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November 17 -- The Annual Great American Smokeout



GASO Banner 2016 Every year, on the third Thursday of November, smokers across the nation take part in the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout event. Encourage someone you know to use the date to make a plan to quit, or plan in advance and then quit smoking that day. By quitting – even for 1 day – smokers will be taking an important step toward a healthier life and reducing their cancer risk.

About 40 million Americans still smoke cigarettes, and tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the world. While cigarette smoking rates have dropped (from 42% in 1965 to 17% in 2014), cigar, pipe, and hookah – other dangerous and addictive ways to smoke tobacco – are very much on the rise. Smoking kills people – there’s no “safe” way to smoke tobacco.

Quitting smoking has immediate and long-term benefits at any age. Quitting is hard, but you can increase your chances of success with help. Getting help through counseling or medications can double or triple the chances of quitting successfully.
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November 16, 2016 -- Great American Smokeout: The latest on tobacco cessation research

Nov. 17 is the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout. The annual event, held on the third Thursday of each November, is geared towards getting smokers to plan to quit.

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), quitting has both short- and long-term benefits, and those who quit — even for 1 day — take a key step toward a healthier life and lower their cancer risk.

Although the CDC recently reported that tobacco use is at an all-time low, cancers associated with it make up 40% of all United States cancer diagnoses. Tobacco use still results in 480,000 deaths and more than $300 billion in productivity losses and direct health care expenditures each year, and it costs $1,000 less per year to care for an ex-smoker than a smoker. According to the ACS, “tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the world.”

Cigarette smoking rates have declined, but other ways to smoke tobacco — such as hookahs, pipes and cigars — are on the rise. Efforts to curb tobacco use are also on the rise, but, according to the CDC, more work must be done.

Marking the Great American Smokeout, Healio Family Medicine presents some of the latest research on tobacco use and cessation.

CDC: Tobacco use linked to 40% of cancer diagnoses

The CDC also stated men have a higher rate of tobacco-related cancer deaths than women; blacks have a higher rate of tobacco-related cancer deaths than other race groups and that the burden of tobacco-related cancers is worse in areas with high poverty levels and low levels of education. Read more

Lack of cessation program knowledge may keep smokers from quitting

The extent of Medicaid coverage for smoking-cessation medications may be a major barrier in getting low-income people to stop smoking, according to research published in Preventing Chronic Disease. Read more

Interventions necessary to make youth less receptive to smoking initiation

Persisting racial and ethnic disparities in smoking susceptibility were observed among young nonsmokers in the United States, prompting the need for intervention programs that target youth when they are most impressionable regarding smoking, according to recent findings published in Pediatrics. Read more

Cold turkey 'superior' method to quit smoking

Abrupt smoking cessation led to lasting abstinence more often than gradual smoking cessation, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Read more

Farther distance to tobacco store associated with quitting smoking

An increase in distance to a tobacco store from home was associated with increased odds of smoking cessation, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Read more

Financial incentives help low-income adults quit smoking

A group of low-income smokers that received incremental financial incentives up to a maximum equivalent of more than $1,000 was more likely to quit smoking than those who did not get the incentive, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Read more

Weight loss, smoking cessation reduce reflux symptoms in GERD

Lifestyle modifications, including weight loss, smoking cessation, avoiding late evening meals and elevation at the head-of-the-bed for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease were shown to be beneficial in a recent systematic review. Researchers also found evidence that awareness of possible adverse effects associated with the use of proton pump inhibitors has increased. Read more

FDA extends authority over e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco

Earlier this year, the extended its regulatory authority over all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars and hookah tobacco, prohibiting retailers from selling these products to persons aged younger than 18 years, according to a press release. Read more

Rapid increase, misperceptions of hookah use jeopardizes health of young adults

Hookah use has increased among adults in the United States since 2011, according to a new study published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Read more

Initiating HT may prompt transgender women to quit smoking

Transgender women may be more likely than transgender men or the general population to quit or decrease smoking when initiating hormone therapy, study data show. Read more


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