Quit Smoking With Your iPhone

Once you have an iPhone you can do just about anything from listening to music to quitting smoking with a dedicated application called My Quitline. According to GW Hatchett, "My Quitline is a free iPhone application that allows users to instant message and speak over the phone with trained quit-smoking counselors from the National Cancer Institute Quitline." The 2008 Public Health Service Guideline "Treating...

Quitting While Homeless

Smoking is a habit that is difficult for anyone to kick, but it is hard to imagine where someone living on the streets would find the inspiration to quit. That said, Burrell Behavioural Health has started up a program to help the less fortunate quit smoking. It's already in place at a shelter called Bill's Place, where anyone can come in, take a shower, get a cup of coffee or just get in from the cold. Sue, a smoker...

Indiana Teens Smoking Less

According to a recent survey, teen smoking has seen a huge drop since 2000. Nearly 40 percent fewer teens are lighting up in Indiana. It is said by the Indiana Youth Tobacco Survey that 18.3 percent of high school students in the state smoked last year. This was 31.6 percent fewer smokers than at the start of the decade. There was even a larger drop among middle school students, going from 9.8 percent in 2000 to 4.1 percent...

How Hard it is to Butt Out

Smoking is a habit that is hard to get rid. Now that times are tough some are smoking to deal with the stress, and some are quitting to save some cash. There are a lot of reasons why a smoker lights up, but most of the time smokers simply have their excuses. Many have a fear of gaining weight or that President Obama smokes so it can't be that bad. Most of the time when you light up a cigarette and have a long drag of...

Suicide Warnings on Smoking Cessation Drugs

It was announced this week by the Food and Drug Administration that the smoking cessation drugs Chantix and Zyban will be required to post one of the strongest safety warnings out there. These warnings will inform patients of the side-effects of these drugs, and in this case this includes depression and suicide. There was an alarming high rate of patients complaining of changes in behavior while taking the medications. Many...

Holidays Instead of Cigarettes

In Australia, smokers spend 17 days a year smoking on average. On average they spend about AU$2500 yearly to pay for their habit, and most smokers say that they will cut back on other expenses before they cut back on smoking. This research was done by Galaxy for Pfizer Australia, and respirator specialist Dr Peter Holmes from Melbourne. They say that if smokers want to make it through the recession, it would be a good idea to...