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2. 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.

3. The Easy Way to Stop Smoking - Wikipedia

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   After 30 years of heavy smoking, Carr quit in 1983, at the age of 48. He subsequently left his job as an accountant in the same year and opened the first "easiest way" clinic, to help other addicts. Carr wrote a number of books intended to lead to smoking cessation and loss of excess weight, some of which were best sellers. [7]

4. Peter Hajek - Wikipedia

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   He is professor of clinical psychology and director of the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine's Tobacco Dependence Research Unit at Queen Mary University of London. [1] He is known for his research into smoking cessation, [2] including the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes for this purpose. [3]

5. Allen Carr - Wikipedia

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   Allen John Carr [1] (2 September 1934 – 29 November 2006) was a British author of books about smoking cessation and other psychological dependencies including alcohol addiction. Biography [ edit ]

6. Nicotine dependence - Wikipedia

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   A National Institute on Drug Abuse video entitled Anyone Can Become Addicted to Drugs. [21]Nicotine dependence is defined as a neurobiological adaptation to repeated drug exposure that is manifested by highly controlled or compulsive use, the development of tolerance, experiencing withdrawal symptoms upon cessation including cravings, and an inability to quit despite harmful effects. [9]

7. Keith Richards on quitting smoking cigarettes after 55 years ...

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   The Rolling Stones guitarist told CBS Sunday Morning that he quit smoking cigarettes two years ago, after 55 years of the habit. "You know, it's funny, I don't think about it much anymore ...

8. Tobacco smoking - Wikipedia

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   Without support, 1% of smokers will successfully quit smoking each year. Physician advice to quit smoking increases the rate to 3% per year. [178] Adding first‐line smoking cessation medications (and some behavioral help), increased quit rates to around 20% of smokers in a year. [179] For cessation of smoking, public participation in health ...

9. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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   “Comes up on you pretty fast.” To the left was a series of small brick cottages where the residents lived. The road ended at the main building, which housed the detox wing, communal rooms and administrative offices. Behind the building, a few addicts stood on a patio hunched in the cold, smoking cigarettes.