MDQuit News Archive - November 2008
Even occasional smoking harmful -- November 24, 2008
Researchers
at the University of Georgia found that occasional cigarette smoking,
such as on weekends only, can impair artery functioning, a risk factor
for heart disease. Read more here.
Average savings to quit smoking: $303.32 -- November 17, 2008
Forbes
calculated the average savings Maryland smokers will enjoy if they quit
smoking. Based on an average price of $6.28, and average sales of 48.3
packs, smokers would save $303.32 if they quit. Read more here.
Teens need more help to quit smoking - November 17, 2008
Teenage
smokers face a unique set of barriers to quitting smoking, and more
research may be needed to know how to best help them quit. Read more here.
2010 smoking goal will be hard to reach -- November 17, 2008
Examining
recent trends in smoking reduction, experts at the CDC have concluded
that it will be difficult for the US smoking prevalence to reach 12%,
the goal set by the Healthy People 2010 initiative. Read more here.
Smoking prevalence under 20% -- November 17, 2008
A
recent report by the CDC concluded that smoking prevalence in the U.S.
was 19.8% in 2007, the lowest since just after World War I. Read more here.
Smokers more addicted today than in the past -- November 7, 2008
A study of smokers suggests that smokers today,
on average, are much more dependent on nicotine than smokers in the
past were. This may be due to increasing numbers of less dependent
smokers quitting. Read more here.
Philip Morris targets female smokers with new purse-friendly
Virginia Slims -- November 7, 2008
Slated
for launch in the first quarter of 2009, Philip Morris is introducing a
new pink, sleek, rectangular packaging for its Virginia Slims product
line. With 58% of the Ultra Light market share, Philip Morris hopes to
attract female smokers by offering a light-variety cigarette in a
packaging tailored for space saving. Read more here.
More warnings for Chantix to come? -- November 7, 2008
The
FDA announced that it may upgrade warnings for the smoking cessation
medication Chantix, in response to reports of adverse events occurring
among people taking the drug. Read more here.
Sailors and Marines serving in Iraq smoke almost twice as much as civilian smokers-- November 7, 2008
A
study of tobacco use among sailors and Marines deployed in Iraq found
that they had significantly higher use of tobacco products than average
Americans, and that most said their tobacco use increased either
following their enlistment or deployment to a combat zone. Read more here.
November is national chronic obstructive pulmonary disease awareness month. Read more here.
