Hypnotherapy Can Help You Quit Smoking and Put A Spring In Your Step
One of the conundrums confronting the quit smoking movement is the knowledge most smokers want to kick their habit but struggle with the cravings.
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What are the UK’s Most Popular Quit Smoking Campaigns?
Shisha pipe is a massive addiction in the Middle East. What can we learn from the UK about quitting bad habits?
Turkish Lipstick Ban Reversed, But Booze Sales Get Corked
Turkey is in the news for its social protests which may also be linked to this: a new Turkish law bans late night alcohol sales and requires boozy products to be smacked with warning labels.
Anti-Tobacco Images Fail to Sway Jordanian Smokers
If new anti-smoking images slapped on Jordan’s smokes don’t help puffers kick the habit, maybe Jordan should look Down Under for greater motivation: Beginning this year, as part of Jordan’s obligations to the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the Ministry of Health asked cigarette companies to feature graphic anti-smoking images on cigarette […]
Saudi Smoking Grounds for Divorce
Smoking can cause cancer, emphysema, birth defects, and – in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – divorce. Saudi Arabian authorities enacted a ban against smoking in government buildings, curbing a habit enjoyed by six million of its people. Smoking’s now banned at all ministries and government facilities in all provinces of the kingdom, according to the […]
Heavy smokers get textual healing
Want to quit smoking? There’s an app for that. Last week, experts lit up an Israeli conference with new strategies to curb smoking using email, text messages and smartphone apps. Hebrew University’s School for Public Health, in cooperation with The Medical Society for Smoking Prevention and Cessation in Israel and the Hadassah Medical Organization, sponsored a forum focused on using modern communication to help smokers kick the […]
Sexual Smoking Images in Jordan to Stop Smokers
Translated from a poster in Jordan: “Smoking for a long period of time affects marital relations.” I’m not “blowing smoke” when I rave about Amman. No need, because Amman generates enough smoke on its own. This city rivals onions in making eyes water. Blame diesel fuel. Trucks, cars, buses blast chewy plumes of black exhaust. […]