Healthline Blogs
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Marlboro Snus Isn’t Really Snus
In some prior posts I’ve talked about the type of smokeless snuff tobacco that is very popular in Sweden, called “snus”. This product has captured considerable attention because in that country more men now use it than smoke cigarettes, and becaus...
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Inpatient treatment for tobacco dependence
Many smokers I’ve seen for help in quitting have made a comment like, “if only I could be isolated on a desert island for a couple of weeks without cigarettes, then I could quit.” Earlier this week a news item from my home country (Scotland) told...
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Everyday Situations Can Cause Relapses
Most people who have tried to quit are well aware that quitting can be an intense battle. One reason is due to the severity of cravings and the role that cravings play in putting us at risk for relapse. A recent survey found that almost nine out o...
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Avoid the vacation relapse
As we have discussed many times on this forum, quitting smoking can be difficult, but staying quit can be even harder. Part of the reason that relapse is so common among smokers who initially quit successfully (e.g. for a month) is that whereas d...
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Introducing Dr. Jonathan Foulds
Welcome to my first post on the Freedom From Smoking blog. Actually I’m going to refer to it as the Freedom From Smoking “Forum” as I’d like this to be a place where readers can ask questions, get answers, dialogue and share experiences, rather th...
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Does nicotine cause cancer?
Every now and again we see a new newspaper headline claiming that nicotine causes some serious health problem, whether it be heart attacks or cancer. Usually the headline is based on a very small study in humans, or a laboratory study of cells in...
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Nicotrol Nasal Spray: an effective treatment for the heavy smoker.
Of all the nicotine replacement products, the one that’s used least frequently is the nicotine nasal spray (brand name Nicotrol). This may be partly because it requires a prescription, and partly because it initially causes some nasal side-effects...
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Tips to help you quit smoking
Patients I’ve seen who succeeded in quitting, sometimes tell me what it was that enabled them to quit this time when they had been unsuccessful many times before. Sometimes it was a change in personal circumstances, sometimes an aspect of the tre...
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Swedish Snus: A Reply to Professor Tomar
Professor Scott Tomar (University of Florida) has made a couple of comments to my January 10th posting about the IARC report on smokeless tobacco. As these require a slightly lengthier response than a brief comment, I’m doing it here.Dr Tomar pre...
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Where can you get cheap nicotine replacement therapy?
One of the main reasons motivating smokers to quit is money. A pack a day smoker in my home state of New Jersey who is purchasing his or her cigarettes on a daily basis is likely paying around $8 per pack. That’s $56 per week, $243 per month, or j...
