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Did you know that the more intensively you focus on quitting, the higher your odds of quitting?: Hatsukami, D; Mooney, M. 1999. Pharmacological and behavioral strategies for smoking cessation. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. V6(1):11-38.
Did you know that using nicotine replacement products could reduce withdrawal symptoms and double your odds of quitting smoking?: Hatsukami, D; Mooney, M. 1999. Pharmacological and behavioral strategies for smoking cessation. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. V6(1):11-38.
Did you know that your appeal to the opposite sex could triple as a non-smoker?: Hines, D; Fretz, AC; Nollen, NL. 1998. Regular occasional smoking by college students: Personality attributions of smokers and nonsmokers. Psychological Reports. V3(2):1299-1306. &
Amos, A; Currie, C; Gray, D; Elton, R. 1998. Perceptions of fashion images from youth magazines: Does a cigarette make a difference? Health Education Research 1998. V4:491-501.
Did you know that quitting smoking could help you avoid complications when undergoing surgery?: Møller, AM; Pedersen, T. 1999. The effect of tobacco smoking on risks in connection in anesthesia and surgery. Development of complications and the preventive effect of smoking cessation Ugeskrift for Laeger. 26, 161(30):4273-4276.
Did you know that the use of cessation materials like this directly increases your chances of quitting smoking?: Curry, SJ. 1993. Self-help interventions for smoking cessation. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 61(5):790-803
Did you know that the more strategies you use to quit, the higher your odds of remaining quit?: Pederson, L; Bull, SB; Ashley, MJ; Mac Donald, JK. 1996. Quitting smoking: why, how, and what might help. Tobacco Control. V5:209-214.
Did you know that for every day that you are quit, your immune system improves?: Sopori, ML; Kozak, W. 1998. Immunomodulatory effects of cigarette smoke. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 83(1-2):148-56.
Did you know that quitting smoking can be one of the biggest factors in improving sexual functioning?: Dinsmore, WW. 1996. Clinical aspects of erectile dysfunction. International Journal of Std and Aids. 7 Suppl 3:2-4.
Did you know that even smokers view nonsmokers more positively than they do smokers?: Dermer, ML; Jacobsen, E. 1986. Some potential negative social consequences of cigarette smoking: Marketing research in reverse. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 16(8):702-725.
Did you know that as a non-smoker, others might perceive you as being more sophisticated than as a smoker?: Cooper, WH; Kohn, PM. 1989. The social image of the young female smoker. British Journal of Addiction. 84(8):935-941.
Did you know that as a non-smoker, others may perceive you as being more self- disciplined than as a smoker?: Cooper, WH; Kohn, PM. 1989. The social image of the young female smoker. British Journal of Addiction. 84(8):935-941.
Did you know that as a non-smoker, others might perceive you as being wiser than a smoker is perceived?: Cooper, WH; Kohn, PM. 1989. The social image of the young female smoker. British Journal of Addiction. 84(8):935-941.
Did you know that as a non-smoking female, men perceive you as more sexually attractive than when you used to smoke?: Clark, EM; Klesges, RC; Neimeyer, RA. 1992. Attributions about sexual behavior, attractiveness, and health as a function of subjects' and targets' sex and smoking status. Basic & Applied Social Psychology. 13(2):205-216.
Did you know that as a non-smoking female, men perceive you as more likable than when you used to smoke?: Clark, EM; Klesges, RC; Neimeyer, RA. 1992. Attributions about sexual behavior, attractiveness, and health as a function of subjects' and targets' sex and smoking status. Basic & Applied Social Psychology. 13(2):205-216.
Did you know that by avoiding typical "cues" to smoke that the likelihood of remaining quit is doubled?: Velicer, WF; Prochaska, JO. 1999. An expert system intervention for smoking cessation. Patient Education & Counseling. V36(2):119-129.
Did you know that nonsmokers are seen as more mature than smokers?: Hines, D; Fretz, AC; Nollen, NL. (American Psychological Association Convention., Aug, 1997, Chicago, IL, USA.) 1998. Regular occasional smoking by college students: Personality attributions of smokers and nonsmokers. Psychological Reports. 83(3, Pt 2):1299-1306.
Did you know that nonsmokers find other nonsmokers more attractive than smokers?: Hines, D; Fretz, AC; Nollen, NL. (American Psychological Association Convention., Aug, 1997, Chicago, IL, USA.) 1998. Regular occasional smoking by college students: Personality attributions of smokers and nonsmokers. Psychological Reports. 83(3, Pt 2):1299-1306.
Did you know that nonsmokers are viewed as more desirable to date than smokers?: Hines, D; Fretz, AC; Nollen, NL. (American Psychological Association Convention., Aug, 1997, Chicago, IL, USA.) 1998. Regular occasional smoking by college students: Personality attributions of smokers and nonsmokers. Psychological Reports. 83(3, Pt 2):1299-1306.
Did you know that nonsmokers are seen as healthier than smokers are?: Hines, D; Fretz, AC; Nollen, NL. (American Psychological Association Convention., Aug, 1997, Chicago, IL, USA.) 1998. Regular occasional smoking by college students: Personality attributions of smokers and nonsmokers. Psychological Reports. 83(3, Pt 2):1299-1306.
Did you know that computer-based smoking cessation interventions appear to be more effective than similar types of programs delivered by mail?: Dijkstra, A; De Vries, H; Roijackers, J. 1999. Targeting smokers with low readiness to change with tailored and non-tailored self-help materials. Preventive Medicine: An International Devoted to Practice & Theory. 28(2):203-211.
Did you now that quitting smoking could be a protective factor for erectile dysfunction?: Fedele, D; Coscelli, C; Santeusanio, F; Bortolotti, A; Chatenoud, L; Colli, E; Landoni, M; Parazzini, F. 1998. Erectile dysfunction in diabetic subjects in Italy. Gruppo Italiano Studio Deficit Erettile nei Diabetici. Diabetes Care. 21(11):1973-7.
Did you know that actors who use tobacco products are rated less favorably by children than actors who don't use tobacco products?: Kury, SP; Rodrigue, JR; Perri, MG. 1998. Smokeless tobacco and cigarettes: Differential attitudes and behavioral intentions of young adolescents toward a hypothetical new peer. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology. 27(4):415-422.
Did you know that expectant mothers who quit cigarettes reduce their baby's chances of having attention, motor control, and perception problems?: Landgren, M; Kjellman, B; Gillberg, C. 1998. Attention deficit disorder with developmental coordination disorders. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 79(3):207-12.
Did you know that quitting smoking might help you avoid cervical abnormalities?: Szarewski, A; Jarvis, MJ; Sasieni, P; Anderson, M; Edwards, R; Steele, SJ; Guillebaud, J; Cuzick, J. 1996. Effect of smoking cessation on cervical lesion size, Lancet. 347(9006):941-3.
Did you know that having people around you who are positive about your effort to stop smoking actually helps quitting?: Rice, VH; Templin, T; Fox, DH; Jarosz, P; Mullin, M; Seiggreen, M; Lepczyk, M. 1996. Social context variables as predictors of smoking cessation. Tobacco Control. 5(4):280-5.
Did you know that increasing one's exercise has been linked with success in quitting smoking?: Pederson, L; Bull, SB; Ashley, MJ; Mac Donald, JK. 1996. Quitting smoking: why, how, and what might help. Tobacco Control. V5:209-214.
Did you know that persons who have remained quit for more than 15 years appear to have the same risk as "never-smokers" for stomach cancer?: De Stefani, E: Boffetta, P; Carzoglio, J: Mendilaharsu, S; Deneo-Pellegrini,H. 1998. Tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking as risk factors for stomach cancer: a case-control study in Uruguay. Cancer Causes Control. 9(3):321-9.
Did you know that excess risk of heart disease caused by smoking could be cut in half after just one year of quitting smoking?: Manley, AF. 1997. Cardiovascular implications of smoking: the surgeon general's point of view. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 8(3):303-10.
Did you know that the minimal weight gain reported by some ex-smokers often reverses itself over time?: Froom, P; Kristal-Boneh, E; Melamed, S; Gofer, D; Benbassat, J; Ribak, J. 1999. Smoking cessation and body mass index of occupationally active men: the Israeli CORDIS Study. American Journal of Public Health. 89(5):718-22.
Did you know that quitting smoking could eliminate your need for cholesterol -lowering medication, and result in significant cost savings?: Muir, J; Fuller, A; Lancaster, T. 1999. Applying the Sheffield tables to data from general practice. British Journal of General Practice. 49(440):217-8.
Did you know that the increased risk for developing prostate cancer as a smoker disappears over time once you quit?: Giovannucci, E; Rimm, EB; Ascherio, A; Colditz, GA; Spiegelman, D; Stampfer, MJ; Willett, WC. 1999. Smoking and risk of total and fatal prostate cancer in United States health professionals. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. 8(4 Pt 1):277-82.
Did you know that quitting smoking could increase your options for the safe use of contraceptives?: Schiff, I; Bell, WR; Davis, V; Kessler, CM; Meyers, C; Nakajima, S; Sexton, BJ. 1999. Oral contraceptives and smoking, current considerations: recommendations of a consensus panel. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 180(6 Pt 2):S383-4.
Did you know that quitting smoking could help to slow facial aging and the appearance of wrinkles?: Demierre, MF; Brooks, D; Koh, HK; Geller, AC. 1999. Public knowledge, awareness, and perceptions of the association between skin aging and smoking. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 41(1):27-30.
Did you know that lung function improves within a few months of quitting smoking?: Scanlon, PD; Connett, JE; Waller, LA; Altose, MD; Bailey, WC; Buist, AS. 2000. Smoking cessation and lung function in mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Lung Health Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 161(2 Pt 1):381-90. &
Muers, MF. 1999. Quitting smoking and lungs. Lancet. 17;354(9174):177-8.
Did you know that supportive partners increase the chances of their significant others quitting?: Havassy, BE; Hall, SM; Wasserman, DA. 1991. Social support and relapse: commonalities among alcoholics, opiate users, and cigarette smokers. Addictive Behaviors16(5):235-46. &
Håkansson, A; Lendahls, L; Petersson, C. 1999. Which women stop smoking? A population-based study of 403 pregnant smokers. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 78(3):217-24.
Did you know that self-massage may help quitters to relax and improve their mood while quitting?: Hernandez-Reif, M; Field, T; Hart, S. 1999. Smoking cravings are reduced by self-massage. Preventive Medicine. 28(1):28-32.
Did you know that that self-massaging one's hands can reduce withdrawal symptoms?: Hernandez-Reif, M; Field, T; Hart, S. 1999. Smoking cravings are reduced by self-massage. Preventive Medicine. V28:26-32.