Šalje: QuitSmokingSupport.com [support@quitsmokingsupport.com] Poslano: 13. veljača 2001 12:17 Prima: List Member Predmet: QuitSmokingTips - Volume 4 Number 7 QuitSmokingSupport.com - http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... Tuesday February 13, 2001 *** Volume 4 Number 7 *** ..................................................................... ...IN THIS ISSUE... 1 What's New on QuitSmokingSupport.com 2. Cigarettes: Just Cutting Back Won't Cut It 3. I've smoked so long it wouldn't help my health ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSORS: Quit Smoking with the help of an artificial cigarette. 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This powerful interactive guide shadows you throughout the day, initially assessing your habit, then advising you, monitoring your progress, supporting and inspiring you, until you reach your ultimate goal of being a non-smoker. Visit: http://www.SmokerSaver.com for more information! ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ========> 1. What's New on QuitSmokingSupport.com Thinking about quitting smoking? Get some of the most interactive online support available at: http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/76750 Visit our Amazon.com bookstore at: http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/amazon.htm Over 15 excellent quitting smoking books to help you to quit smoking! Add your name to our growing list of over 3,300 ex-smokers at: http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/feedback.htm ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ========> 2. Cigarettes: Just Cutting Back Won't Cut It Quitters Are Winners When It Comes to Health By Jane Schwanke WebMD Medical News Jan. 1, 2001 -- On this day each year, millions of Americans scribble "stop smoking" at the top of their list of resolutions. Many others vow to at least cut back somewhat on their cigarette use. If you're in the latter category, you might want to think again. New research shows that heavy smokers who cut back, rather than quit completely, see little if any health benefits. The findings were published in the Dec. 15 issue of Nicotine and Tobacco Research. "Clearly, the best way for smokers to reduce the harm is to stop smoking altogether," study co-author Richard Hurt, MD, tells WebMD. "That goes for lighter smokers or heavier smokers." Hurt is director of the Nicotine Dependence Center at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He and fellow researchers studied 23 adults who were heavy smokers -- those who smoked at least 40 cigarettes a day. Over the course of nine weeks, the smokers tried to cut back to 10 cigarettes a day. Even with the help of counseling and nicotine inhalers, however, only two people were successful. A majority, though, was able to cut back to around 20 a day. "This study mainly shows that it is very difficult for people to reduce their smoking if they are already heavy smokers," says John Slade, MD, a professor of public health at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in New Brunswick, and director of that school's addiction program. "For people who are trying to reduce cigarette smoking, abstinence should be the aim, and cutting down should be done only with the clear goal of achieving abstinence." After 12 weeks, researchers measured blood and urine levels to see if the smokers' health improved as they reduced the number of cigarettes smoked. They were surprised to find that not only did cutting cigarettes not provide health benefits, but also in some smokers, it was actually detrimental, causing increased levels of the poison cyanide. While Hurt has no explanation for this, he says researchers do know that when smokers cut down or change to low-tar cigarettes, they often compensate by smoking more aggressively and extracting more bad things from the cigarettes. So if you're thinking about cutting back on cigarettes, you might want to ask yourself this burning question: Can I just quit instead? "For heavy smokers, stopping smoking altogether ... seems like a better option," Hurt says. "We encourage people to set a date to stop in the near future, contact a healthcare professional about medications that are available to help you, seek out counseling, and do your very best to stick with the date you've set. Many people will need more extensive treatment, and there are a growing number of specialists who can help." Although the findings of this most recent study are unclear, Hurt says, the benefits of quitting are uncontestable. "Heavy smokers who use nicotine replacement therapy and receive counseling and support can stop smoking," he says. "And when smokers stop, there are measurable and almost immediate health benefits." According to the World Health Organization, within just one year of quitting cigarettes, the risk of heart disease is reduced by 50%, and within 15 years, the risk of dying from heart disease for an ex-smoker is nearly equal to that of a longtime nonsmoker. So this New Year's, why not try a little cold turkey with that glass of bubbly? ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ========> 3. I've smoked so long it wouldn't help my health Although some of the damage done by smoked tobacco is permanent, much is reversible. As early as the second day of abstinence, risk due to heart attack decreases. Within days, risk of stroke and infections begins to decrease. Over months after stopping the linings of the mouth, throat and bronchial tubes repair themselves, the cilia or little hairs in the bronchial tree start to work and the lungs begin to clear themselves. Emotional improvement begins to happen in weeks. Ten years after quitting, even heavy smokers of twenty years have cut their risks of dying from complications of smoking more than in half. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` The contents of this newsletter do not necessarily reflect the opinions of QuitSmokingSupport.com. We want this newsletter to be the best one around. If you have suggestions, ideas, or feedback about this newsletter, feel free to email us at support@quitsmokingsupport.com Please feel free to pass this newsletter along to anyone you know who may benefit from it! 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