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Saying Goodbye to Smoking - Seeing Through the Smokescreen Created: Monday, May 14, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 14, 2012
Nicotine addiction teaches us to place value on tobacco keeps us addicted. Breaking through the smokescreen allows us to leave smoking behind for good.
Farewell to Smoking - Jeff's Goodbye to Smoking Letter Created: Monday, May 07, 2012 Updated: Friday, May 11, 2012
In his poignant goodbye letter to cigarettes, Jeff details the enslavement he lived with and what it means to be done with it.
World No Tobacco Day Definition - World No Tobacco Day - WTND Created: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Updated: Wednesday, May 09, 2012
The World Health Organization (WHO) created World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) in 1987 as a way to bring worldwide attention to the tobacco epidemic we face on the planet today.
World No Tobacco Day 2010 - WNTD - World No Tobacco Day - Marketing to Women Created: Monday, May 31, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, May 09, 2012
World No Tobacco Day ( WNTD ) 2010 puts focus on marketing ploys by tobacco companies aimed at ensnaring young girls and women to a life of nicotine dependence.
Shocking Smoking Facts and Tobacco Statistics Created: Monday, October 29, 2007 Updated: Wednesday, May 09, 2012
If you are thinking that it's time to quit smoking, or have just quit and need some motivation to keep going, use the smoking facts below to fuel the fire in your belly that will help you beat your..
Chemicals in Cigarettes - Harmful Chemicals in Cigarettes Created: Sunday, June 01, 2008 Updated: Wednesday, May 09, 2012
The chemicals in cigarettes and cigarette smoke contain poisons, carcinogens and heavy, toxic metals.
Larry quit smoking one year ago Created: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 Updated: Monday, May 07, 2012
When a person quits smoking, their withdrawal from nicotine can happen in a variety of ways. Larry describes his experience with recovery from nicotine addiction.
Hookah Information - What is a Hookah Created: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Updated: Friday, April 27, 2012
Is hookah smoking safer than cigarette smoking? Learn the facts about hookah use.
Cadmium in Cigarette Smoke - Cadmium in Cigarettes Created: Sunday, April 13, 2008 Updated: Friday, April 27, 2012
Cadmium is a toxic heavy metal that occurs in nature. Cadmium is produced as a by-product of the process of smelting (heating and melting ores to extract metals). Cadmium is present in low levels i..
One Year Ago - Bob's Quit Smoking Story Created: Sunday, April 22, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012
At one year smoke-free, Bob shares his thoughts on the challenges that come with smoking cessation.
Four Years Smoke-Free for Deb Created: Sunday, April 15, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
At four years smoke-free, Deb has a lot to say about how you can achieve lasting success with smoking cessation, just as she has.
Formaldehyde in Cigarette Smoke - Formaldehyde Information Created: Sunday, May 04, 2008 Updated: Friday, April 13, 2012
Formaldehyde is a colorless, flammable gas with a strong odor, and is a by-product of the combustion process of tobacco smoking. Formaldehyde is responsible for some of the nose, throat and eye irr...
The Health Risks of Smoking Cigarettes Created: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Updated: Friday, April 13, 2012
Statistics tell us that tobacco steals seven precious lives a minute world-wide. From heart disease and many forms of cancer to lung diseases that steal our ability to breathe, tobacco is a killer..
The Days of Freedom - Share Your Story: My Goodbye to Smoking Created: Thursday, April 12, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 12, 2012
The nicotine patch and determination helped Laney quit smoking.
So Many Reasons - Share Your Story: Why I Quit Smoking Created: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Whether you quit cold turkey or use a quit aid, positive will and determination are mandatory for lasting success.
It's OVER - Share Your Story: My Goodbye to Smoking Created: Monday, April 09, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 09, 2012
Looking at the reality of how smoking hurts makes saying goodbye easier to do when we quit smoking.
Who Should Not Take Zyban Created: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 Updated: Monday, April 09, 2012
Who shouldn't use bupropion hydrochloride, also known as Zyban and why? What are the reasons for not taking bupropion?
Insomnia When Quit Smoking Trouble Sleeping When Quitting Smoking Created: Friday, August 20, 2004 Updated: Monday, March 26, 2012
Insomnia is a common side effect when you quit smoking. These tips for natural sleep remedies may be just the thing you need to help you get some much needed sleep.
Staying Positive When We Quit Smoking Created: Monday, March 26, 2012 Updated: Monday, March 26, 2012
When we quit smoking, much of the work lies in the attitude we have about smoking cessation, as Leslie explains in this motivational account.
10 Things to Stop Doing When You Quit Smoking - Impatience Created: Saturday, February 02, 2008 Updated: Sunday, March 25, 2012
Common misconceptions about the nature of nicotine addiction when we quit smoking can set us up for failure. Successful smoking cessation begins by educating yourself about the process of recovery ..
Now or Never - Share Your Story: Why I Quit Smoking Created: Monday, March 19, 2012 Updated: Monday, March 19, 2012
After numerous attempts to quit smoking, Vicki is determined to make this quit the one that lasts.
Happy to Be Free - Share Your Story: Why I Quit Smoking Created: Monday, March 19, 2012 Updated: Monday, March 19, 2012
Forty-six years of smoking left this ex-smoker with COPD, but she found her way out of nicotine addiction and is smoke-free today.
Global Smoking Statistics Created: Monday, December 01, 2003 Updated: Monday, March 12, 2012
This factsheet, compiled by the WHO, reports on worldwide smoking statistics. Youth smoking and general statistics are reviewed.
Chantix as a Quit Smoking Aid | Varenicline Tartrate Created: Monday, October 16, 2006 Updated: Monday, March 12, 2012
Varenicline tartrate is a smoking cessation drug that was discovered and developed by Pfizer, Inc. Marketed as Chantix™, it has the unique ability to partially activate sites in the brain tha...
Quit Smoking Benefits - One Year Smoke Free - After Quitting Smoking Created: Sunday, February 01, 2004 Updated: Monday, March 12, 2012
What are the physical benefits our bodies will experience when we quit smoking? How will we feel at one year? Learn about the healing that takes place after a year smoke free.
Quit Smoking Certificates - Two Year Quit Smoking Certificate Gallery Created: Sunday, July 27, 2008 Updated: Monday, March 12, 2012
Use this milestone certificate gallery to select a certificate to commemorate the second year anniversary of the day you quit smoking.
After Quitting Tobacco Created: Monday, October 01, 2007 Updated: Saturday, March 10, 2012
Quitting tobacco takes strategy, work and lots of patience. While cessation is not an easy task, at least initially, you can make the process less painful and set yourself up for long-term success..
Goodbye to Smoking - Shelley the Cigarette Created: Saturday, March 10, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 10, 2012
When we say goodbye to smoking, it can feel like we've lost an old friend, as this piece from ex-smoker, Claire illustrates.
Reader Stories: Lessons Learned on the Road to Freedom Created: Sunday, October 31, 2010 Updated: Monday, March 05, 2012
The lessons we learn when we quit smoking go far beyond the mechanics of how to quit.
Quit Smoking Lessons - The Lessons Quitting Smoking Teaches Us Created: Sunday, October 31, 2010 Updated: Monday, March 05, 2012
The lessons we learn when we quit smoking go far beyond the mechanics of how to quit.
I Learned I COULD Quit Smoking! - Share Your Story: Lessons Learned on the Road to Freedom Created: Monday, March 05, 2012 Updated: Monday, March 05, 2012
Patricia learned that she was strong enough to quit smoking and that has transformed her life.
Cigar Smoking Facts Created: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2012
The facts about cigar smoking might surprise you -- they are dangerous and hazardous to human health.

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