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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. 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 ...

4. 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]

5. Nicotine poisoning - Wikipedia

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   The LD 50 of nicotine is 50 mg/kg for rats and 3 mg/kg for mice. 0.5–1.0 mg/kg can be a lethal dosage for adult humans, and 0.1 mg/kg for children. [19] [20] However the widely used human LD 50 estimate of 0.5–1.0 mg/kg was questioned in a 2013 review, in light of several documented cases of humans surviving much higher doses; the 2013 review suggests that the lower limit causing fatal ...

6. Nicotine withdrawal - Wikipedia

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   Nicotine withdrawal is a group of symptoms that occur in the first few weeks after stopping or decreasing use of nicotine.Symptoms include intense cravings for nicotine, anger or irritability, anxiety, depression, impatience, trouble sleeping, restlessness, hunger, weight gain, and difficulty concentrating.

7. Smoker's macrophages - Wikipedia

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   Smoking cessation is one the most effective methods for managing numerous smoke-related diseases and other immune diseases such as AIDs. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] It brings both short term and long term benefits as the mucus clearance is improved in 48 hours and the mortality risk of lung cancer is halved in 10 years. [ 25 ]

8. Tobacco harm reduction - Wikipedia

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   The consumption of tobacco products and its harmful effects affect both smokers and non-smokers, [9] and is a major risk factor for six of the eight leading causes of deaths in the world, including respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, periodontal diseases, teeth decay and loss, over 20 different types or subtypes of cancers, strokes, several debilitating ...

9. Tobacco smoking - Wikipedia

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   Adding first‐line smoking cessation medications (and some behavioral help), increased quit rates to around 20% of smokers in a year. [180] For cessation of smoking, public participation in health campaigns are important. In Nepal, cardiologist Om Murti Anil has launched smokers are not selfish campaign on the occasion of Valentine's Day. He ...