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American Family Physician
March 15, 2002
Robert Mallin |
Smoking Cessation: Integration of Behavioral and Drug Therapies Family physicians should take advantage of each contact with smokers to encourage and support smoking cessation. Once a patient is identified as a smoker, tools are available to assess readiness for change...   |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2000 |
Do I Want to Quit Smoking? Questionaire about quitting smoking and what you can do about nicotine withdrawal |
Nurse Practitioner
April 2012
Chaney & Sheriff |
Evidence-based treatments for smoking cessation Smoking addiction is both physical and mental. The etiology of tobacco dependence is multidimensional and includes physiological, psychological, and social/behavioral factors. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2002 |
How to Stop Smoking Make the decision to quit smoking. Stopping smoking is the best thing you can do for your health... |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2000 |
Using Tobacco: Why You Need to Quit Why do I need to stop using tobacco?... Why is it so hard to stop smoking?... How can I stop smoking?... How do I get ready to stop smoking?... What will happen when I stop smoking?... What is nicotine replacement?... What is bupropion (Zyban)?... |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2006 |
Tips to Help You Quit Smoking A patient's guide: What can I do to quit smoking?... Get Ready... Make a Quit Plan... Plan Ahead... etc. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2006
Okuyemi et al. |
Interventions to Facilitate Smoking Cessation Family physicians, who see many tobacco addicted patients in their offices every year, have an important opportunity to decrease smoking rates with office-based interventions. |
AskMen.com
March 16, 2003
Mike Davison |
Light Smokers Still Run Cancer Risk Significantly reducing the number of cigarettes you smoke a day may not be as helpful or as healthy as once thought. |
AskMen.com
October 1, 2003
Steve Richer |
How To: Quit Smoking Are you a regular smoker? Have you been trying to kick the habit for a while now? Have you unsuccessfully tried to quit in the past? Whether you're a social or regular smoker, these tips may encourage you to quit smoking today. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2002 |
Heart Disease and Smoking: Why You Need to Stop Smoking Why do I need to stop smoking?... Why is it so hard to stop smoking?... What about nicotine replacement products or medicine to help me stop smoking?... How do I get support and encouragement? |
Salon.com
July 13, 2000
Jennifer Hatala |
I am a mom and I smoke How does this diminish my fitness as a parent? |
AskMen.com
Kristen Armstrong |
Stop Smoking Remedies As with most other challenges in life, there are many products and promises out there that are aimed at making your journey toward a smoke-free life easier. Here's a list of some of the more common stop smoking remedies on the market. |
Chemistry World
July 2007
Lisa Melton |
There's More to Quitting Than Nicotine As England joins the growing list of nations to ban smoking in enclosed public places, this article explores the medicinal arsenal that could help to kick the habit |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2006 |
Dollars Up in Smoke Is it time to quit smoking? What would you say to better health... and $218,000? |
Smithsonian
April 2007
Eric Jaffe |
The Nic Fix Put down your lighters and pick up your health care cards -- nicotine vaccines are in the works |
Nursing
April 2011
Smith & Tasota |
Smoking Out the Dangers of COPD An overview of the guidelines for preventing, diagnosing, and treating COPD. |
AskMen.com
March 3, 2001
Joshua Levine |
Addictions And Substance Abuse Advertisements, social pressures, and the human desire for quick fixes to life's difficult problems all contribute to the prevailing attitude that drugs can ease all pain. Unfortunately, using drugs and alcohol can -- and often do -- have serious consequences... |
Nursing
April 2012
Elliott et al. |
Managing alcohol withdrawal in hospitalized patients A focused nursing assessment is critical in identifying the potential for alcohol withdrawal symptoms in all hospitalized patients. This article discusses how to assess patients at risk and how to use these assessment findings as a basis for nursing interventions. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2002
Mary-Anne Enoch & David Goldman |
Problem Drinking and Alcoholism: Diagnosis and Treatment Although associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, alcoholism often goes unrecognized in a clinical or primary health care setting. Several brief screening instruments are available to quickly identify problem drinking, often a pre-alcoholism condition... |
Reactive Reports
Issue 67
David Bradley |
No Munchies with Cannabinoid Antagonist Cannabinoid receptors in the brain are normally stimulated by natural chemicals in the body but also, as the name might suggest, by compounds in cannabis and in tobacco smoke. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2001 |
Using the Nicotine Patch, Nicotine Gum, Nicotine Nasal Spray or Nicotine Inhaler When you are ready to quit smoking, you may want to use nicotine replacement therapy to help you give up cigarettes... |
American Journal of Nursing
October 2007
Levensky et al. |
Motivational Interviewing: An Evidence-Based Approach to Counseling Helps Patients Follow Treatment Recommendations This article will help nurses learn how to use motivational interviewing to encourage patients to adhere to treatment recommendations. |
Salon.com
June 15, 2001
Elizabeth M. Whelan |
Tobacklash! One man wins $3 billion from Philip Morris and suddenly
people are pro-big tobacco. What have they been smoking? |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Quit Smoking, Get Rich Don't let thousands go up in smoke. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2004 |
Investments Up in Smoke Smoking isn't just bad for your health, it costs you a lot of money too. How much could you save if you quit? |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2007
Michael P. Cecil |
Pfizer's Newest Blockbuster? Will Chantix help Pfizer cure its ailing stock price? |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2003
Jones et al. |
Common Problems in Patients Recovering from Chemical Dependency This article describes how to care for patients recovering from chemical dependency, including special concerns that arise during the treatment of common medical conditions, to avoid adverse outcomes or relapse into addiction. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2006
Kavan et al. |
A Practical Guide to Crisis Management Physicians often are required to assist patients in crisis. An estimated 4% of visits to primary care physicians involve psychiatric or social crises. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2000
Matthew Neff |
Conference Highlights Family Support Is Strongest Indicator of Self-Care Compliance... Majority of Pregnant Women Want Prenatal Ultrasound... Study Reveals Perceptions of Smoking in a Specific Population... Revised PPIP Flow Sheet Improves Physician Use and Satisfaction... etc. |
Chemistry World
July 12, 2012 |
Drawing on drugs to kick the habit While pharma companies stand accused of giving up on drugs to help people stop smoking, tobacco firms are looking at controversial nicotine replacement products. Anthony King surveys an area that is problematic on all sides. |
American Journal of Nursing
January 2011
Vicky Keys |
Alcohol Withdrawal During Hospitalization For a chronic drinker, sudden alcohol withdrawal because of an unexpected hospitalization can lead to escalating withdrawal symptoms and even death if unrecognized and untreated. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Money Up in Smoke A bad habit can be a big financial drain. Take a look and see what happens if you invest $4.36 every day instead of buying cigarettes. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Smoking or Spending Too Much? Don't Count on Remedy Marketers to Help A new research paper by three marketing professors says that remedies -- defined here as products or services that offer solutions to consumer problems -- may be part of the problem. |
The Motley Fool
June 7, 2005 |
Quit Smoking, Get Rich There are thousands of reasons to quit -- and many are dollar bills. |
American Journal of Nursing
March 2012
Corbridge et al. |
An Evidence-Based Approach to COPD: Part 1 This article, the first in a two-part series on COPD, outlines current guidelines and other evidence-based recommendations on diagnosing and managing stable COPD in the outpatient setting. |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Smoking And Memory The latest news is that smoking destroys your memory. The common perception with cigarettes is that your lungs get trashed, your teeth turn medieval yellow and you stink. Now you can add a sluggish memory to the list of expected side effects. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2000 |
Smokeless Tobacco: Tips on How to Stop Compared with cigarettes, smokeless tobacco puts more nicotine into your bloodstream. For this and other reasons, people who chew or dip tobacco regularly say that quitting smokeless tobacco is even harder than quitting cigarette smoking. But many smokeless tobacco users have quit successfully--and so can you. |
Reason
July 2004
Jacob Sullum |
Miracle in Helena Where's the factual correlation between smoking bans and heart attacks in the small study in Helena, Montana? |
BusinessWeek
June 27, 2005
Nanette Byrnes |
Smart Moves for Stopping Smoking Office bans against lighting up, higher taxes, and adult-focused antitobacco ads work well. But the tobacco industry's political power remains strong. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2005
Haas et al. |
Management of the Difficult Patient All physicians must care for some patients who are perceived as difficult because of behavioral or emotional aspects that affect their care. Specific communication techniques and greater patient involvement in the process of care may enhance the relationship. |
Salon.com
August 16, 2000
Cynthia Kuhn & Wilkie Wilson |
The menthol myth I love those cool, fresh-tasting cigarettes but hear they are more cancerous than regular smokes. Is that true? |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2000 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Researchers disagree about whether attempts should be made to eradicate Helicobacter pylori in patients who have nonulcer dyspepsia... patients frequently neglect to follow the physician's recommendations... hypotension and abdominal pain... etc. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
The Working Class Up in Smoke If you've ever smoked, you know that quitting the habit is no small endeavor. Researchers now tell us, though, that quitting may be more out of reach for some groups than others -- and one factor that seems to play a large part is the smoker's occupation. |
Science News
January 18, 2003
Janet Raloff |
C-Minus -- The Fallout of Parents' Smoking Children who live with smokers may need more oranges and other rich sources of vitamin C, a new study concludes. It finds that exposure to even a little secondhand smoke significantly depresses concentrations of this important vitamin. |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Cigarette Taxes Can Burn You Take your tax obligations seriously when ordering goodies online. Ordering smokes online cost one man $8,000 in taxes. |
BusinessWeek
May 6, 2010
Joel Stein |
The Secret Cult of Office Smokers Ostracized by their peers, smokers are taking advantage of their time together. |
| AskMen.com |
Is Smoking Back? Cigarette smoking rose slightly for the first time in almost 15 years, dashing health officials' hopes that the U.S. smoking rate had moved permanently below 20 percent. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2003
David J. Mersy |
Recognition of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Ten percent of the population abuses drugs or alcohol, and 20 percent of patients seen by family physicians have substance-abuse problems, excluding tobacco use. These patients can be identified by relying on regular screening or a high index of suspicion based on "red flags." |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Smoking Around the World What if hundreds of millions of people around the world quit smoking? |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2001
Marc Tunzi |
Can the Patient Decide? Evaluating Patient Capacity in Practice |
