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Obama still lighting up, but anti
New York
Despite President Obama’s pledge to his wife and children to quit smoking, he apparently has yet to kick the habit.
Doctors reported that finding Sunday as part of Mr. Obama’s first checkup as commander in chief.
Nurses need more smoking cessation education
Nurses need more smoking cessation education Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand, Sept, 2007
Nurses wanting to stop smoking should be supported; they should be funded to attend smoking cessation training; and a nurses’ smoke free advocacy group should be formed.
These are some of the recommendations in the report Smoking and Nurses in New Zealand–ASH-KAN Aotearoa: Assessment of smoking history, knowledge and attitudes of nursing in New Zealand. Published by ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) New Zealand, it was co-authored by a number of staff from the University of Auckland, ASH, Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and NZNO. The report was launched at the NZNO primary hearth care nurses’ conference in Auckland fast month.
Methods of smoking cessation
Methods of Smoking Cessation
Smoking cessation is essential in preventing and slowing the progression of COPD. Smoking tobacco causes 85% of COPD cases and an equal percentage of lung cancer cases in the U.S. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States, claiming 430,000 lives annually and is also a major risk factor for cancers and cardiovascular diseases. There is clear evidence that smoking cessation relieves symptoms, slows the progression of COPD, reduces the risk of lung and other cancers, and increases life expectancy. The primary care physician has both the opportunity and responsibility to offer treatment to patients addicted to tobacco. An estimated 70% of smokers see a physician annually, providing an ideal opportunity for the primary care physician to selectively screen for COPD by performing office spirometry, screen for lung cancer, and initiate treatment for tobacco addiction.
Most patients are aware of the adverse health affects of tobacco but lack the motivation to quit. Others, particularly those with COPD, have repeatedly tried to quit but are seemingly powerless to do so. Traditionally, physicians and other healthcare workers have relied primarily on counseling to treat tobacco addiction. However combining counseling with pharmacotherapy therapy has been shown to achieve the highest quit rates.
Benefits of Smoking Cessation
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10 ways to quit smoking – Health – Health & Fitness
Let your family and friends know that you are trying to quit smoking as it can help you achieve success, revealed a recent study.
We talk to a few smokers, healthcare experts and chemists to know if it’s true and the latest products available off-the-shelf that stave off smoking.
In your department there would be at least two smokers, minimum of seven on your floor and in your office … far too many to even count. And what about your neighbourhood? And if at home there is someone who smokes, your life is surely up in smoke!
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In this 21st century nurses are alert to healthcare costs and how taxed the healthcare system becomes year after year. Providing smoking cessation education to patients especially the elderly is known to increase quitting rates which “decreases premature mortality and tobacco-related health care costs in the short term†(Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, 2007). Tobacco cessation interventions and treatments have been known to be more cost-effective than other secondary preventative services such as colon screenings, mammography, pap smear tests, some treatments for hypertension and high cholesterol (Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, 2007).
Nurse’s role in patient education
Kansas anti
Kansas anti-smoking law starting July 1 adds to smokers’ expense woes
The anti-smoking tide will hit another high Thursday when Kansas joins a majority of U.S. states that prohibit smoking in almost all enclosed public places.
The tougher new law follows another national trend: companies and governments making those puffs more expensive.
Dangers of Cigar Smoking
It’s a common misconception that cigar smoking is less dangerous than cigarette smoking. Not true. Cigars are not safer than cigarettes, but because they are used differently, the health hazards differ somewhat as well.
How does cigar smoking differ from cigarette smoking?
- Approximately 75 percent of cigar smokers don’t inhale and don’t smoke cigars on a daily basis.
- Cigarette smokers do inhale, and most smoke 20, 30 or more cigarettes every day.
These differences in smoking habit explain why cigar smokers are generally exposed to less of the poisons and carcinogens present in cigars than cigarette smokers are to similar toxins in cigarettes, and why there are fewer instances of cigar smoking-related disease and death than we see with cigarettes.
Let’s take a look at a few facts about cigars and cigar smoking — some of them might surprise you.
Facts About Cigar Smoking 1. One cigar may contain as much tobacco as an entire pack of cigarettes. A single cigarette typically has less than a gram of tobacco, while a single cigar may contain as much as 5 to 17 grams of tobacco.
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Quitting Smoking: Why To Quit and How To Get Help
A number of agencies and organizations provide information and materials about where to find help to quit smoking. State and local health agencies often have information about community programs to help people quit smoking. The local or county government section in the phone book (blue pages) has current phone numbers for health agencies. Information to help people quit smoking is also available through community hospitals, the yellow pages (under “drug abuse and addiction”), public libraries, health maintenance organizations, health fairs, bookstores, and community quitlines.
Several federal agencies and national organizations provide information about how to quit smoking.
Hamburg mulls park smoking ban : Southern Suburbs : The Buffalo News
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There were no objections Monday night to a proposal to ban smoking from Hamburg village parks and playgrounds.
Anthony Billoni, coordinator of the Erie-Niagara Tobacco- Free Coalition, said studies show the public overwhelmingly supports banning smoking from playgrounds and parks.
Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation
Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation
This issue of MMWR focuses on the adverse effects of tobacco use on the public’s health and on efforts to reduce and prevent those effects.
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