Stop Smoking

Chantix Helps Quit Smoking

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:44:59 -0700

Everyone is aware that smoking is not good for your health, but many do not realize that smoking is also closely linked to chronic pain.

New Hope for Smokers with Back Pain

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:15:12 -0700

There’s a unique drug now on the market for smokers trying to quit - Chantix (manufactured and distributed by Pfizer). It was actually approved by the FDA in May 2006 and given priority FDA review because of its significant potential benefit to public health.

Smoking and Low Back Pain

spine-health — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:14:23 -0800

The fact that smoking is not good for your health is not exactly news, but most people do not associate smoking with pain.

Lifestyle issues such as smoking, as well as lack of exercise and obesity, hamper the patient’s ability to find sufficient pain relief over the long term. In fact, research has shown that smoking causes back pain.

In my own personal experience with treating back pain patients, I have seen that chronic smokers rarely ever recover from chronic pain conditions even with a variety of treatments.

Stop Smoking to Reduce Back Pain: Why the Anti-Smoking Crowd Hurts Less

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:25:49 -0800

That cigarette with your cup of morning coffee is relaxing, isn't it? You can just feel the tension release from your body as you light one up and deeply inhale. Smoking is a powerful habit, the anxiety release fully understood only by people who either currently smoke or have smoked in the past.