Here's a brief guide of the best-known stop smoking programs:
Prescription Anti-Depressant Zyban - A recent, large study conducted by the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine revealed an initial failure rate for those using Zyban to stop smoking of over 60%! That's just the initial failure rate. After 12 months, the failure rate was 70%! And actually that's the "good" news!Now the bad news. While it's true that antidepressants can provide some benefits, some have had a worsening of depression/other symptoms, including suicidal thoughts/attempts. The following side effects are also linked to Zyban: feeling restless, anxious, dry mouth, incomplete or infrequent bowel movements, dizzy, chronic trouble sleeping, excessive sweating, involuntary quivering, loss of appetite, weight loss, feel like throwing up, throwing up, stomach cramps, ringing in the ears, high blood pressure, painful periods, itching, hives, rash, headache, gas, hepatitis caused by drugs, joint pain, cannot focus thoughts, hallucination, feeling faint, seizures, chest pain, abnormal liver functions test, confused, delusions, paranoia, blurred vision, throat irritation, "change of life" signs, muscle pain, drowsiness, fever, taste problems, temporary redness of face and neck, heart throbbing or pounding, diarrhea, frequent urination, nervous, feeling weak, and false sense of well-being.
Do you really want to risk further endangering your health by taking a prescription drug that was intended to treat depression?Nicotine Replacement Therapy - As one can imagine, substituting one nicotine delivery system (smoking) with other nicotine delivery systems (gum, patches, inhaler) still leaves one craving nicotine. It is no wonder the previously mentioned study reported that after 12 months Nicotine Replacement Therapy had a failure rate of over 85%! That's an even worse record than Zyban, and you're still putting the addictive poison in your body that you are trying to wean yourself off!
In-Patient Clinics - The respected Mayo Clinic offers its Nicotine Dependence Center, including a very costly in-patient plan for quitting smoking. With clinics in Arizona, Minnesota and Florida, this is perhaps the Rolls Royce of stop smoking programs. A similar in-patient program is offered at St. Helena Hospital in Northern California's Napa Valley. You check in for a week, but it's not cheap, either! These in-patient therapies do have a slightly better track record than Zyban and Nicotine Replacement, and are no doubt a healthier option, but a very high-priced one that still has a failure rate of well over 50%.
"Aren't there ANY Stop Smoking Programs out there that I can afford, aren't a threat to my health, and ACTUALLY WORK?"
YES!
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