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Results 1 - 10 of 1,744 for tobacco
  1. Smokeless Tobacco (National Library of Medicine)  
    Many people who chew tobacco or dip snuff think it's safer than smoking. But you don't have to smoke tobacco for it to be dangerous. Chewing or dipping carries ...
  2. Secondhand Smoke (National Library of Medicine)  
    Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, and the smoke breathed out by the smoker. It contains ...
  3. Smoking (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... to nicotine, a stimulant drug that is in tobacco. Nicotine addiction makes it much harder for people ... with low birth weight. Are other forms of tobacco also dangerous? Besides cigarettes, there are several other ...
  4. The nicotine in tobacco can be addictive like alcohol, cocaine, and morphine. ... Tobacco is a plant grown for its leaves, which are smoked, chewed, or sniffed. Tobacco contains a ...
  5. ... failure. There are many reasons to quit using tobacco. Long-term use of tobacco can increase your risk of many serious health ... almost immediately. Every week, month, and year without tobacco further improves your health. Within 20 minutes of ...
  6. Knowing the serious health risks of using tobacco may help motivate you to quit. Using tobacco over a long time can increase your risk for many health problems.
  7. ... provider can prescribe medicines to help you quit tobacco use. These medicines do not contain nicotine and ... cessation medicines can help: Lessen the craving for tobacco Decrease withdrawal symptoms Keep you from starting to ...
  8. ... is hard to stop smoking or using smokeless tobacco, but anyone can do it. Know what symptoms ... medicines that can help you quit nicotine and tobacco and keep you from starting again. These include ...
  9. Many people gain weight when they quit smoking cigarettes. On average, people gain 5 to 10 pounds (2.25 to 4.5 kilograms) in the months ...
  10. Quitting Smoking (National Library of Medicine)  
    Tobacco use is the most common preventable cause of death. About half of the people who don' ... to breathe. In the long term, giving up tobacco can help you live longer. Your risk of ...
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