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One answer: Perhaps the man moving into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on January 20, 2009. Let’s hope the Nicorette gum works for him.

Read more about this important subject and get some good ideas for quitting.

It is estimated that half of adult smokers develop lung cancer.

Every lung cancer patient deserves care and support but when there is one step anyone can take to reduce their risks that significantly, then quitting should become a priority.

The general view of quitting is that smokers need to prepare to quit, prepare their homes, closets and lives for the habit of not smoking, get medications which can help if they need them.

Cold turkey does not work for most people, studies show.

If you still are a smoker, 2009 would be a great year to stop.  The people who care about you would consider it one of the best gifts you could give them.

CNN

….”To recap: Smoking exponentially increases your risk of developing lung cancer (and other lung diseases, like emphysema and chronic bronchitis) and puts you at higher risk for cancer of the mouth, throat, larynx, esophagus, bladder, pancreas, kidney, cervix and stomach. Smoking also elevates the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and insulin resistance. And, as if all that weren’t bad enough, it causes wrinkles.

“Yet stand on virtually any streetcorner of any city or town in the United States, and you will see people smoking.

“So, who exactly — in the face of all the mounting scientific evidence, social stigma and legal bans — still lights up?

“According to the CDC, about 43.4 million Americans (19.8 percent of the population) smoke.”

Source: CNN, January 9, 2009