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2 A cigarette is the only consumer product which when used as directed kills its consumer. - Dr Gro Brundtland, MDFormer prime minister of Norway and former director general of the World Health Organization Smoking cessation is difficult Patients are fighting both physical and psychological addiction Nicotine withdrawal symptoms The common nicotine withdrawal symptoms associated with quitting smoking include 4,5 : Anxiety Hunger Irritability Depressed mood Restlessness Insomnia Poor concentration It may take 10 or more attempts for a patient to successfully quit smoking

Keith Mortman, director of thoracic surgery at the George Washington Medical Faculty Associates in Washington, D.C., a smoker is likely to have a lot of mucus built up in their lungs

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