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'Remarkable' milestone as 1,000 quit smoking through programme
22 Oct 2025 20:38 GMT
SMOKING cessation experts in the region have … ’s Lung Cancer Screening programme.
Smoking is responsible for around 70 … it also provides free stop smoking support.
“This is particularly important … quit with support and stop-smoking treatment.
“For LCS, if you …
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Foreign, Local Groups Targeting Nigerian Students with Nicotine Products, Say NTCA, CAPPA, Gatefield
22 Oct 2025 15:40 GMT
… strategies aimed at a nicotine-free future.
Akinbode Oluwafemi … already addicted to e-cigarettes, with children being nine … verification, and well-funded cessation support. What’s needed … narratives from countries where nicotine addiction is already entrenched. …
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Prescription drug advertising proves more effective in reducing smoking rates
22 Oct 2025 13:51 GMT
… counter (OTC) nicotine products does not reduce cigarette use.
The … and retail sales of cigarettes, e-cigarettes and nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs). … Consumer advertising for prescription smoking-cessation drugs reduces cigarette sales; there is …
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Australian Trial Finds Vaping Nearly Three Times More Effective Than Nicotine Gums or Lozenges
22 Oct 2025 10:26 GMT
… Medicine has found that vaporized nicotine products (VNPs) helped almost … Editors -
1. Vaporized Nicotine Products for Smoking Cessation Among People Experiencing Social …
3. Cochrane Review on e-cigarettes and smoking cessation (Jan 2025): https:…
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Expert warns people partaking in Stoptober why they shouldn't quit smoking cold turkey
22 Oct 2025 00:37 GMT
… cigarettes for good, look at swapping to a Nicotine … smoking feel more manageable."
He explained that most smokers experience nicotine withdrawal … an alternative to cigarettes for many years,… help cope with the cigarette cravings that will inevitably …
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The Neuroscience of Smartphone Withdrawal: Why Your Brain Craves the Screen
21 Oct 2025 15:07 GMT
… Chinese working adults describes classic withdrawal situations; leaving the phone behind … : Physical activity not only counters withdrawal discomfort but also promotes structural … for screen time, akin to withdrawal from cigarettes or caffeine. (Zhang et …
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Double Down on Education, Not Flavour Bans: CVA Responds to Misinformation from Nicotine Control Groups
21 Oct 2025 13:17 GMT
… that nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective for quitting smoking than traditional nicotine replacement … Addiction Group (2025) Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews …
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Mid-Life Smoking Cessation May Preserve Cognition
21 Oct 2025 12:26 GMT
… regardless of specific age at cessation, a new study showed. … .
TAKEAWAY:
In the pre-cessation period, both groups showed comparable … , -0.01 SD).
Following smoking cessation, those who quit had a … all ages at time of smoking cessation.
IN PRACTICE:
"This …
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Quitting Smoking Boosts Brain
21 Oct 2025 05:19 GMT
… effectiveness of smoking cessation.
“This suggests that quitting smoking may help … highlights the link between smoking and cognitive decline, … doctors to strongly encourage cessation at all ages,” said … efforts in promoting smoking cessation — at any age.
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Harm reduction pushed in anti-smoking policy shift
21 Oct 2025 00:54 GMT
… cessation of smoking remains the gold standard, alternatives such as e-cigarettes … known for his work on nicotine dependence, smoking cessation, and tobacco harm reduction … smokers who switch from traditional cigarettes, acceptance remains limited.
Only …