So you’ve tried to quit smoking but just cannot seem to do it? Then do the next best thing. Here are ten ways to smoke fewer cigarettes. After all, if you can cut down, the next time you try to stop completely, you will stand a better chance of succeeding.

The AMA is urging all smokers to put their health first in 2008 by making a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking for good. AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, said today that making a clean start at the beginning of the year was an ideal way to tackle the difficult goal of quitting smoking. “Quitting is hard at the best of times, so the New Year is a great time to start before other sources of stress can distract you from your goal,” Dr Capolingua said. [click link for full article]

A 20-year review of scientific research on tobacco and cancer challenges the idea that moist snuff – increasingly popular in the United States – can be a safer substitute for cigarette smoking. The review, by Stephen S. Hecht, is scheduled for the Jan. 1 issue of ACS’ Chemical Research in Toxicology. [click link for full article]

There is bound to be a slip up or two when you try to quit smoking. Here are some tips to get through that and help you on the path to being a satisfied ex-smoker.

Are you saying “I need to quit smoking during my pregnancy”? If so, this is an important step for you to take and ensure the health of your baby. I’ll discuss the different methods and products you can use to achieve success.

Smoking is a habit that many adults have trouble breaking. Imagine how hard it must be for a child or teen to quit smoking! Although children are warned early on about the negative health consequences of smoking, the sad truth is that many children and teens continue to pick up a pack of cigarettes and smoke. Many of them hide their habit from their families so that they will not get in trouble.