Positively Quit simplifies the process of becoming a non-smoker. Cassius, himself an ex-smoker, starts from the beginning, guiding you to recall how and why you started smoking. He then empowers you through the process of undoing your decision to start smoking. He prepares you for each of the challenges you will face and outlines your alternatives to smoking. For those who are curious, his final chapter explains the science behind his approach to quitting. This is the only manual you will need to stop smoking and, when you follow his steps, you will rediscover the freedom of being a non-smoker.

The Positively Quit Manual was written with one key objective in mind - to help smokers who want to quit do so as quickly and painlessly as possible. To do this, we did our best to keep things as simple as possible, pared information down to the bare necessity and included only those techniques that worked effectively for the greatest number of our clients. The Manual writer smoked a packet of cigarettes a day for 20 years. He tried going 'cold turkey', 'cutting down' and other methods but failed each time. He found that quitting was relatively easy, however, using the observations and techniques described in this manual. Follow the simple instructions in it and you'll likely find quitting smoking relatively easy as well.

This manual covers what you need to know, encourages you to review and understand your reasons and motivation for quitting, and then presents a truly useful approach to quitting. You can't go wrong with this manual.--Brian Nussbaum, Psy.D.

Provides step-by-step instructions on how to implement treatments to help smokers give up their habit in a group environment.

Recovering the Self: A Journal of Hope and Healing (Vol. II, No. 2) April 2010 "Recovering The Self" is a quarterly journal which explores the themes of recovery and healing through poetry, memoir, essays, Opinion, fiction, humor, media reviews and psycho-education. Areas of concern include aging, disabilities, health, abuse recovery, trauma/PTSD, anxiety, and depression. Contributors come from around the world to provide a mirror of the experience of peoples of all cultures and beliefs. This issue explores a number of areas of concern including: Complementary and Alternative Therapies Combat Veterans and PTSD Overcoming jealousy Mental illness Addiction Parenting Eldercare Psychotherapy Media reviews Abuse Recovery and much more! Acclaim for "Recovering The Self" "Editor Ernest Dempsey does an admirable job of pulling this material together in a pleasing shape. Each piece offers a revelation, insight, or lesson for the reader to take away. The writing throughout is excellent." --Janet Riehl, author "Sightlines: A Poet's Diary" "I highly recommend a subscription to this journal, "Recovering the Self, " for professionals who are in the counseling profession or who deal with crisis situations. Readers involved with the healing process will also really enjoy this journal and feel inspired to continue on. The topics covered in the first journal alone, will motivate you to continue reading books on the subject matter presented. Guaranteed." --Paige Lovitt for Reader Views Visit us online at www.RecoveringSelf.com Published by Loving Healing Press www.LovingHealing.com Periodicals: Literary - Journal Self-Help: Personal Growth - Happiness

This report considers the biological and behavioral mechanisms that may underlie the pathogenicity of tobacco smoke. Many Surgeon General's reports have considered research findings on mechanisms in assessing the biological plausibility of associations observed in epidemiologic studies. Mechanisms of disease are important because they may provide plausibility, which is one of the guideline criteria for assessing evidence on causation. This report specifically reviews the evidence on the potential mechanisms by which smoking causes diseases and considers whether a mechanism is likely to be operative in the production of human disease by tobacco smoke. This evidence is relevant to understanding how smoking causes disease, to identifying those who may be particularly susceptible, and to assessing the potential risks of tobacco products.

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in United States, causing more than 440,000 deaths annually and resulting in $193 billion in health-related economic losses each year-$96 billion in direct medical costs and $97 billion in lost productivity. Since the first U.S. Surgeon General's report on smoking in 1964, more than 29 Surgeon General's reports, drawing on data from thousands of studies, have documented the overwhelming and conclusive biologic, epidemiologic, behavioral, and pharmacologic evidence that tobacco use is deadly. This evidence base links tobacco use to the development of multiple types of cancer and other life-threatening conditions, including cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Smoking accounts for at least 30 percent of all cancer deaths, and 80 percent of lung cancer deaths. Despite the widespread agreement on the dangers of tobacco use and considerable success in reducing tobacco use prevalence from over 40 percent at the time of the 1964 Surgeon General's report to less than 20 percent today, recent progress in reducing tobacco use has slowed. An estimated 18.9 percent of U.S. adults smoke cigarettes, nearly one in four high school seniors smoke, and 13 percent of high school males use smokeless tobacco products. In recognition that progress in combating cancer will not be fully achieved without addressing the tobacco problem, the National Cancer Policy Forum of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) convened a public workshop, Reducing Tobacco-Related Cancer Incidence and Mortality, June 11-12, 2012 in Washington, DC. In opening remarks to the workshop participants, planning committee chair Roy Herbst, professor of medicine and of pharmacology and chief of medical oncology at Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital, described the goals of the workshop, which were to examine the current obstacles to tobacco control and to discuss potential policy, outreach, and treatment strategies that could overcome these obstacles and reduce tobacco-related cancer incidence and mortality. Experts explored a number of topics, including: the changing demographics of tobacco users and the changing patterns of tobacco product use; the influence of tobacco use on cancer incidence and cancer treatment outcomes; tobacco dependence and cessation programs; federal and state level laws and regulations to curtail tobacco use; tobacco control education, messaging, and advocacy; financial and legal challenges to tobacco control efforts; and research and infrastructure needs to support tobacco control strategies, reduce tobacco related cancer incidence, and improve cancer patient outcomes. Reducing Tobacco-Related Cancer Incidence and Mortality summarizes the workshop.