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Intro: Three fully-loaded jumbo jets crashing every single day. It's a horrible thought, but that's approximately how many people die from smoking related illnesses. If you quit, you reduce your chances of getting sick significantly. But kicking the habit isn't easy. Research shows nicotine replacement therapy helps. But which type works best? The patch, nasal spray, nicotine gum, one of the others? Let's go to Mayo Clinic for answers.
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| Total Running time 1:32 | "I'VE ALWAYS LOVED PHOTOGRAPHY. I'VE ALWAYS LOVED FLOWERS." (CLICKING) |
| RHONDA ROSBURG COULD SPEND HOURS IN THIS FIELD. JUST SHOOTING. SOUND: "CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, CLICK" |
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| RHONDA SAYS HER ART IS MUCH BETTER NOW THAT'S SHE'S QUIT SMOKING. BEFORE SHE KICKED THE HABIT IT SEEMED SHE JUST COULDN'T FOCUS. | |
Rhonda Rosburg |
"I'D HAVE BEEN TOO WORRIED ABOUT WHEN I WAS GOING TO GET MY NEXT CIGARETTE. (CLICK)" TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF SMOKING A PACK A DAY WAS MAKING BREATHING HARDER. SO RHONDA QUIT. ABOUT 5 TIMES. THEN ... |
| Rhonda Rosburg | "I WENT RIGHT BACK TO SMOKING." |
J. Taylor Hays, M.D. Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center |
"I TELL PEOPLE THAT THE TRAIL FROM SMOKING TO PERMANENT ABSTINENCE, WHICH IS WHERE THEY WANT TO BE, IS NOT A STRAIGHT LINE. LOTS OF CURVES IN THE ROAD." |
Standup Vivien WilliamsReporting |
BUT DR. J TAYLOR HAYS ALSO SAYS YOU CAN MAKE THAT ROAD A LITTLE STRAIGHTER BY USING THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF NICOTINE REPLACEMENT. |
J. Taylor Hays, M.D. |
"THERE AREN'T STUDIES THAT SHOW ONE PRODUCT IS CLEARLY BETTER THAN THE OTHER ..." |
From Dr. Hays to graphics: Over the Counter
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SO HE RECOMMENDS CHOOSING PRODUCTS THAT FIT YOUR LIFESTYLE. HERE'S WHAT'S AVAILABLE OVER THE COUNTER: THE SLOW RELEASE PATCH, OR FASTER-ACTING NICOTINE GUM, AND THE NICOTINE LOZENGE. YOU NEED A PRESCRIPTION FOR THE NICOTINE NASAL SPRAY OR INHALER. |
| Rhonda Rosburg | "I USED THE PATCH AND I ALSO USED THE GUM FOR THE LITTLE STRONG URGES." |
| RHONDA'S URGES TO SMOKE HAVE STOPPED. AND NOW SHE FOCUSES ON HER ART, NOT ON THE NEED FOR NICOTINE. | |
| Rhonda Rosburg | "LIFE ITSELF, EVERYTHING ABOUT IT, IS 100% BETTER." |
| FOR MEDICAL EDGE, I'M VIVIEN WILLIAMS. |
Tag: Dr. Hays says it may take you a couple tries before you find the nicotine replacement options that work best for you. In addition to the patch and nicotine gum, Rhonda also had tobacco counseling. These sessions gave her strategies and tools to stay off cigarettes. Research shows counseling plus nicotine replacement is the most effective method for quitting. For more information on how to quit smoking and programs that can help, log onto our Web site at ...
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