The data we have so far show that smokers are over-represented in COVID19 cases requiring ICU treatment and in fatalities from the disease.
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Nicotine and Self-Recrimination: Kicking My Last Addiction
I had four months smoke free under my still loosely fitting belt and had been patchless for over 30 days. Hours passed without any thought of a cigarette. I felt confident. And then one day, I stepped on the scale.
Michigan Offering Free Nicotine Patches And Gum Through September
Michigan residents can receive eight weeks’ worth of free nicotine gum, patches or lozenges by making a call to a tobacco quitline.
Warnings Featuring Diseased Body Parts Make Smokers Think Twice
A recent study aimed to find which features made picture warnings the most effective. When it comes to the effectiveness of warnings on tobacco products, a picture is worth a thousand words—particularly if that picture features a diseased or damaged body part caused by smoking. Those types of warnings are the most effective at getting… Continue reading Warnings Featuring Diseased Body Parts Make Smokers Think Twice
Could "Magic Mushrooms" Help You Stop Smoking?
A new study examined whether psilocybin could help long-time smokers put down their butts for good. Once dismissed as a remnant of ’60s counterculture, and eventually banned as a Schedule I drug, psilocybin—the naturally-occurring psychedelic compound found in certain species of mushrooms, thus earning them the sobriquet “magic mushrooms”—has in recent years been ushered to… Continue reading Could "Magic Mushrooms" Help You Stop Smoking?