As any smoker can verify, giving up – and staying smoke-free – is one of the most difficult things to do. But if you are successful in <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href=" ">
giving up smoking</a>, it is not only one of the healthiest steps you can take, it also decreases your chances of dying from smoking or any related diseases. An estimated 400,000...

About Champix - its manufacturer and its other names (Chantix)

Manufactured by Pfizer, Champix Varenicline is only available on prescription. Smoking cessation with Champix helps curb nicotine cravings and reduces withdrawal symptoms. In addition, it aids in reducing the pleasure associated with smoking.

Champix affects the nicotine receptors in two ways – firstly it imitates nicotine and attaches itself to the receptor to give the same pleasure like that...

There are three major components; tobacco, nicotine and smoke that can contribute to help the addicted person managing unpleasant feelings of mental problem like depression. These corking effects can help a person dealing with frustrations or fears without getting emotional discomfort. Mental problem or challenge like depression often develops as a result of cumulative and/or stresses that has been there for quite a long period. Such problem is also due to inherited imbalances within...

Despite the dangers that smoking can bring, there are still millions of Americans who enjoy lighting up sticks upon sticks of cigarettes. In fact, figures show that about 25.9 percent of men in the United States are smokers, while about 18.1 percent of women light a cigarette regularly. Probably, if people are just made more aware of the ill-effects of smoking, then many, especially the younger generations, would find it easier to ditch this very deadly vice.

If you are a...

Many smokers have a deep desire to quit but they consistently fail because of the dreaded nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Once these symptoms become unbearable, the smoker trying to quit will reach for their cigarettes and once this happens, they may well end up at square one. There are numerous quit smoking products available that all make huge claims to help a smoker quit but few have the ability to relieve the nicotine withdrawal symptoms. The Nicocure quit smoking patch claims that it...

This same concept can be used in reverse - to get yourself thinking and feeling that you DON'T want to smoke. However, you don't want to insert references to smoking in your affirmations, simply because you already have a belief that smoking is pleasurable. Once that connection has been made in your subconscious mind, any thought of smoking is going to trigger a strong desire to smoke.

Instead, you can use affirmations to emphasize the benefits of not smoking - without mentioning...

One of the effects that smoking has on you is that it causes bad breath as well as other dental problems. There are several reasons why smoking causes problems with your breath and oral hygiene. While there may be some temporary fixes to banish bad breath, the easiest way to get rid of the bad oral hygiene is to quit smoking.

The main reason for bad breath when smoking is found to be caused by the chemicals found in cigarettes. These are then moved into your mouth, where they can...

A Very Easy Lung Cleaning Procedure to Repair Cigarette Damaged Lungs

If you have been smoking for a period of years, you might have developed an evil lingering cough. This is called a smoker's cough and it is your body's way of attempting to clean the tar in cigarettes which has built up in your lungs.

With every puff you take, sticky tar and deadly chemicals are drawn into your lungs. And about 40% of those toxins remain within your lungs when you exhale. Over...

Success rates in quitting, especially on first attempts, are generally really low.  In fact, studies have shown that only 5-8% of those who attempt to quit without any help succeed and the rest totally fail. There are many reasons why success in quitting is at this low percentage. Sometimes, first time quitters cannot do it on their own and they lack information on how to get help. There are also cases that they do get help, like going through nicotine replacement therapy (NRT),...

If you are looking for weapons in your arsenal to help you stop smoking then there are two revolutionary prescription medications that are known to be doing the rounds; namely Zyban and Chantix. Bupropion, the active ingredient in Zyban, is a prescription medication that facilitates smoking cessation. It works by combating and reducing the cravings associated with nicotine withdrawal, when one gives up smoking. While varenicline, the active ingredient in Chantix, works by reducing the...