KBEAR: Billings' Greatest Hits » Quitting http://kbear.com Billings' Greatest Hits Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:36:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Sorry Smokers, It's Better to Avoid Short Cuts When Quitting — Health Check http://kbear.com/long-term-better-smoking-treatment-health-check/ http://kbear.com/long-term-better-smoking-treatment-health-check/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:00:30 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=63333 While surveys consistently show that more than 3 out of 4 smokers would like to quit, only about 10 percent of those who try each year are successful.

Fortunately, new studies show one way to raise those numbers is to treat smoking as a chronic disease — like high blood pressure — for which long-term treatment is offered.

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