This article is for sure not the first publication you have read about dangers of smoking for those who suffer from asthma. However, not many people know that stopping smoking may be the most important step for asthmatic patients. Experts say that kicking the habit may result in a drastic reduction or even complete disappearance of acute attacks and chronic symptoms of asthma. In addition, it will protect the lungs and bronchi from further damage.

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According to a recent publication in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research, scientists from the University of Vermont have revealed that cutting back on the amount of daily cigarettes can lead to eventual smoking cessation. The method of gradual reduction therefore can provide a gentle alternative to quitting smoking “cold turkey”. Before arriving to this finding, the researchers have analysed 19 placebo-controlled clinical trials on smoking cessation and found that cutting back was an effective method of stopping smoking even in patients who were initially unwilling to kick the habit. The best results were shown in the studies where the gradual reduction approach was combined with nicotine replacement therapy.

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Although willpower is absolutely necessary to successfully quit smoking, the knowledge on how to incorporate this willpower into your everyday, now smoke-free life is not less important. Tobacco cravings and harsh withdrawal symptoms are hard to overcome, but if you really want to kick your cigarette habit for good you have to learn how to trick the brain’s dependency to the powerful drug nicotine. Often, people who quit smoking “cold turkey” experience strong cigarette craving when they drink coffee or alcohol, perform creative activities, such as writing articles or painting, or go to clubs where they used to smoke in a familiar, supportive environment.

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An experimental treatment for tobacco addiction, an innovative “anti-smoking” vaccine, will soon be tested in a clinical trial. A team of researchers from the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has already started to recruit smoking volunteers to participate in this groundbreaking study.

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The main reason why smokers continue poisoning themselves (and those around them!) is a highly addictive nature of nicotine – the major ingredient found in tobacco. In fact, nicotine is such a strong drug that most smokers are unable to unhook from their cigarette dependency without pharmaceutical help.

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