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A guide to smoking cessation

...smoking. A 20 pack-year smoking habit means smoking a pack of cigarettes per day for 20 years or equivalent exposure – for example, smoking a half pack per day for...

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Strategies to help prevent teen smoking

...Hospital at Vanderbilt. Kids follow their parents’ example. The likehood of a teen smoking is much lower if they’re raised in a nonsmoking home. If you smoke, quit. If you...

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Discover the hidden risks of smoking

...Institute Smoking Cessation Program can help. Learn more Smoking can result in blindness Smoking increases the risk of cataracts (when the lens of the eye gets clouded) and macular degeneration...

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My teen is smoking: tips to encourage quitting

Teen smoking typically becomes a lifelong habit. Here’s how to encourage a kid to stop. Most people pick up a smoking habit in their teenaged years. According to Campaign for...

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Quitting smoking: weaning off cigarettes vs. cold turkey

What’s the most effective way to quit smoking for good? If you’ve decided to quit smoking, congratulations! This is the single best thing you can do to safeguard your health....

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An expert answers common questions about lung cancer screening

...20 pack-year smoking habit means smoking a pack of cigarettes per day for 20 years, or equivalent exposure – for example, smoking a half pack per day for 40 years....

how to quit smoking when someone else in your house smokes

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How to quit smoking when your spouse smokes: 4 strategies

Here’s how to manage if a family member is still smoking. Congratulations on deciding to quit smoking cigarettes! When things get tough, remind yourself that going smoke-free will improve your health...

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Trying to quit smoking? Keep at it!

...cravings – like being around people who are smoking, or watching co-workers head out for a smoke break. Ready to quit? The Vanderbilt Lung Institute Smoking Cessation Program can help....

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Has a relative had an abdominal aortic aneurysm? You could be at risk of a diagnosis, too

...that’s smoking,” said Thomas Naslund, M.D., chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at Vanderbilt Health. “I think an evolving, more modern thought about abdominal aortic aneurysm is there’s a...