Companies Look for Options to Help Workers Kick the Habit
Several programs are available to help employers who want to encourage workers to stop smoking. ... read more >>
View ArticleMedicaid and Smoking: One state extends benefits and is helping the poor kick...
More than seven of 10 smokers say they’d like to quit. Beyond the undeniable health risks, it’s getting hard to find a place where it’s legal or socially acceptable to light up — indoors or even...
View ArticleWhen Smokers Call Quit Lines, Positive Approach May Be Best
Stressing the benefits of not smoking may work better than emphasizing the negative effects of cigarettes in persuading smokers to kick the habit, a new study has found. Researchers divided 28...
View ArticleUsing Nicotine Patch Longer Boosts Efforts to Quit
Extended use of nicotine patches improves the likelihood that smokers will be able to kick the habit and reduces the risk that they’ll start smoking again, a new study has found. The study included 568...
View ArticleGreat American Smokeout ‘09: Time to Quit
The less you smoke, the more birthdays you’ll have, says the American Cancer Society as it encourages smokers to quit on Thursday, the day of the 34th Great American Smokeout. Research shows that...
View ArticleMillions spent by NHS, but smokers still refuse to quit
Fewer smokers are quitting despite the millions being spent by the NHS to encourage them to kick the habit. Figures show the number of people trying to give up has halved over the past three years and...
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