Research Notes on Smoking
Smoking accounts for nearly 440,000 deaths annually. Cigarette smokers have a higher risk of developing several chronic disorders such as heart disease, cancer, emphysema and atherosclerosis. Research proves that smoking cessation will help increase your lifespan, and lower your risk of having a heart attack, stroke, or cancer.
Fast Facts:
- The World Health Organization reported that tobacco smoking killed 100 million people worldwide in the 20th century.
- Increases mortality rates by 40% in those who smoke less than 10 cigarettes a day, 70% in those who smoke 10–19 a day, 90% in those who smoke 20–39 a day, and 120% in those smoking two packs a day or more.
- The risk of dying from smoking-related causes drops significantly within just a few years of giving up cigarettes.
5 Great Resources on Smoking
- Wikipedia: Tobacco Smoking | Smoking
- The New York Times Health Guide: Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco
- WebMD: Smoking Cessation Health Center
- Smoking From All Sides: Smoking Information
- DrugAbuse.gov: Nicotine Addiction
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5 Latest Headlines on Smoking
What is Smoking?
- Tobacco Free Kids: The ABC's of Smoking
- Medline Plus: Smoking
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Basic Information about smoking
- Nemours Foundation: Smoking
- American Diabetes Association: Smoking
What Are The Symptoms of Smoking?
- WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Smoking
- Answers.com: Causes and Symptoms of Smoking
- eMedicine Health: Cigarette Smoking Symptoms
- Net Wellness: Symptoms of Smoking
- BioMed Central: Smoking, respiratory symptoms and likely asthma in young people
What Are The Causes and Complications of Smoking?
- American Heart Association (AHA): Cigarette Smoking and Cardiovascular Diseases
- American Cancer Society (ACS): Questions About Smoking, Tobacco, and Health
- National Cancer Institute: Cigarette Smoking and Cancer
- Cleveland Clinic: Diabetes and Smoking
- MedlinePlus: Smoking: Related Issues
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Smoking?
- WebMD: Smoking Cessation Health Center
- Heart Point: Quit Smoking
- SmokeFree.gov: Quit Smoking
- United States Department of Health and Human Services: Tobacco Cessation
- MedicineNet: What methods can help a person quit smoking?
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Smoking?
- About.com: Using Hypnosis to Shed the Addiction to Nicotine | Acupuncture as a Method to Quit Smoking
- ACS: Acupuncture Curbs Urge to Light Up
- AcuFinder: Quit Smoking with Acupuncture
- Medical Point: No Butt's About It ! It's Time to Stop Smoking
- Holistic Junction: Smoking Cessation
What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Smoking?
- CDC: Adult Cigarette Smoking in the United States: Current Estimates | Cigar Use | Tobacco-Related Mortality | Surgeon General's Reports on Smoking and Tobacco Use
- Tobacco Free Kids: Statistics of Smoking
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Nicotine Dependence: 2006
- AHA: Cigarette Smoking Statistics
How Do You Prevent Smoking?
- About.com: Prevent Teen Smoking
- Cochrane Review: School-based programmes for preventing smoking
- Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program: Understanding and preventing college smoking
- CDC: Preventing Smoking and Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Before, During, and After Pregnancy
- Your Child's Health: Prevent Smoking Before Kids Start
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Smoking
- Pro Smoking Blog: Blog about pro smoking and smokers rights, tobacco news, and unique and insightful commentary
- About.com: Leslie Stops Smoking Blog
- Ant-Smoking: Blog
- YouTube: Videos About Smoking
- Daily Strength: Smoking Addiction & Recovery Support Group
Foundations and Support Groups on Smoking
- Tobacco Free Kids
- Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program
- Asian American Anti-Smoking Foundation
- American's for Nonsmokers Rights
- Foundation for a Smoke Free America
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Smoking
- PubMed Central: Medical Journal Articles on Smoking
- JAMA: Medical Journal Articles on Smoking
- Google Scholar: Medical Articles on Smoking
- New England Journal of Medicine: Medical Journal Articles on Smoking
Clinical Trials on Smoking
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials on Smoking
- Center Watch: Clinical Trials on Smoking
- Smoking Cessation
- Substance Abuse
- Lung Cancer
- Heart Disease
- Cancer
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Atherosclerosis
- Kick Butts Day
- Smoking and Pregnancy
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- Contributor: Jacky Graves
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 2, 2008
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