Smoking Cessation More Successful with Monetary Reward
Workers given financial rewards from their employers, ranging from $100 to $400, were more likely to be smoke-free up to 18 months later compared to workers who were merely given information on smoking cessation, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Tobacco use, particularly cigarette smoking, is the single most preventable cause of death in the United States and is responsible for a growing list of cancers as well as chronic diseases.
Many people who are trying to quit don’t know that Nicotine Replacement Products are widely recommended by health care professionals and carry no cancer risk. Nicotine itself is a stimulant and not a carcinogen. Cigarettes contain over 60 carcinogens, but nicotine is not one of them. Many people attempting to quit smoking are unaware of these facts about nicotine. Another common misconception is that so-called “light” cigarettes are better for them. People smoke to get the drug nicotine, but a smoker actually inhales about 4,000 additional chemicals as well. Some of the chemicals include formaldehyde, arsenic, ammonia, and carbon monoxide.
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Source: N Engl J Med. 2009;60:699–709
Source: Virginia Reichert, N.P., director of the Center for Tobacco Control at the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System in Great Neck, N.Y.
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