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161. Smoking Cessation Benefits
     

     Q: How long after I quit smoking will I begin to see the benefits? A: Almost immediately. Here’s a quick rundown from the Cleveland Clinic: After 20 minutes: Your blood pressure and pulse decrease. The temperature of your hands and feet increases. After eight hours: The carbon monoxide level in your

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162. Snuff Not a Safe Tobacco Option
     

     Dec. 21, 2007 -- Planning to quit smoking? Smokeless tobacco isn't a safe alternative, says a University of Minnesota cancer expert. "The results of our studies do not support the concept that smokers should switch to smokeless tobacco," writes Stephen Hecht, PhD. "Long-term use of nicotine replacem

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163. Study Shows Toxins in Marijuana Smoke
     

     Dec. 14, 2007 -- New research from Canada shows that some toxins may be more abundant in marijuana cigarettes than tobacco cigarettes. The researchers burned 30 marijuana cigarettes and 30 tobacco cigarettes on a machine in their lab, measuring levels of chemicals in the smoke. Ammonia levels were u

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164. Suicidal Thinking Reported With Chantix
     

     Nov. 20, 2007 -- The FDA today announced that it's investigating reports of suicidal thinking, aggressive and erratic behavior, and drowsiness in people taking the quit-smoking drug Chantix. Here are the FDA's recommendations: Health care workers should monitor patients taking Chantix for behavior a

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165. Drop in Smoking Levels Off
     

     Nov. 8, 2007 -- A seven-year decline in the percentage of U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes seems to have leveled off. The CDC today reported that roughly one in five U.S. adults -- 20.8% -- smoked cigarettes last year. That's the same percentage as in 2004 -- and a long way from the government's goa

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166. Nicotine Vaccine May Help Smokers Quit
     

     Nov. 7, 2007 (Orlando, Fla.) -- A shot in the arm may some day help smokers kick the habit. In a new study, nearly three times as many smokers given an experimental vaccine against nicotine quit for one year, compared with those given a placebo. The vaccine is called NicVAX. It triggers the producti

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167. Report Links Teen Smoking, Depression
     

     Oct. 23, 2007 -- Smoking cigarettes may make teens more susceptible to depression, alcohol abuse, and illegal drug use, a new report states. Based on data from a government drug use survey, researchers concluded that teens who smoke are nine times more likely to abuse alcohol and 13 times more likel

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168. Hypnotherapy Helps Stop Smoking Habit
     

     Oct. 22, 2007 -- Adding hypnotherapy to the mix of treatments may help die-hard smokers quit more easily than using nicotine replacement therapy alone or going cold turkey. A new study shows that smokers given free hypnotherapy to help them quit smoking after hospitalization were more likely to be n

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169. Young Adults Mimic Smoking in Movies
     

     Oct. 3, 2007 - Watching movie stars smoke on screen makes young adults more likely to smoke cigarettes themselves, according to a new study. Researchers found young adults aged 18-25 who watched the most movies with smoking stars were 77% more likely to have smoked recently and 86% more likely to be

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170. Kentucky Highest in Adult Smokers
     

     Sept. 27, 2007 -- Adult smokers were most common in Kentucky and rarest in the U.S. Virgin Islands last year, according to a new CDC report. The CDC today released state-by-state statistics on the percentage of adult smokers nationwide who smoked cigarettes in 2006. The data show wide variation in t

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