Stop Smoking Steps

Nicotine junkies can now be free from remorse since their cravings for nicotine are, in fact, a genetic disease. A group of American scientists representing the University of Michigan, the University of North Carolina and Washington University School of Medicine have confirmed the hypothesis that nicotine addiction can originate on a genetic level.

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According to a new Canadian study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, some people can develop a full-blown tobacco addiction after smoking just one cigarette, while others can be discouraged from further smoking after their initial exposure to tobacco fumes.

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According to a publication at the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, female smoking can contribute to breast cancer risks even to a lager degree than is currently accepted within the medical community. Active smoking, say researchers, can promote dangerous cellular mutations.  Tobacco smoke contains a wide range of hazardous carcinogenic substances that end up in the tissues of smokers and can trigger the development of various diseases and malignancies. Metabolites of tobacco smoke can easily reach the fluid found inside the breast tissue, stimulating the formation of cysts and tumours.

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According to a randomized telephone survey conducted and analyzed by German researchers of the Robert Koch Institute and reported by the journal Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, smokers are more prone to developing chronic back pain than non-smoking individuals. The survey included 8000 adults, both smokers and non-smokers, who were asked to provide information on their social status, average annual income, smoking habits, and lifestyle. Upon analyzing the obtained data, the study authors determined a link between smoking habits of the participants and their increased proneness to chronic back pain.

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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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