Info Smoking Stop - FDA Proposes Large Graphic Health Warnings On Cigarettes

The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday unveiled proposals for new, larger graphic health warnings to appear on cigarette packs and advertisements, which once finalized will represent the biggest change in more than 25 years; the actions are part of a broader government campaign to help smokers quit and stop children taking up smoking...

Stop Smoking - What Chemicals Are In Tobacco Smoke? What Is Cigarette Smoke?

Experts say that cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 different compounds. A significant number of them are toxic (poisonous) and can damage our cells. Many of them are carcinogenic (cause cancer)...

Stop Smoking - Lung Cancer Deaths Reduced by CT Scans, Study Finds

A trial has shown that early detection, using annual CT scans rather than X-rays, can sharply reduce deaths.

Stop Smoking - Penn Receives NIH Grant For Personalized Smoking Cessation Research

A variety of smoking cessation treatments are currently available for the more than 18 million adult Americans try to quit smoking each year, but success rates vary widely. Despite the importance of quitting smoking, more personalized approaches to smoking cessation treatment are needed to help smokers pick the right method that will work best for them...

Stop Smoking - N.C. Tobacco Prevention Programs Are Saving Lives And Money

Tobacco prevention programs funded by the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund continue to pay dividends - fewer youth continue to take up smoking, more public places have become smoke-free and more adults that smoke are quitting...

Stop Smoking - Quitting Smoking – Dealing With Withdrawal Symptoms

You Only Experience Quitting Smoking Withdrawal Symptoms Once Withdrawal is the essential first step to stopping smoking. For most smokers it is quite a challenge and it’s helpful to have realistic expectations about it. If you think that it will be, or that it should be, effortless and easy, then you may very well be [...]

Info Smoking Stop - Big Tobacco Case Due in Court After 12 Years

The lack of attention on a big tobacco lawsuit is seen by some as a sign that a turbulent era of cigarette litigation is ending with little financial damage to the industry.