Features Related to Smoking Cessation

1. Smoking: Drop the Habit Without Picking Up Weight
   

   Quitting smoking and weight gain have long been linked. But when you kick the butts, is it inevitable yours will expand? True, four out of five people who smoke gain some weight. On average, people who quit gain between 4-10 pounds. Most weight tends to be gained in the first six months after quitti

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2. S. Epatha Merkerson Crusades Against Smoking
   

   The devastating effects of lung cancer are never too far from S. Epatha Merkerson's heart and mind. Two of her closest friends died from the disease. And in "nothing short of a miracle," a sister beat the grim statistics -- roughly 85% die within five years -- after a scare in the 1990s. A former sm

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3. Breaking the Habit
   

   Almost 70% of adult smokers say they want to quit; the most common reason given is concern about their health. The concern is well justified. The four leading causes of death in the U.S. -- cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer, and lung disease -- are all strongly linked to cigarette smoke exposur

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4. Smokeless Tobacco
   

   Watch any baseball team at game time, and chances are you'll see players using smokeless tobacco. How do you recognize them? Look for a large lump on their cheeks, and watch them continually spit on the ground to rid their mouths of the excess saliva. Sound pleasant? Probably not! Here are some ques

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5. How One Woman Quit Smoking for Good
   

   I smoked for more than 44 years and knew I needed to stop. I had smoking-induced asthma. My parents, both heavy smokers, died of smoking-related diseases. Secondhand smoke contributed mightily to my four children’s recurring upper respiratory ailments in their younger years. Yet I continued to smoke

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6. Smoking Myths
   

   By Dr. Mitzi Krockover Think smoking makes you look sexy? That you could quit any time? Think again. Myth 1: Smoking looks sexy. Or at least, that's what the tobacco industry would like you to think. Well, it may look glamorous now, but just wait. Smoking causes deep wrinkles, and yellow teeth are a

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7. O's Smoking Challenge Update
   

   Since O, The Oprah Magazine urged readers to chuck their cigarettes, hundreds answered the call to join the quit-smoking community on the Oprah.com message boards. Many have ditched the nicotine; others continue to struggle. O found five women on the boards who bonded, confessing their failures, che

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8. 10 Overlooked Reasons to Quit Smoking
   

   You know smoking causes lung cancer, emphysema, and heart disease, but you're still lighting up. To help you get on the wagon, we've compiled a list of little known ways your life can go up in smoke if you don't kick the habit. From an increased risk of blindness to a faster decline in mental functi

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9. Can You Get Away With Social Smoking?
   

   Lots of people say they're just social smokers. Odds are, they're fooling themselves. You've seen them at parties and in bars. They usually bum smokes from more serious cigarette addicts. Their excuse: They aren't really smokers -- they're just social smokers. Is there really such a thing? The surpr

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