It is easy enough to claim that there are people out there who are giving up smoking cold turkey. And there are many advantages to this method too. One: this is the least expensive method to kick the tobacco dependence. Two: since there are no medicines or medical procedures to use, it can be the safest method possible for those who wish to give up the cigarette habit.

Learning the effects of smoking and women could mean the difference between life and death. The more informed you are about what the effects of smoking do to women; the more likely it will help you to make that decision to finally quit smoking.

After years of pressure from Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced that tobacco companies are no longer allowed to use the outdated “FTC Method” of testing tar and nicotine levels as the basis for marketing claims of “light” and “low-tar” cigarettes. Sens. Lautenberg and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) have written legislation to prohibit the continuation of the FTC Method of rating tar and nicotine.

Right after the strong and effective guidelines to stop tobacco industry interference in health policies were adopted by the government representatives of 160 countries including India, the pictorial warnings on all tobacco products that were supposed to become mandatory from 30 November 2008 in India, were, again delayed – reportedly due to hectic lobbying by the industry allies and other entities like the beedi growers’ association.

Quit smoking right now. It doesn’t have to be a pipe-dream! Here are 7 things you can do right this second to prepare yourself for the process of quitting smoking.

Have you ever wondered what happens to your body when you quit smoking? Here is an estimated time line of the primary quit smoking effects and what they mean to your health both long and short term.