http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/feeds/freedom-smoking?key=freedom-smoking Healthline Health Blogger Jonathan Foulds - Freedom From Smoking en-us Copyright (c) 2013 Healthline, All rights reserved. en-us Copyright (c) 2013 Healthline, All rights reserved. http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/happy-holidays I’d like to wish everyone good health and a merry time this holiday season.This is often a time to overindulge with good food and drink (at least it is for me), quickly followed by a period of thinking about what we’d like to change for the better... Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/happy-holidays Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD 2008-12-25T08:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/do-you-or-your-kids-hookah A hookah—also known as hubbly bubbly, shisha, or narghile—is an elaborate glass based waterpipe used for smoking tobacco. You have probably seen it in movies based in Arab countries, but may not be aware that its use has become very widespread amo... Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/do-you-or-your-kids-hookah Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD 2007-09-17T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/extended-treatment-some-addicted-smokers The brand new US Public Health Service Guideline on the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence was written after an extremely thorough review of all the randomized controlled smoking cessation trials in the literature with at least 6 months follo... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/extended-treatment-some-addicted-smokers Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/doctors-under-influence-real-story About a month ago, my colleague, Dr Michael Steinberg, and I were contacted by a journalist for BusinessWeek magazine, who said she was interested in discussing “smoking cessation” with us, focusing on a paper we had recently published in Annals o... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/doctors-under-influence-real-story Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/new-information-smokeless-tobacco-2009-smokeless-tobacco-summit Although overall use of smokeless tobacco has reduced in the United States over the past decade, the use of moist snuff is the only segment of the tobacco market that has shown signs of growth in this country. There are many reasons to be concerne... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/new-information-smokeless-tobacco-2009-smokeless-tobacco-summit Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/stan-glantz-receives-terry-award-and-comments-fda-regulation Professor Stan Glantz of the University of California at San Francisco is undoubtably one of the most experienced and effective tobacco control scientists and campaigners in the world. While I don’t agree with everything he says, his past track r... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/stan-glantz-receives-terry-award-and-comments-fda-regulation Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/new-fda-tobacco-website The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has established a new Tobacco web page (as part of the more extensive FDA Homepage). Interestingly the new webpage appears to cover both regulation of tobacco products and guidance on quitting s... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/new-fda-tobacco-website Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/how-long-should-you-use-nicotine-replacement When treating patients who are trying to quit after decades of smoking, I often hear the statement after a couple of weeks, “I’m concerned that I might get addicted to the nicotine replacement therapy, so I’m going to use as little as possible.” M... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/how-long-should-you-use-nicotine-replacement Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/fda-states-its-position-e-cigarettes I’ve discussed e-cigarettes on a number of previous occasions, but yesterday there was a new statement on e-cigarettes and mention of some new data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA has continued to state that e-cigarettes... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/fda-states-its-position-e-cigarettes Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/could-fda-require-tobacco-companies-cease-selling-products-emitting-c Carbon monoxide (CO) is a clear, odorless gas that is produced by burning any carbon-based substance. So when tobacco is burned and inhaled, one of the 4,000 or more chemicals that enters the body is CO. When the smoke is inhaled into the lungs, C... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/could-fda-require-tobacco-companies-cease-selling-products-emitting-c Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/two-new-studies-chantix-varenicline Two new trials of the smoking cessation medicine varenicline (Chantix) were published this past weekend. One reported the results in 515 nicotine-dependent Japanese smokers (mainly men) and the other reported the results in 250 Korean and Taiwane... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/two-new-studies-chantix-varenicline Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/can-cigarettes-be-made-less-deadly Since it became clear in the 1950s and 60s that cigarettes are deadly when used as intended, there have been various attempts to make them less harmful. These have included the addition of and modifications to filters, and changes in the type of t... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/can-cigarettes-be-made-less-deadly Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/are-americans-switching-smokeless-tobacco A recent paper by Professor Brad Rodu of University of Louisville, School of Medicine and Dr Carl Phillips if the University of Alberta suggested that switching to smokeless tobacco is a viable smoking cessation option for American smokers.The pap... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/are-americans-switching-smokeless-tobacco Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/which-kids-us-are-most-likely-use-tobacco The tobacco industry has a problem. Its products kill the consumers when used as intended. Given the high rate of people ceasing tobacco use due to premature death or success in beating the addiction, the industry has its work cut out in replacing... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/which-kids-us-are-most-likely-use-tobacco Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/facing-tobacco-industry I had an unusual experience last week. I was invited to speak on “The Future of Tobacco Harm Reduction” at the 92nd Tobacco Merchants Association (TMA) Annual Meeting, in Williamsburg Virginia, (May 7-8). I’ve been invited to participate in indust... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/facing-tobacco-industry Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/chantix-side-effects Varenicline (AKA Chantix) is a prescription-only smoking cessation medicine that has now been on the market for a couple of years. While studies have shown it to be safe and effective, post marketing surveillance (ultimately via reports by users)... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/chantix-side-effects Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/effects-alcohol-smoking-cessation-1 The question of the effects of alcohol use on smoking cessation is best separated into 2 different but related questions.1. Does drinking alcohol increase someone’s chances of relapsing to smoking during the early stages (e.g. first 6 months after... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/effects-alcohol-smoking-cessation-1 Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/fda-regulation-tobacco-what-does-it-mean On Friday 12th June, the US Senate voted in favor of a bill that gives the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco products. President Obama (who as a Senator was a sponsor of the bill, as was John McCain) has indicated he will ... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/fda-regulation-tobacco-what-does-it-mean Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/could-fda-reduce-nicotine-levels-cigarettes In the previous posting I discussed the possibility of FDA requiring that no tobacco products be allowed to emit Carbon Monoxide. While appealing in its simplicity, such a strategy may have problems in that it could be interpreted as a ban on a wh... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/could-fda-reduce-nicotine-levels-cigarettes Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/can-quitting-smoking-trigger-depression Adolescent smokers are more likely than non-smokers to subsequently develop depression, and adult smokers are more likely to have either current depression or a history of depression than adult non-smokers. So although some have suggested that tob... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/can-quitting-smoking-trigger-depression Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/what-about-quitting-smoking-someone-else Sometimes natural opportunities present themselves to quit with someone else. It could be that your workplace, home or whole state is going smoke-free and this has prompted a number of people to try to quit. Is it a good idea to do it with others?... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/what-about-quitting-smoking-someone-else Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/citizens-petition-fda-regulation-tobacco-treatment-medicines On Friday February 12th 2010 two of the leading organizations concerned with reducing the harm to health from tobacco submitted a petition to the US Food and Drug Administration, requesting changes in the way tobacco treatment medicines are regula... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/citizens-petition-fda-regulation-tobacco-treatment-medicines Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/getting-through-first-few-weeks When people quit smoking it is very common for them to experience a temporary increase in certain unpleasant symptoms. The most common nicotine withdrawal symptoms are:1. Irritability2. Restlessness3. Poor concentration4. Depression5. Increased ap... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/getting-through-first-few-weeks Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/avoid-relapsing-back-smoking At this time of year, less than a month after many smokers initiated their “new year” quit attempt, there will be a significant number of recent ex-smokers who are trying hard not to relapse.Back in April 19th, 2009 I wrote about some things you c... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/avoid-relapsing-back-smoking Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/mortality-risks-smoking-and-obesity Both smoking and obesity cause increased health problems, but it is unusual to find an analysis of their separate and combined effects in a single study. One such study was published by Dr Freedman and colleagues of the National Cancer Institute i... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/mortality-risks-smoking-and-obesity Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/how-harmful-snuff-smokeless-tobacco The major multinational cigarette manufacturers have begun to produce and market smokeless tobacco products (partly by buying smokeless tobacco companies). As the price of cigarettes increases and smoke-free air laws make it impossible to smoke in... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/how-harmful-snuff-smokeless-tobacco Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/thanks-grand-rounds-434-health-business-blog Thank you to David E. Williams of Health Business Blog for including my post on why its “Unwise to cut tobacco control funding in tough times” in this week's edition of Grand Rounds. Grand Rounds is a weekly compilation of posts related to health ... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/thanks-grand-rounds-434-health-business-blog Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/quit-smart-new-stop-smoking-book I’ve previously reviewed some quit smoking books and will continue to review any new ones that come to my attention. The most recent one I’ve seen is an updated version of the book Quit Smart by Dr Robert Shipley who is the director of the Duke St... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/quit-smart-new-stop-smoking-book Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/effects-alcohol-smoking-cessation-2 As discussed in my previous post, alcohol and smoking very often go together and having a drink of alcohol in the early stages of trying to quit will increase your risks of relapsing to smoking. But does either a current or past history of alcoho... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/effects-alcohol-smoking-cessation-2 Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/cold-turkey-1 The phrase, “cold turkey”, when applied to quitting smoking, usually refers to the method of quitting abruptly (e.g. on specific date), without any gradual cutting down and without the use of pharmacological aids to treat withdrawal symptoms or cr... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/freedom-smoking/cold-turkey-1 Jonathan Foulds, MA, MAppSci, PhD