New research shows that even nonsmokers can smoke up to 3 packs of cigarettes a month purely through second-hand smoke.
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“it’s just water vapor…it can’t harm you”
As a quit coach/technician at Breathe – Freedom from Nicotine, I have been asked a number of times if e-cigs and vaping are safer than tobacco. To be honest, the whole concept of vaping is new to us all, and a couple of years ago, the only sincere answer I...
because schools don’t have enough problems already…now they have to deal with JUULing!
An article titled, “JUUL is Biggest Contributor to Vaping Problem in Nation’s Schools” was published in the September issue of “High School Today.” It was written by Michael Nitti, superintendent of the Ewing Public Schools in Ewing, New Jersey, where he recounts the success he saw with quit smoking programs...
as the plots thicken on new tv shows…so does the smoke!
A recent study by Truth Initiative, a non-profit organization devoted to making tobacco a thing of the past, found extensive increases in the depiction of tobacco on popular TV shows. Many of those programs are targeted at young adults age 15 to 24. While the study is focused mostly on...
what can you say to a loved one to get them to quit smoking, chewing or vaping?
A few days ago, a friend, distressed about her father’s 40-year tobacco habit, reached out to me. She wants him to quit once and for all; while his health is still good. Her question was, “How can I talk to him about quitting. I want him to stop but he...
2019 Mercer Health Care Innovation Symposium
On August 7th, Mercer hosted their annual Healthcare Innovations Symposium in Minneapolis, with presentations from Thought Leaders in various facets of the healthcare world. They gathered to explore some of the newest technologies and services promising to have a major impact on the future of healthcare in the U.S. and...
with trillions created every year; cigarette butts are a hazard to our environment!
About 65% of smokers simply dispose of their spent cigarette butts by dropping them on the ground. When you consider that every year roughly five trillion (yes, I said trillion) cigarette butts are created; that’s a lot of butts being abandoned on sidewalks, left waiting for the next rainstorm to...
client showcase: how randy fought a 40 year old habit…and won!!!
As a technician at Breathe-Freedom from Nicotine I realize, I could tell people all day about how fast, easy and more effective our unique quit method is for people who want to, once and for all, put an end to their smoking, chewing or vape/e-cig habit. The problem is, I...
why don’t we talk about polonium-210 more?
Polonium-210 is not typically part of everyday conversation. No one has ever gone to a dinner party and said, “Hey, so what’s everyone’s thoughts on Polonium-210?” Most likely, that would be their last dinner party. Yet, this chemical is pervasive and found everywhere in the soil and air. So, you...
study shows chantix to be no better than patches for quitting tobacco
A study published in the “Journal of the American Medical Association” found there is little difference in the success tobacco users have had between patches, lozenges or taking Pfizer’s Chantix to quit. The 1,086 people trying to quit smoking were separated into 3 groups; one using nicotine patches alone, one...