therefore, when the urge to smoke strikes remember the 5 D's. You could even put a post-it note with these queues at places you usually go to fulfill your nicotine habit. By alerting your conscious mind you will support building new subconscious patterns to weaken your tobacco dependency and lay a … [Read more...] about The Five D’s For Quitting Smoking
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