Low dopamine levels during withdrawal promote relapse to smoking - EurekAlert (press release)

Low dopamine levels during withdrawal promote relapse to smoking EurekAlert (press release) Many smokers would agree that it's difficult to stay away from cigarettes. A new study in Biological Psychiatry this month now suggests that low dopamine levels that occur as a result of withdrawal from smoking actually promote the relapse to smoking. and more »

Craving a drag? Take a walk, and remember why you quit - Edmonton Journal

Craving a drag? Take a walk, and remember why you quit Edmonton Journal They can call themselves non-smokers after butting out their last cigarettes. Armed with strategies to cope with cravings and prevent a relapse, five Edmonton Journal employees and family members who completed Smart Steps, a workplace smoking cessation ... and more »

Craving a cigarette? Take a walk, and remember why you quit - Edmonton Journal

Craving a cigarette? Take a walk, and remember why you quit Edmonton Journal EDMONTON - They can call themselves non-smokers after butting out their last cigarettes. Armed with strategies to cope with cravings and prevent a relapse, five Edmonton Journal employees and family members who completed Smart Steps, ... I quit after smoking for 40 yearsTODAYonline all 8 news articles »

Partnership Focuses On Cancer Education And Outreach In Puerto Rico - Newswise (press release)

Partnership Focuses On Cancer Education And Outreach In Puerto Rico Newswise (press release) The first aimed at expanding the efforts of a smoking-relapse prevention intervention targeted toward peri-natal and post-partum women in Puerto Rico. Research from the island indicates that 42 percent of women in Puerto Rico of childbearing age smoke ... and more »

Randy Wittman on JaVale McGee's defense sprint - Washington Post (blog)

Randy Wittman on JaVale McGee's defense sprint Washington Post (blog) You might be able to stop smoking for a week, but then you relapse and stick a cigarette in your mouth, and that's what we do, sometimes we reach for that cigarette and go to some bad habits that we have. We're breaking some of them. and more »