Archive for January, 2008

How Do Stop Smoking Aids Really Work?

When it’s time to Quit Smoking, many people turn to stop smoking aids to help them along. The days of going “cold turkey” are over, and rightly so. Smoking is as addictive as many illegal narcotics, and many people who try to quit on their own find the process traumatizing and almost impossible. […]

Smoking Statistics For Adolescents Get Worse Every Year

It seems unfortunate that every year, smoking statistics get worse and worse. Scientists and doctors are able to track more and more of smoking’s harmful effects on the human body and the environment itself, and so are able to more accurately pinpoint these exact effects.
What is truly sad is the smoking statistics that […]

Smoking Kills More Than Just the Smoker

Many people who smoke are very aware of the consequences – lung cancer, mouth and throat cancers, bladder and liver cancer, increased risk of infertility and poor circulation, and other dangerous issues – but are willing to take the risk, even knowing that smoking kills more people every year than any other preventable cause.
If […]

Secondhand Smoking: Why All the Hype?

Just what is secondhand smoking anyway? The real definition is inhaling the smoke that comes from the smoldering end of a cigarette and the smoke that is exhaled by a smoker as well. This is also called passive smoking, though not quite as often.
There is always much in the news about secondhand […]

What is Passive Smoking and Why Should You Care?

Passive smoking is the involuntary inhalation of smoke from tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, and the like. In some areas it is called secondhand smoke or environmental tobacco smoke. Persons who live in close quarters with someone who smokes are known to be affected by passive smoking, including spouses, children, and even […]