This new edition will provide an incisive and reader-friendly guide to the physiology of smoking: Why it's addicting, why it's so hard to quit, tobacco-related illness, and how and when to quit.
Additionally, the related dangers of newer forms of tobacco use, such as vaping and e-cigarettes; a breakdown of smokers by age, ethnicity, gender and medical status; and a comprehensive hands-on advice to quitting, interventions, including new and effective medication treatments, acupuncture, CBT, and hypnosis. This new edition features:
The latest health risks/findings
Tips and advice to adopt a strategy to quit smoking
New/alternative nicotine replacement therapies
Staying clean: Avoiding the relapse
Getting help from support groups and online programs including Apps
Special considerations for pregnancy and teen smoking
New coverage devoted to vaping and e-cigarettes