Quitting Smoking: MedlinePlus

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Quitting Smoking: MedlinePlus

 
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National Institutes of Health

New on the MedlinePlus Quitting Smoking page:

Trying to Quit Smoking? Patches, Drugs Help

09/04/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Trying to stop smoking?

Source: Reuters Health

Recent Smoking Cessation

09/04/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - PDF

In Real-World Setting, Anti-Smoking Aids Help

09/03/2012 08:00 PM EDT

A large new survey across four countries has found that smokers attempting to quit have considerably more success when they use nicotine patches or prescription medications than when they go it alone without anti-smoking aids.

Source: Reuters Health

MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA  

• Nicotine addiction and withdrawal
• Nicotine replacement therapy
• Risks of tobacco
• Smoking - tips on how to quit
• Smoking and surgery
• Smoking cessation medications
• Stop smoking support programs

Related Topics

• Smoking
• Substance Abuse Problems

National Institutes of Health

• The primary NIH organization for research on Quitting Smoking is the National Cancer Institute

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