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Stop smoking pill 'quit success' A controversial pill is boosting the success of smokers in England in kicking the habit, NHS figures suggest One in seven people trying to quit are using Champix, according to the first figures published since the stop smoking drug was licensed in 2006. And NHS Information Centre data showed 63% of people were successful last year at the four-week mark compared to half using nicotine replacement therapy. Champix has come under scrutiny over reports it causes suicidal feelings. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency says it is "closely" monitoring the drug after almost 3,000 reports of adverse reactions. So far there have been more than 200 reports of suicidal thoughts in patients taking Champix. And more than 350 reports of depression, although these have mainly involved patients who had an underlying psychiatric illness. The drug is unusual as it both stimulates and blocks specific nicotinic receptors in the brain. By stimulating the receptor it is thought to mimic the effects of nicotine to reduce cravings. At the same time, it partially blocks the receptor preventing nicotine from binding to it, resulting in a weaker response in people who give in to temptation and have a cigarette. Trials suggested around 44% of smokers give up after taking the drug twice a day for 12 weeks, compared with 18% of those given a placebo and 30% of those taking another major anti-smoking drug, bupropion. Smoking ban The latest figures show that in 2007-8 - the first year since the smoking ban was introduced - there was a 13% increase to 680,000 in the number of people setting a quit date. There was also a 10% rise to 350,800 in the number of people who had stuck to their attempts to quit after four weeks. NHS Stop Smoking Services spent almost £61 million in the past year on helping people to quit - nearly £10 million higher than the year before. Health minister Ann Keen said she was delighted with the increase in people successfully quitting smoking. "I'd like to take this opportunity to say congratulations to all those who have made such positive efforts to kick the habit - very well done. "This shows that the investments that we are making in helping smokers to quit are having a positive impact http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7574347.stm

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Wht makes you think that we want to stop smoking ? Its not a disease' date=' its a choice.[/quote'] Good point, Zap. Though I remember Hari Sampath had a big thread on why many want to quit.
cowboysfan Grand Master

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Wht makes you think that we want to stop smoking ? Its not a disease' date=' its a choice.[/quote'] i dont care either way but its not a choice -its an addiction and that's a fact.If you dont know that than i pity you.
Zap_Brannigan Newbie

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i dont care either way but its not a choice -its an addiction and that's a fact.If you dont know that than i pity you.
You should know that i am also addicted to Beer, Vodka, Cheeseburgers with a Large fries, Bacon, fine Italian cuisine, Big fat Juicy steak, Spicy kebabs...... Yes, i am goin to have a heart attack before i turn 30, But thanks for caring :D
Kumar Newbie

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smoking is very enjoyable' date=' especially a pipe.[/quote'] :hysterical::hysterical: oj oj. im suprised no one corrected me
Kumar Newbie

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Wrong thread.....the thread on gay rights is that way:hysterical:[/quote i dont smoke, was kiddin :cantstop: but good one about gay rights:haha: though a lot of non gay people smoke a pipe, weather fictious or non fictious, some mite be gay in the list dont know, but majority arent General Douglas MacArthur Gerald Ford Franklin Roosevelt Bob Hope Bing Crosby Mark Twain Albert Einstein Richard Petty Moe Howard (Three Stooges) Ghengis Khan Jerry Lewis Winston Churchill (cigars & pipes) Ross Perot Ted Knight (Ted Baxter in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show") Hayden Rorke (Dr. Alfred Bellows in "I Dream of Jeannie") Dick Sargent (Darrin Stephens in "Bewitched" (the second one !)) Al Milinaro (Al Delvecchio in "Happy Days") Mel Stewart (Marvin Cecker in "Tabitha") Anwar Sadat William Faulkner Marcel Moyse Stephane Mallarme Bertrand Russell Vincent Van Gogh Clark Gable Edward G. Robinson William Conrad Ving Rhames Nicholas Cage Edwin Hubbel Popeye Frosty the Snowman Santa Claus ]
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You should know that i am also addicted to Beer, Vodka, Cheeseburgers with a Large fries, Bacon, fine Italian cuisine, Big fat Juicy steak, Spicy kebabs...... Yes, i am goin to have a heart attack before i turn 30, But thanks for caring :D
I SAID i dont care-you can kill yourself if you want.
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i dont care either way but its not a choice -its an addiction and that's a fact.If you dont know that than i pity you.
yep...'quitting smoking' is one of the most common New year's resolutions...:haha: but not many can kick the habit...:D I did smoke for a couple of years in college....then just gave it up bcoz i started drinking beer...:--D just kidding....never thought smoking was cool. and I've improved from then on...now I drink Rye, Scotch & rum....in a social manner...:winky:
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