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World No Tobacco Day 2010: Gender and Tobacco

Since 1987, the WHO has recognized the 31st of May of every year as the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). This is intended to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption. It is primarily designed to draw global attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and its negative health effects.

The theme for this year's WNTD is "Gender and Tobacco with an...

Treatment for Drug Addiction and Dual Diagnosis:

Drug rehabilitation is a term for the process of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment , for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, cocaine, heroin etc. People who have both a mental or emotional disorder and a drug or alcohol addiction are said to have a dual diagnosis disorder. Dual diagnosis disorder is a common and its also need to be treatable. It has been long known that people with severe mental illness...

There is such a wide variety of quit smoking solutions available today that it'll be extremely tough to count them all. Ask any smoker who has attempted to kick the habit; he / she will tell you that a handful of remedies do the job and a few do not live up to expectations. Moreover, a lot of these remedies are very pricey, plus some can even be detrimental for folks afflicted with health complications.

Tobacco reliance is a serious matter and needs to be dealt with...

For folks who've attempted to stop smoking cigarettes, guidance may not have been readily available. Even up to about two decades back, stop smoking support can not be easily acquired. But a great deal has changed since that time. Today, a person will find help and also support from a number of sources, including infirmaries, communities and DVDs that could be bought online. In many places, quit smoking hotlines are also available via phone or the internet.

Having an...

Cigarette smoking is one of the deadliest habits one can get use to. But, unfortunately millions of people smoke all around the world and a big majority of them belongs to children, teenagers and even women. Cigarette contains nicotine which is a very addictive drug and can literally get onto your nerves. It increases the production of dopamine in the body thus giving the smoker a sense of relaxedness, increased concentration, better focus and a quick energy boost. That is the main...

Smoking is a very easy habit to acquire but can be a very difficult one to kick off. But remember, it can be a difficult one - not an impossible one. It has been seen that normally first few days and first few weeks are the most difficult time when a person decides to quit smoking. This is because cigarettes contain nicotine which is a highly addictive drug. Continued consumption of nicotine ensures that your body can't live without it. So when you stop taking it for some time you feel...

If you have been thinking about quitting smoking, you need to get motivated to do it completely and successfully. It's very easy to relapse into the problem again because it's addictive in nature. However, the importance of quitting cannot be over emphasized because of the serious health concerns arising caused by this habit.

There are many ebooks that give good information on how to gradually stop smoking, such as "4 steps to stop smoking cigarettes", "10...

Smoking is an addictive habit, but it poses serious health concerns. If you do not take steps to quit smoking, you run the risk of succumbing to health problems, such as cancer, depression, high blood pressure, lung disease, heart disease, stroke and blindness. Other problems include bad breath, yellow fingernails, gum and tooth problems and so on. Women who smoke run the risk of miscarrying their child or giving birth to a low-weight baby.

When you decide to stop, you need...

Smoking is more dangerous than wine. It not just intoxicates the holder but also the beholder. Every year, millions of people die because of smoking and every year millions of people start up the habit of smoking, unfortunately a big majority of them being teenagers and adolescents. Many people have suggested numerous ways to quit smoking some of which are:

• One of the easiest things you can try to quit smoking is to start thinking positively. Try to figure out all the...

Smoking is not just a harmful habit but it's a killing one. Many people claim that they found quitting smoking a very daunting task. This is mainly due to the lack of willpower. Experts have been agreed that the best way to quit smoking is to go natural. Before going in for any meditation you should first be aware of all its implications. Although natural remedies are the best way to go but they tend to take longer time as compared to other non-natural ways. That is the main reason why...