The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: "
Press Release [En Español]
Remarks by Admiral John Agwunobi, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health, at the Launch of the Report
Remarks by the Surgeon General at the Launch of the Report - Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS
Press Conference Webcast (Windows Media Player) (Real Player)
Executive Summary (PDF) – The executive summary version of the report is a technical publication that includes excerpts from the complete report. [434KB]
Full Report – The complete text of the report in sections. [PDFs]
Download the Report (PDF) as a single file [24.5 MB]
Secondhand Smoke: What It Means To You (PDF) - This booklet explains the report and how individuals can take action to improve their health. [11.6 MB] (En Espanol) [PDF 1.1 MB]
Fact Sheets:
What Is Secondhand Smoke?
6 Major Conclusions of the Surgeon General Report
Secondhand Smoke Is Toxic and Poisonous
There is No Risk-Free Level of Exposure
Children are Hurt by Secondhand Smoke
How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones from Secondhand Smoke
Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Home
Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Workplace
29 Surgeon General's Reports on Smoking and Health, 1964-2006
Secondhand Smoke Posters
Involuntary Smoking Database - The database enables users to explore the data and studies supporting the conclusions in the report.Osteoporosis in the Family Video Link — (streaming video format) Video News Release and Transcript [HTML]
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Additional Resources
smokefree.gov (Health and Human Services)Smokefree.gov provides accurate, up-to-date information and professional assistance to help support the immediate and long-term needs of people trying to quit smoking.
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)This U.S. Public Health Service clinical practice guideline issued in June 2000 contains evidence-based information on first-line pharmacologic therapies and counseling that help patients quit using tobacco.
Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Publications, data and statistics, educational materials, public health information campaigns, and more from the Office on Smoking and Health.
Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (U.S. Code)The law that governs the manufacture, labeling, advertising, and other aspects of cigarettes.
Last Revised: June 27, 2006"

| '25% of smokers' get lung disease

BBC NEWS Health '25% of smokers' get lung disease: "'25% of smokers' get lung disease
At least a quarter of long-term smokers will develop the incurable lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a study suggests.
COPD describes a range of conditions, including bronchitis and emphysema, which make it difficult to breathe.
Over 8,000 people aged 30 to 60 were studied by UK and Danish researchers for 25 years in the Thorax study.
A spokesman for the British Lung Foundation said the study should act as a 'wake-up call' to UK smokers. "

Tobacco Control Factsheets - Home

Tobacco Control Factsheets - Home:
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YouTube - Commitment Device

YouTube - Commitment Device

I just posted this message on the general list but i think I should also share it with the cessation list :)I thought this was an interesting use of YouTube: this 21 years old video blogger has decided "Either I quit Smoking or I quit video blogging." He has shared this decision via a short videohttp://www.youtube.com/...(or search "commitment device" on YouTube).Interestingly he got quite a few comments and supports (including videos) from the YouTube community.Yesterday he has posted No Smoking Day 1 and we'll see if he succeeds :)PhPS: in reference to John Polito offering a dvd i would suggest posting short videos of advice on how to quit on YouTube. Free with a huge potential audience :)PPS: By the way, Globalink is trying to collect and share as many "anti-smoking" videos as possible via the "multi! media center" where you can upload videos. So if you want to share such videos, thank you in advance.I have also started a blog where I'll try to present (in a blog format) the videos that grab my attention:http://www.glkvideo.org/...

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Secondhand Smoke Fact Sheet - American Lung Association site

Secondhand Smoke Fact Sheet - American Lung Association site: "Secondhand smoke, also know as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of a cigarette, pipe or cigar and the smoke exhaled from the lungs of smokers. It is involuntarily inhaled by nonsmokers, lingers in the air hours after cigarettes have been extinguished and can cause or exacerbate a wide range of adverse health effects, including cancer, respiratory infections, and asthma.1"

Opiate Blocker Helps Women Stop Smoking

Opiate Blocker Helps Women Stop Smoking - CME Teaching Brief® - MedPage Today: "CHICAGO, Oct. 9 -- The opiate blocker Depade (naltrexone), when added to behavioral therapy and nicotine patches, can help women quit smoking, researchers here found. But men gained no benefit. Action Points

Explain to interested patients that Depade (naltrexone) is a non-narcotic drug that blocks the effects of opiates on reward centers in the brain. It has been used successfully to treat drug and alcohol addiction, and in this study helped women quit smoking in equal numbers to men, with little associated weight gain.
In an ongoing clinical trial, Depade plus other smoking-cessation tools increased the quit rate among women by nearly 50%, and reduced the typical weight gain during the first month after quitting, reported Andrea King, Ph.D., of the University of Chicago, and colleagues, in the October issue of Nicotine & Tobacco Research"

Motivational interviewing for smoking cessation

A randomised controlled trial of motivational interviewing for smoking cessationBr J Gen Pract. 2006 Oct;56(531):768-74Soria R, Legido A, Escolano C, Lopez Yeste A, Montoya J.Albacete, Zone I Health Centre, Spain.Background: Motivational interviewing is a technique used to promote change in addictive behaviour, initially used to treat alcoholism. Despite this, its effectiveness has not been sufficiently demonstrated for giving up smoking.Aim: The aim of the study was to establish whether motivational interviewing, compared with anti-smoking advice, is more effective for giving up the habit.Design of study:Randomised controlled trial.Setting: Primary care in Albecete, Spain.Method: Random experimental study of 200 smokers assigned to two types of interventions: anti-smoking advice (n = 86) and motivational interviewing (n = 114). Subjects in both groups were offered bupropion when nicotine dependency was high (Fagerstrom score >7). The success rate was evaluated by intention to treat; point prevalence abstinence was measured 6 and 12 months post intervention by personal testimony, confirmed by means of CO-oximetry (value < interval =" 1.63" id="readmore" )

Obesity and Smoking: A Mortal Duo -

Obesity and Smoking: A Mortal Duo - CME Teaching Brief® - MedPage Today: "Compared with normal weight, never-smokers, obese smokers, both men and women, face an estimated six- to 11-fold increase in risk of death from heart disease before age 65, reported epidemiologist D. Michael Freedman, Ph.D., of the National Cancer Institute, and colleagues, in the November issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
For women, the increased risk was more dramatic than for men, Obese women smokers younger than 65 were 10.64 times more likely to die of circulatory disease than same-age, normal weight women who never smoked. But when obese women stopped smoking the relative risk dropped to 3.81.
For obese men younger than 65 the relative risk was 6.01 compared with age-matched normal weight non-smoking men. As with women, the risk declined for obese men who stopped smoking but the decline was not as precipitous, with a relative risk declining from a sixfold increase to a fourfold rise.
Dr. Freedman and colleagues assessed mortality risk in 64,120 women and 18,760 men who participated in the U.S. Radiologic Technologies Study, an ongoing collaboration of the National Cancer Institute, the University of Minnesota, and the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. "/.../

Half-a-million downloads of free quit smoking book

Half-a-million downloads of free quit smoking book: "You won’t find “Never Take Another Puff” in any book store but it’s flying off Internet cyber shelves. Available at WhyQuit.com, 503,678 copies have been downloaded since August 2005.
Authored by Joel Spitzer of Chicago, Never Take Another Puff is a 149 page PDF collection of 95 short quitting lessons on almost every cessation topic imaginable. Spitzer presented his first two-week quit smoking clinic in 1976, starts his next at the Evanston Civic Center Tuesday night, and presented 325 clinics in-between.
His free book stands conventional quitting wisdom on its head. Spitzer does not tell quitters that they need to make major lifestyle changes, give up coffee or spend money on any product, pill or procedure.
Instead, he shares lessons that are unlike any smokers have previously heard. After providing a do-able 'One Day at a Time' cessation philosophy, readers learn the importance of stable blood sugar, how stress impacts nicotine reserves, the five phases of emotional loss, how to minimize weight gain, and deal with alcohol use during recovery. "

Reduction in the Incidence of Acute Myocardial Infarction Associated With a Citywide Smoking Ordinance -- Bartecchi et al.

Reduction in the Incidence of Acute Myocardial Infarction Associated With a Citywide Smoking Ordinance -- Bartecchi et al. 114 (14): 1490 -- Circulation: "Background— Secondhand smoke exposure increases the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). One study (Helena, Mont) examined the issue and found a decrease in AMI associated with a smoke-free ordinance. We sought to determine the impact of a smoke-free ordinance on AMI admission rates in another geographically isolated community (Pueblo, Colo).
Methods and Results— We assessed AMI hospitalizations in Pueblo during a 3-year period, 1.5 years before and 1.5 years after implementation of a smoke-free ordinance. We compared the AMI hospitalization rates among individuals residing within city limits, the area where the ordinance applied, versus those outside city limits. We also compared AMI rates during this time period with another geographically isolated but proximal community, El Paso County, Colo, that did not have an ordinance. A total of 855 patients were hospitalized with a diagnosis of primary AMI in Pueblo between January 1, 2002, and December 31, 2004. A reduction in AMI hospitalizations was observed in the period after the ordinance among Pueblo city limit residents (relative risk [RR]=0.73, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.63 to 0.85). No significant changes in AMI rates were observed among residents outside city limits (RR=0.85, 95% CI 0.63 to 1.16) or in El Paso County during the same period (RR=0.97, 95% CI 0.89 to 1.06). The reduction in AMI rate within Pueblo differed significantly from changes in the external control group (El Paso County) even after adjustment for seasonal trends (P<0.001).
Conclusions— A public ordinance reducing exposure to secondhand smoke was associated with a decrease"