Hispanic middle school students may be more likely to smoke, drink or use marijuana than their peers of other races and ethnicities, whereas Asian students seem to have the lowest risk, according to new research in the September issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs...

During hypnosis, the body is in a peaceful condition and the thoughts get more deeply focused. Comparable to other existing relaxation techniques and methods, hypnosis effectively reduces heart rates and blood pressures, and alters particular kinds of brain-wave activity.

Are you ready to quit cigarette smoking once and for all? Excellent! You may have come to the right place and I want to share some information with you on how you can put an end to your smoking habit for good.

Cancer. Heart disease. Death. Although the risks of smoking are well-documented, millions of smokers believe that low tar cigarettes are a safer alternative to their higher tar cousins. But are low tar cigarettes, sometimes called "light" cigarettes, as safe as so many smokers believe? The answer is a clear and definitive no. Here are some truths regarding low tar tobacco products.

If you have already tried to quit smoking you will know how difficult it can be. The truth is that different methods work differently for different people. The quit smoking method that works for you will depend on your personality, your resolve and your circumstances and it is a lot harder for some people to break the habit than for others. So if you're finding quitting difficult don't beat yourself up about it. Just follow these four quick tips and success will come.

Anyone who has tried to quit smoking will readily identify with a quote attributed to Mark Twain. He said, "giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times!" Unfortunately quotes like Mark Twain's and the thousands of books and articles telling the potential ex-smoker how difficult quitting is, can be harmful to the smokers ability to stop.