Physicians should consider smoking a chronic disease and use multiple treatments to help patients quit, according to two studies in the April 7 Annals of Internal Medicine. In one study, a randomized clinical trial, the 750 enrollees were assigned either…
Daily Archives: April 14, 2009
Secondhand smoke is toxic for pets too
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The American Legacy Foundation is challenging pet parents to quit smoking during the month of April, which is also Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month. Research shows there are no safe levels of exposure to secondhand smoke for humans —…
The monitoring and reporting process for 2009/10
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There are no substantive changes to the quarterly monitoring and reporting process for 2009/10, although the requirement to submit monthly data on the number of four-week quitters through the UNIFY system ceased in November 2008. SHAs are welcome to carry…
Monitoring Stop Smoking Services
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Stop Smoking Services can be monitored monthly, with data submitted to the Department of Health (DH) using the brief reporting system introduced in 2007. Since November 2008, however, this process has been optional and not all strategic health authorities (SHAs)…
Which interventions are most likely to prevent smoking?
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There is currently little evidence suggesting which interventions are most likely to prevent people from partially or totally resuming smoking, although research in this area is ongoing. As yet, we are not aware of any published data on relapse rates…
More smokers try to quit as tax hike drives up costs
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Nearly a year ago, Gov. Ted Strickland and Ohio lawmakers pounded what they thought was the last nail into the coffin of the state’s anti-smoking agency and confiscated its $270 million bank account. The bulk of that money, however, sits…