Whats more, social smokers may be at greater risk for heart disease and lung
disease than nonsmokers.
Not exact matches
Former smokers showed more activity
than nonsmokers in 124 genes, including several associated with lung
disease — despite having quit up to 32 years earlier.
Compared with
nonsmokers, smokers» odds of getting the
disease ranged from more
than four times higher for those who smoked a daily pack for less
than 20 years in a row, to nearly 70 times higher for those who did so for 80 years or more.
Reviews of clinical trials on hypnosis have concluded that the evidence of its effectiveness for smoking cessation is insufficient, but other research shows promise: The preliminary results from a small 2007 study of smokers hospitalized with cardiopulmonary
diseases showed that the patients who chose to participate in a hypnotherapy session were more likely to be
nonsmokers six months later
than patients who chose nicotinereplacement therapy (NRT) alone.