A lot of research on the ability of moderate exercise to curtail cigarette cravings has amounted to an apparent contradiction: it appears to be effective in short term, controlled laboratory studies, but ineffective in treatment studies. The conclusion suggested in the outcomes of one study is that although exercise helps improve the mood of smokers… Read More »
There is no question in our minds about smoking. We advise our patients to not smoke and if they already are smokers we advise them to quit. Unfortunately even if you were to quit today the after effects will linger. Heavy smoking increases your risk of having a cardiovascular event (heart attack, stroke, heart failure or… Read More »
Studies estimate that it could take a smoker 30 or more attempts to quit smoking. An unconventional approach could speed up the process: magic mushrooms. The therapy doesn’t involve eating the mushrooms whole. It prescribes a small pill that contains psilocybin, the active hallucinogenic agent in magic mushrooms. As the user goes on a mystical,… Read More »
Rise in depression, binge drinking and pot smoking among former smokers could drive them back to cigarettes, study suggests Percentage of US adult former smokers rose from 4.4% in 2002 to 49.7% in 2016 Rates of depression among former smokers increased from 4.88% to 6.04% Marijuana use nearly doubled from 5% to 10.09% and binge… Read More »
She tried gums, patches and various electronic cigarettes to quit smoking. What finally worked for Chantel Williams was a small, reusable e-cigarette called Juul that packs a big nicotine punch. “I look better. I feel better and I don’t smell. It’s fantastic,” said Williams of Portland, Oregon, who smoked for decades. That nicotine hit and… Read More »
Print this page MONDAY, Feb. 25, 2019 — Melanoma patients who are recent and current smokers have lower survival rates than nonsmokers, suggesting that smoking may weaken immune response to the most deadly skin cancer, researchers say. In a study of more than 700 melanoma patients in the United Kingdom, smokers were 40 percent less… Read More »