“I’ve smoked two packs of cigarettes a day for 40 years—what’s the use of quitting now? Will I even be able to quit after all this time?” No matter your age, quitting smoking improves your health. If you quit smoking, you are likely to add years to your life, breathe more easily, have more energy,… Continue reading Quitting Smoking for Older Adults
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4 Tips to Quit Smoking
If you’re ready to kick the tobacco habit, the experts at the Food and Drug Administration have some advice for you: What are your New Year’s resolutions? If you smoke, maybe this will be the year that you decide you want to quit. And you may not be alone: Nearly 70 percent of current adult… Continue reading 4 Tips to Quit Smoking
Twenty Percent of U.S. Adults Use Tobacco Products
Although the dangers of tobacco use have been known for decades, about one in five U.S. adults used some form of tobacco product in 2015, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products. The statistics were published in… Continue reading Twenty Percent of U.S. Adults Use Tobacco Products
E-Cigarettes Pose Risk to Body’s Vascular System
Editor’s note: E-cigarettes carry some serious health hazards, including, the Society for Vascular Surgery says, the effect on veins and arteries. Here’s their update: Are electronic cigarettes, which have been booming in popularity over the past 10 years, safer than regular cigarettes? Like so many things, it’s complicated. Most research looks at whether vaping helps… Continue reading E-Cigarettes Pose Risk to Body’s Vascular System