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Skin Care for Smokers

A study carried out at the University of Michigan demonstrated that there is a direct link between smoking and the appearance of wrinkles on the upper arm. This goes to prove what has long been propagated - that smoking has an adverse effect on more than just the skin on your face.

Products To Help You Quit Smoking

Here is a brief guide to introduce you some of the most popular and accessible quit smoking aidsYou must make up your mind to quit before any of these aids can help you. Without determination, they are a waste of your money

Quit Your Nicotine Habit With Lung Detoxification Program

If you've tried various ways of quitting nicotine but haven't been successful, then maybe you should consider lung detoxification. Although it's counter intuitive to start a lung detoxification program without stopping smoking, but cleansing your lungs can actually help you give up sm

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Recovery Thought of the Day for January 1.

Help! I Can't Stop Smoking

Have you ever said that to yourself or have you ever actually said that to someone? I am not a smoker but my father has been a lifetime heavy smoker. He has reached out and asked for help and I can see deep inside that he is screaming for help.

Detox Your Lungs in Weeks - Not Years!

Do you need to detox your lungs because you have abused them with years upon years of smoking cigarettes? If so, be warned, without consistent and thorough action your body can take years to fight through the tar and poisons you have inhaled. You need to approach this systematically and with a set p

Alcohol Testing - Why is it Done?

This article examines why alcohol testing is done in various organizations. There are so many affordable and convenient ways to alcohol test someone these days, and these ways are described in detail.

Alcoholics Anonymous Can Be One Viable Component to Recovery

The various alcohol recovery options available to everyday people are confusing and limited. The options include psychotherapy, 12 steps meetings, prescription medication, and in- or outpatient rehabilitation. Each has its own merits, yet none alone can ensure a complete recovery. Still, the various

How To Quit Smoking By Using Your Determination And Willpower

You know that you want to quit smoking, but somehow at the back of your mind, you're afraid to be depressed without cigarettes. As cigarettes have become a part of your life and your lifestyle, your fear of quitting is something that you have to confront if wish to quit smoking for good.

Kick The HabitExorcise Smoking With Exercise

If you've done any research at all, then you'll probably already know that nicotine causes the release of addictive 'high' giving endorphins - well, physical exertion or exercise will do exactly the same thing - hence the phenomena of exercise addicted people!

Young Adults Mimic Smoking in Movies

Watching smoking on screen makes young adults more likely to smoke themselves, researchers report in American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Quit Smoking Easy by Reducing the Nicotine

Whether you're a heavy or casual smoker, you probably realize that the nicotine in cigarettes is the primary cause of addiction. Being addicted to nicotine makes it tough to quit because your body begins to ...