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2. Smoking and pregnancy - Wikipedia

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   Tobacco smoking during pregnancy causes many detrimental effects on health and reproduction, in addition to the general health effects of tobacco.A number of studies have shown that tobacco use is a significant factor in miscarriages among pregnant smokers, and that it contributes to a number of other threats to the health of the foetus.

3. Smoking cessation - Wikipedia

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   Smoking cessation, usually called quitting smoking or stopping smoking, is the process of discontinuing tobacco smoking. [1] Tobacco smoke contains nicotine, which is addictive and can cause dependence. [2] [3] As a result, nicotine withdrawal often makes the process of quitting difficult.

4. Nicotine replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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   The efficacy for each of the formulations alone (lozenges, nasal spray, gum, and transdermal patch) to aid in smoking cessation is equal. [27] Efficacy increases 15% to 36% with combining treatments such as gum and lozenges. Higher doses increase the chance of stopping smoking for a period of six months and more.

5. Miscarriage - Wikipedia

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   Maintaining a healthy weight and good prenatal care can reduce the risk of miscarriage. [45] Some risk factors can be minimized by avoiding the following: Smoking [51] [52] [45] Cocaine use [51] Alcohol [45] Poor nutrition; Occupational exposure to agents that can cause miscarriage [54] Medications associated with miscarriage [80] [75] [45 ...

6. Health effects of tobacco - Wikipedia

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   Smoking most commonly leads to diseases affecting the heart and lungs and will commonly affect areas such as hands or feet. First signs of smoking-related health issues often show up as numbness in the extremities, with smoking being a major risk factor for heart attacks, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and cancer, particularly lung cancer, cancers of the larynx and ...

7. Smokeless tobacco - Wikipedia

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   Quitting smokeless tobacco use is as challenging as smoking cessation. [6] Using smokeless tobacco can cause various harmful effects such as dental disease, oral cancer, oesophagus cancer, and pancreas cancer, coronary heart disease, as well as negative reproductive effects including stillbirth, premature birth and low birth weight.

8. Texas Teen Suffering Miscarriage Dies Days After Baby Shower ...

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   A Texas teen died after the state’s ban on abortion stopped her from getting life-saving medical care while experiencing pregnancy complications. On October 28, 2023, the day of her baby shower ...

9. Health effects of electronic cigarettes - Wikipedia

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   The FDA has not approved e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation aid. [277] One study reported increased irritability among infants in those exposed to e-cigarettes or smoking. [278] A 2022 study recommended quitting smoking altogether through smoking cessation therapy rather than turning to e-cigarettes as an alternative. [279]