Here is a summary of the important facts and information related to smoking and how to stop: People who eventually quit smoking usually try to stop two or three times before they’re successful. Nicotine is a powerful drug that acts on neurotransmitters in the brain and is physically addictive. Most smokers start as teenagers. The earlier you start, […]
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Here are definitions of medical terms related to smoking and how to stop: Acetylcholine: A neurotransmitter, or chemical in the brain that carries information between nerve cells. Addiction: A strong dependence on a drug. Arteriosclerosis: A disease in which a sticky substance known as plaque adheres to the walls of the arteries, narrowing and eventually clogging them. Bronchitis: An
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Here are some reliable sources that can provide more information on smoking and how to stop: American Cancer Society Phone: 1-800-ACS-2345 http://www.cancer.org American Lung Association Phone: 1-212-315-8700 http://www.lungusa.org Office on Smoking & Health National Center for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Phone: 1- 770-448-5705 http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco Nicotine Anonymous Phone: 1- 415-750-0328 http://www.nicotine-anonymous.org American Heart Association Phone:
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A smoking addiction means a person has formed an uncontrollable dependence on cigarettes to the point where stopping smoking would cause severe emotional, mental, or physical reactions. Everyone knows that smoking is harmful and addictive, but few people realize just how risky and addictive it is. Chances are that about one in three smokers who
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Smoking causes many premature deaths from diseases that are largely incurable, but preventable by stopping smoking. There are three main killing diseases which smoking causes or brings on earlier: Heart disease. Smoking is responsible for 30 percent of all heart attacks and cardiovascular deaths. Cancer. It is responsible for at least 30 percent of all cancer deaths
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Tobacco smoke is a mixture of gases and small particles made up of water, tar and nicotine. The tar is a messy mixture of hundreds of toxic chemicals, many of which are known to cause cancer (for example, nitrosamines, benzpyrene). Many of the gases in tobacco smoke are harmful. These include carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides,
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Pneumonia is an inflammation or infection of the lungs most commonly caused by a bacteria or virus. Pneumonia can also be caused by inhaling vomit or other foreign substances. In all cases, the lungs’ air sacs fill with pus , mucous, and other liquids and cannot function properly. This means oxygen cannot reach the blood and the cells
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There are about 30 different causes of pneumonia. However, they all fall into one of these categories: Infective pneumonia: Inflammation and infection of the lungs and bronchial tubes that occurs when a bacteria (bacterial pneumonia) or virus (viral pneumonia) gets into the lungs and starts to reproduce. Aspiration pneumonia: An inflammation of the lungs and
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A doctor who suspects pneumonia begins by taking a thorough medical history and performing a physical examination. Bacterial pneumonias often come on suddenly; creating a cough that produces mucous that is often colored or “rusty”, fever, and pain along the chest wall. Infections caused by the Mycoplasma pneumoniae species of bacteria and viruses tend to develop more
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Treatment depends on the cause and severity of the pneumonia. Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial pneumonia but are ineffective against viral pneumonia. Treating Infective Pneumonia Although the treatment for infective pneumonia depends on the cause of the condition, some simple steps can help speed recovery from pneumonia: Medications should be taken exactly as prescribed
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Some forms of bacterial pneumonia can be prevented with a vaccine (pneumococcal vaccine). The vaccine does not protect against most types of viral pneumonia or the pneumonia that people with low immunity tend to develop. In most people, vaccination is needed only once in a lifetime. However, others, including those people at highest risk for serious disease,
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Some groups of people are more susceptible to pneumonia. The elderly, infants, and young children are at highest risk. Elderly people tend to have diminished cough and gag reflexes and weaker immune systems. The immature immune systems and narrow airways of infants and young children make them more likely to develop pneumonia. Another susceptible group
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