Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Nicotine Anonymous (NicA) is a twelve-step program founded in 1982 for people desiring to quit smoking and live free of nicotine. [1] As of July 2017, there are over 700 face-to-face meetings in 32 countries worldwide [2] with the majority of these meetings occurring in the United States, [2] Iran, [citation needed] India, [2] Canada, [2] Brazil, [2] the United Kingdom, [2] Australia, [2 ...
A new review, which included more than 300 prior studies, has identified the three most effective tools to quit smoking. The most effective smoking cessation tools include the medication ...
Smoking cessation, usually called quitting smoking or stopping smoking, is the process of discontinuing tobacco smoking. [1] Tobacco smoke contains nicotine, which is addictive and can cause dependence. [2][3] As a result, nicotine withdrawal often makes the process of quitting difficult. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and a ...
Tobacco harm reduction (THR) is a public health strategy to lower the health risks to individuals and wider society associated with using tobacco products. It is an example of the concept of harm reduction, a strategy for dealing with the use of drugs. Tobacco smoking is widely acknowledged as a leading cause of illness and death, [1] and ...
Nicorette inhalator, a nicotine vapour inhalator with disposable cartridges. Nicotine replacement therapy, in the form of gum, patches, nasal spray, inhaler and lozenges all improve the ability of people trying to quit tobacco products. [8] Nicotine replacement therapy is as effective as medications, such as bupropion, in helping people quit ...
The World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is a treaty adopted by the 56th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland on 21 May 2003. [1] It became the first World Health Organization treaty adopted under article 19 of the WHO constitution. [2] The treaty came into force on 27 February 2005. [3]
9780615482156. The Easy Way to Stop Smoking is a self-help book written by British author and accountant Allen Carr first published in 1985. The book aims to help people quit smoking, offering a range of different methods. Championed by many celebrities, there have now been several clinical studies that confirm the effectiveness of Carr's ...
Varenicline, sold under the brand names Chantix and Champix among others, is a medication used for smoking cessation [5][7] and for the treatment of dry eye disease. [6][8] It is a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist. [5][6] When activated, this receptor releases dopamine in the nucleus accumbens, the brain's reward center, thereby ...