Šalje: QuitSmokingTips [bwprice@quitsmokingsupport.com] Poslano: 14. ožujak 2001 21:28 Prima: List Member Predmet: QuitSmokingTips - Volume 3 Number 12 QuitSmokingTips - http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... Friday March 14, 2001 *** Volume 3 Number 12 *** ..................................................................... ...IN THIS ISSUE... 1 What's New on QuitSmokingSupport.com 2. Gargle Away That Nasty Habit 3. Choosing a good time to quit smoking. ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSORS: Quit Smoking with the help of an artificial cigarette. 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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. Gargle Away That Nasty Habit New Mouth Rinse May Help Smokers Quit By Jim Morelli WebMD Medical News March 12, 2001 -- Combat smoker's breath and work toward quitting at the same time. That might be the future pitch for a new mouthwash that currently is being tested. The solution, created by an unnamed inventor, contains a copper compound that interacts with something in tobacco smoke to make the latter taste unbearably bad and hopefully rinse away the urge to light up. "The advantage to a product like this is that people use mouth sprays and breath sprays routinely," researcher Sebastian Ciancio, DDS, tells WebMD. "It's about the same idea as chewing gum." Ciancio is professor and chair of the department of peridontology at the University of Buffalo School of Dental Medicine in New York. But if Ciancio is referring to nicotine gums, this product is not the same at all. The new mouthwash would appear to do nothing to treat one of the main problems with smoking cessation: symptoms of withdrawal. "With nicotine-replacement or Zyban (a prescription drug used for smoking cessation), a person wakes up and doesn't have such a powerful urge to smoke. It's treating the basic desire or craving and lessening it," says Jack Henningfield, PhD, an associate professor of behavioral biology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and vice president of research and health policy at Pinney Associates in Bethesda, Md., a consulting firm on antismoking products. But Henningfield explains that the mouthwash does not lessen the desire or craving to smoke. It does add a step that gives a couple of hours support. "Then you're back to, 'Boy, I really want a cigarette,'" he says, adding that a strong behavioral program built around the mouthwash might overcome some of the problems. Ciancio agrees that the mouthwash may not be the only answer to quitting smoking. "The important thing is no one gimmick is going to work if there's also not a motivational component," he tells WebMD. "There's no magic bullet." Still, he points out that studies with hard-core smokers demonstrate the product can be effective. After using the mouthwash, even a single puff from a cigarette repulsed them, he says. And the effect lasts for about two to three hours. Tests show it can be dosed with few side effects for up to five times a day, though it does interact with some prescription drugs. "The only side effect is if a person is taking antibiotics they can get a black pigment on the tongue," Ciancio says. "So we'd suggest not taking it if you are on antibiotics." Other advantages to the mouthwash include good taste and a beneficial effect on the gums and teeth. And a new mouth spray version -- obviously more convenient for several-times-a-day dosing -- is testing out to be even more effective at helping smokers, he says. "I'm not trying to be overly pessimistic or discouraging," Henningfield says. "I encourage a diversity of therapies [for smoking cessation]." But the key to helping smokers quit, he emphasizes, is to curb symptoms of withdrawal. "Otherwise, there's a real shortfall," he says. "[The mouthwash] does nothing for urges, withdrawal symptoms, and weight gain." And those are some of the strongest reasons people keep on smoking. ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ========> 3. Choosing a good time to quit smoking. Many unsuccessful attempts to quit smoking result from picking a bad time. If your life is hectic, you may feel there will never be a good time to quit. In that case, pick a time to quit, and do what you can to make your life less stressful or busy than it usually is. Be aware that if you wait for a "perfect" time to quit, you may end up putting off the decision for years. Any time that is less stressful than usual, when you can focus your energy and attention on your goal of quitting smoking, is a good time to quit. In addition, certain days may be good choices for your first smoke-free day. (Some of these days may not be right for you, so choose a day that you know will work well for you.) Consider quitting: On New Year's Day. On the American Cancer Society's "Great American Smoke-out" on the Thursday before Thanksgiving. This event is widely publicized, so you will probably see information and support in the media. On your birthday. On a special day that has meaning to a friend or family member who wants you to quit. When you are ill or having a troublesome smoking-related symptom. On the first day of a vacation. Bad times to quit include: High-stress times. Times when you feel low or depressed. Periods in which you have little contact with friends or family. However, if those friends or family members are smokers, or if you are usually around smokers, a good time to quit might be a period of time when you are away from them. Just before a holiday. (Holidays require a lot of energy and may provide more temptations than other times of the year. For this reason, the "Great American Smoke-out," which is near Thanksgiving and Christmas, may not be a good day for some people.) Right after a serious loss or difficult life change (the death of someone close, a stressful move). However, if the life change is seen as progress towards a better future, it might be a good time to quit. For example, immediately following a divorce may be a bad time or a very good time to quit, depending on your attitude toward this life change. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` 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! To unsubscribe to this newsletter, please go to http://www.listbot.com/ (c) Copyright 1995-2001 QuitSmokingSupport.com Take care and have a great week! Blair support@quitsmokingsupport.com QuitSmokingSupport.com http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to quitsmokingtips-unsubscribe@listbot.com