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This Month's Feature: QUITTING SMOKING? YOUR PHARMACIST CAN HELP

Quitting Smoking? Your Pharmacist Can Help
Anyone who has quit smoking can tell you it isn't easy but they'll also tell you that it's well worth it. Having support tools, including professional smoking cessation counselling, can increase your chances of quitting successfully. Did you know that your pharmacist can play an important role in your path to joining the millions of people who have quit smoking?


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Your main goals after you successfully quit smoking will be to maintain your success and stay smoke-free. Here are the top ten goals you should set.
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On the Road to Quitting - A guide to becoming a non smoker is a program to help smokers understand their smoking habits and their quitting options.

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For those looking to quit smoking, consult the gosmokefree website or practical quitting resources, including the E-Quit Program, On the Road to Quitting and Quit4Life.

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Quitlines offer free telephone support from trained specialists who can help develop a personal quit plan or provide counselling to family and friends of smokers.

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Beijing's Olympic Smog Shows Pollution's Effect on Health May. 15, 2012 (HealthDay News)

'Self-Managing' COPD Might Pose Risks, Study Suggests May. 14, 2012 (HealthDay News)
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