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Nicotine Quiz

Nicotine, one of the main chemicals in tobacco, is the primary reason that smoking is so addictive. Even though most smokers know that smoking is bad for them, they find it difficult to quit because of the nicotine's effect.

Cost of Smoking Calculator

There isn't much good that can be said about smoking. Now, on a positive note, do you know how much money you can save if you quit smoking today?

Cost of Drinking Calculator

Drinking can be an expensive habit. While you may not notice a dollar here or two dollars there, consider how much you spend per week and per year on alcohol.

Steps You Can Take

Quitting Smoking

Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease

Smokers not only have increased risk of lung disease, including lung cancer and emphysema, but also have increased risk of heart disease, stroke, and oral cancer.

Lifestyle Changes

Living a healthier lifestyle can help to prevent heart disease. This means eliminating all tobacco, following a heart-healthy diet, and getting regular exercise.

Series' Star Wants to Arrest Smoking

“Quitting smoking was just about the toughest thing I’ve ever done,” says S. Epatha Merkerson. “But the struggle was certainly worth it."

The High Cost of Smoking

When people consider the cost of smoking, they usually focus on the cost of the cigarettes alone. But that's only the first step.

Smoking: Truth and Consequences

When you smoke, toxins are carried by your blood to every organ in your body. At the same time, the carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke keeps red blood cells from carrying as much oxygen as normal.

Quit-Smoking Tools: Help for Kicking Your Habit

As you probably already know, quitting smoking isn't easy. But, millions of other people have done it, and you can, too.

You Can Stay Smoke-Free

Know your triggers for wanting a cigarette and figure out a plan to deal with them.

How to Quit Smoking, Again

Fewer than a quarter of those who attempt to quit are able to make it beyond three months before resuming smoking. Women usually find it harder to quit than do men, even though women have a higher risk of smoking-related diseases. The following suggestions can help you kick the habit, again, for good.

Limiting Alcohol

Weighing the Benefits and Risks of Alcohol

Excessive drinking can cause potentially fatal conditions, not only high blood pressure, but also damage to the brain, heart or liver; diabetes and stroke.

How to Cut Down on Drinking

It helps to understand why and when you drink if you are going to successfully reduce the amount of alcohol you consume.