States feel the economic effects of smoking through increased health and medical costs and lost productivity of its citizens. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that states fund tobacco control programs in order to reduce the economic burden of smoking’s effects. Some states have been cutting back on the funding of these programs as a cost-saving measure. … [Read more...] about Funding Tobacco Control Programs Has Long-Term Payoff
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Free Nicotine Patches Plus Phone Counseling Prompts More Smokers to Quit
Portland, Oregon, Nov. 30 Smoking cessation rates doubled when quit-line callers were given free nicotine patches in addition to counseling, researchers found. Calls to a smoking cessation hotline increased 112% when, in addition to a 30-minute telephone counseling session, callers were given a two-week supply of transdermal nicotine patches, said Jeffrey Fellows, Ph.D., … [Read more...] about Free Nicotine Patches Plus Phone Counseling Prompts More Smokers to Quit
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