With the COVID-19 pandemic raging on and a big part of it involving throat and chest pain, you may be starting to rethink your smoking habits. You might be thinking that supporting your body’s full health is what you want to do. Quitting smoking can reduce anxiety, lung damage, and throat pain significantly. Quitting cold… Read More »
There is no question in our minds about smoking. We advise our patients to not smoke and if they already are smokers we advise them to quit. Unfortunately even if you were to quit today the after effects will linger. Heavy smoking increases your risk of having a cardiovascular event (heart attack, stroke, heart failure or… Read More »
A new study from the Massachusetts General Hospital’s (MGH) Tobacco Research and Treatment Center provides critical population-level evidence demonstrating that using e-cigarettes daily helps U.S. smokers quit smoking combustible (i.e. regular) cigarettes. The report, published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research online, provides the first longitudinal data about the effectiveness of e-cigarettes for cessation from a survey… Read More »