Good Morning, Fellow EXers! Today there is a lot of don't miss information! I have broken it into 3 major categories:
Smoking and your Family
Smoking and the Law
and
Smoking Cessation
BUT there is a lot of overlap! For EXample, what would you do if every time you reached for a sickerette, you had to see this:
Well, I know what I would do! QUIT!
And what would you do if you knew that you were EXposing your Family to hearing loss, breast cancer, lung cancer, and more?
I know what I would do! QUIT TODAY!
And how would I quit?
For one thing, I would take the advice of the American Lung Association and find FREE Group Support right here at BecomeanEX often, even several times a day, if that's what it takes to quit and stay quit!
How about YOU???
SMOKING AND YOUR FAMILY
Home: Last bastion for secondhand smoke
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/public_health/Secondhand-smoke-at-home-With-the-kids.html
How to quit smoking when you are pregnant
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/11/13/how-to-quit-smoking-when-are-pregnant/#ixzz2DzOYIaBS
Passive Smoking Can Cause Breast Cancer
http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Lifestyle/passive_smoking_breast_cancer_1117120101.html
Pay attention to the threat of lung cancer
Hidden Hearing Respond to a Connection between Passive Smoking and Hearing Loss
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/11/prweb10100161.htm
SMOKING AND THE LAW
Australians Face Gangrene Photos as Tobacco Brands Vanish
License to smoke
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/inquirer/20121203_License_to_smoke.html
American Lung Association Report Says U.S. At Tipping Point For Policies That Help Smokers Quit
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/12/03/5026440/american-lung-association-report.html
When it comes to policies that help smokers quit, the United States now finds itself at a tipping
point. As federal and state governments work to implement the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (ACA), there is huge potential to provide millions more smokers with the
help they need to quit. The ACA makes major changes to the health insurance market and also
puts more focus on prevention in healthcare, which includes
tobacco cessation. The law has major implications for states,
which are tasked with implementing many of the ACA’s
most transformative initiatives, including health insurance
exchanges and a significant expansion of Medicaid. As major
changes are being made to how healthcare is delivered
and paid for in this country, there is a great opportunity
to incorporate tobacco cessation treatment as a key to
preventing deadly disease and rapidly rising healthcare costs.
Several provisions in the ACA, discussed in the coming pages,
specifically address prevention and tobacco cessation. The opportunities in the ACA for smokers
who want to quit are very exciting.
However, with great opportunity to do the right thing also comes the opportunity to make
misguided decisions that will have lasting effects. The federal government has missed several
opportunities since the enactment of the ACA to grant smokers access to more cessation
treatments. Now, as states are beginning implementation of state exchanges and Medicaid
expansions, state policymakers have the opportunity to stand up for smokers in their states who
want to quit. Unfortunately, a number of states are choosing otherwise. One troubling example is
Maine, whose governor shortsightedly cut Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation medications as
part of larger efforts to change the Medicaid program and cut costs.
In the coming years, policymakers at all levels have the potential to encourage and help many
smokers to quit. The American Lung Association urges policymakers to take advantage of the
opportunities detailed in the following pages—to save both lives and money.
ARE YOU PASSIVE TO the ISSUE OF SMOKING?
http://www.nation.lk/edition/undo/item/12994-are-you-passive-to-the-issue-of-smoking?.html
Taxing cigarettes saves lives
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-cigarette-tax-20121126,0,5986884.story
Cigarette firms must run ads saying they lied
SMOKING AND YOUR INSURANCE
Why wouldn't insurers cover smoking cessation?
http://www.fiercehealthpayer.com/story/why-wouldnt-insurers-cover-smoking-cessation/2012-11-30
Some insurers are already flouting Obamacare’s provisions to help smokers quit
Tobacco industry uses trade pacts to try to snuff out anti-smoking laws
SMOKING CESSATION
Barcelona launch unique anti-smoking campaign with the European Commission
Want to Quit? Afraid of Weight Gain?
http://www.dailyrx.com/smoking-cessation-often-gets-put-fear-weight-gain
Evidence builds for SMS smoking cessation
http://mobihealthnews.com/19120/evidence-builds-for-sms-smoking-cessation/
Smokers given genetic test to help them quit
http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2012/12/02/smokers-given-genetic-test-to-help-them-quit/
