Quit Smoking Support

Have you tried to quit smoking? Good for you. If you have been using any of the smoking cessation drugs (Chantix, Zyban, Wellbutrin), then the FDA has a warning for you and your doctors.

The newest drugs recommended for strong warnings by the FDA include those used for smoking cessation. Prescription drugs Chantix may increase risk of suicide, behavioral changes, including panic, aggression, paranoia, hallucinations, confusion and hostility. The FDA suggests strong warnings, known as “black box” label warnings for the stop smoking drugs. Reports of bizarre behavior associated with Zyban are relatively new.

A spokesman for the Hong Kong Department of Health that smoking ban at six types of listed establishments (LE) will take effect on July 1 in accordance with the Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance (Cap 371).

These establishments are bars, clubs, night-clubs, bathhouses, massage establishments and mahjong-tin kau premises.

Studies have shown that second hand smoke affects the health of staff and customers at indoor public areas.

"The arrangement can further protect the public from exposure to second hand smoke," the spokesman said.

New research suggests that casino workers face a higher risk of heart disease and lung cancer because they work in buildings filled with tobacco smoke.

By one scientist’s calculation, six of every 10,000 nonsmoking casino employees in Pennsylvania will die each year because of exposure to secondhand smoke.

Because tobacco use impairs military readiness, harms the health of soldiers and veterans, and imposes a substantial financial burden on the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, these agencies should implement a comprehensive strategy to achieve the Defense Department's stated goal of a tobacco-free military, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.

According to a new study published in the journal Respiratory Research, eating a variety of soy products might protect smokers from respiratory disease, including COPD (chronic obstruction pulmonary disease). Consuming soy products was found to boost lung function by researchers from Curtin University of Technology, Australia in a large study of patients with COPD who answered questions about soy consumption.

This is Liang Liang, an ordinary 2.5 years old child who lives in China. Liang Liang smokes in a pack of cigarettes daily. As it turned out, his parents gave him the first cigarette at age 1.5 to relieve pain.

Liang Liang was born with hernia and it was dangerous to operate it his its infancy. The boy suffered from severe pain and to distract him from the anguish, the father gave him a smoke. Over time, Liang Liang got addicted to smoking. Now the parents can't force him to stop smoking.

The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) recognizes and applauds the significant public health achievement of The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act being signed into law. This new law gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate tobacco products.

HHS secretary Kathleen Sebelius praises the signing of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act as a means to stop smoking and save lives.

Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and HHS Agencies on the Signing of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.

As President Obama prepares to sign a bill giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of the tobacco industry, a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers shows that tobacco manufacturers have continually changed the ingredients and the design of their cigarettes over time, even if those changes have exceeded acceptable product variance guidelines.