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Want To Quit Smoking? Study Seeks Adult Smokers Nationwide For A Free, Online Smoking Cessation Study by Karen Bastille Health Maven

Posted Fri 18 Jun 2010 12:22pm Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced that it is launching a new online study to help people quit smoking. The study, called WebQuit, is enrolling adult smokers nationwide. Participation is free to eligible individuals. The goal of WebQuit is to improve the effectiveness of online smoking-cessation programs. Study Read on »

New Medicare Coverage for Tobacco Cessation Counseling, Stalling Youth Smoking Rates named “Best/Worst News for Prevention by Partnership for Prevention Posted Wed 08 Sep 2010 7:56am The new Medicare benefit that provides coverage for tobacco cessation counseling to all smokers was named the “Best News for Prevention” while the stalling of youth smoking... access to evidence-based tobacco cessation counseling. Most Medicare beneficiaries want to quit their tobacco use. Now, older adults and other Medicare beneficiaries can get Read on »

Smoking Cessation Offered by Elizabeth Leis Patient Expert

Posted Mon 28 Sep 2009 10:35pm Quitters never win - unless they quit smoking. If you or a loved one is having a hard time stopping your smoking habit, here are some tips from the Baltimore County Health..., Tobacco Use and Cessation program for free nicotine replacement gum, patches and other support, including classes, at 410-887-3828. 3) Baltimore County offers a Freedom from Read on »

A good smoking cessation program... by Rev. Dr. Richard B. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 29 Sep 2008 12:36am and homeopathic therapies may be included in a smoking cessation plan as stop-smoking methods. A large percentage of individuals who begin a smoking cessation program go back to smoking...-QUIT) and Chinese herbal formulas can aid in reducing withdrawal symptoms and detoxifying the body of nicotine while increasing energy levels. In addition to a smoking cessation Read on »

(Research Proposal) Teen Smoking Cessation – Pushing & Pulling SMS Text Messages to Youth by Kent Brooks Facebook

Posted Fri 21 Jan 2011 12:00am and data collection. Teen Smoking Cessation – Pushing & Pulling SMS Text Messages to Youth The widespread use of wireless technology, including cell phones and text... conditions… Control group Experimental group 1 which receives random prompts regarding smoking cessation Experimental group 2 which receives random prompts regarding smoking Read on »

Smoking cessation in treatment by Jason Schwartz, LMSW Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sun 29 Apr 2012 8:05am Looks like we still have a lot to learn about helping alcoholics and drug addicts quit smoking, but intensive smoking cessation interventions do not appear to do harm : The intensive smoking cessation intervention yielded a higher short-term smoking quit rate without jeopardizing sobriety. Read on »

Smoking Cessation Leadership Center Interviews David Zauche (Part Two) by Partnership for Prevention Posted Thu 05 Aug 2010 8:00am ActiontoQuit is a tobacco cessation initiative sponsored by Partnership for Prevention. It urges all sectors - employers, insurers, health care systems, quitlines... Zauche, recently spoke with the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center about current activities and future projects of ActionToQuit. We posted part one of the interview last Monday Read on »

Smoking Cessation Leadership Center Interviews David Zauche (part one) by Partnership for Prevention Posted Mon 02 Aug 2010 11:54am ActiontoQuit is a tobacco cessation initiative sponsored by Partnership for Prevention. It urges all sectors - employers, insurers, health care systems, quitlines... Zauche, recently spoke with the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center about current activities and future projects of ActionToQuit: 1. Could you tell us a about the ActionToQuit Read on »

Hospital-based smoking cessation... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 14 Oct 2008 5:53pm and those who were treated at a facility offering an inpatient smoking cessation program. However, individual counseling was not associated with quit rates. "The findings... or if a hospital-based smoking cessation program is available to them. On the contrary, individual counseling to quit smoking by health care professionals during a heart attack Read on »

Smoking Cessation Boosts Later Cardiac Health by Partnership for Prevention Posted Tue 02 Feb 2010 11:27am Smoking cessation significantly increases cardiac health later in life, says a new study from Tel Aviv University. The research found that quitting smoking after a heart attack has about the same positive effect as other major interventions such as lipid-lowering agents like statins or more invasive procedures. "We found that people who quit Read on »