For as long as they have been around tobacco companies have been looking for unethical ways to get new smokers and keep existing smokers hooked on there deadly addictive products. From big tobacco’s 1950 ads paying doctors nice sums of money to say on commercials that they smoke for there health, to unethical practices today of suppressing and discrediting homeopathic products which could really help many people quit smoking potentially saving millions of lives from this epidemic.

Anyone who has tried to give up smoking will know how difficult it is to resist the urge to reach for cigarettes when the phone rings or when sharing a cup of coffee with a friend. Here are some facts and some tips to help those giving up or those supporting someone else who is trying to kick the habit.

The success rate to quit smoking is not all that impressive, and those who use a stop smoking drug are eve less successful. Giving up the habit for good is no easy task. It requires real determination and the ability to overcome a strong desire to satisfy your addiction. There are strategies to minimize the withdrawal symptoms and reaching your goal easier, but using a stop smoking drug is not one of them.

Few tips to stop smoking and keep your weight down. Smokers usually compensate by eating too much.

When you desire to quit smoking, they will find that there are a variety of methods to quit smoking. It might not even be the first time, you have found yourself wanting to quit. With all the options it can be confusing and somewhat frustrating finding a solution.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health marked the one-year anniversary of the Motion Picture Association of America’s (MPAA) pledge to address the impact of smoking in movies aimed at teen audiences by calling the MPAA’s efforts lackluster.