{"id":86726,"date":"2017-11-21T19:14:44","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T00:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=86726"},"modified":"2017-11-20T21:25:59","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T02:25:59","slug":"this-thanksgiving-dont-quit-cold-turkey-without-your-doctors-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=86726","title":{"rendered":"This Thanksgiving, Don\u2019t Quit Cold Turkey Without Your Doctor\u2019s Help"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"While the holidays are a time for celebration with family and friends for many, there can also be stress associated with holiday preparations and gatherings. In fact, according to a study by the\u00a0American Psychological Association<\/a>, more than a third of people feel an increase in stress over the holidays \u2013 and that often leads to an increase in smoking.<\/p>\n

\"\"Whether it\u2019s due to the colder weather or the stress that comes with the holidays, smoking habits are impacted. Around the holidays, people may start smoking, resume smoking after previously quitting, or increase how much they smoke. According to the American Cancer Society, tobacco takes more than\u00a028,000 lives<\/a>\u00a0in New York each year and afflicts nearly\u00a0600,000 New Yorkers<\/a>\u00a0with serious disease directly attributable to their smoking. Quitting cold turkey or resisting the urge to smoke over the holidays is challenging \u2013 but a physician can help.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know from research that 70% of smokers want to quit \u2013 but only 7% of them will be able to achieve it on their own,\u201d said Christopher Owens, MS, C.A.S. HSMP, director of the Central New York Regional Center for Tobacco Health Systems. \u201cWith the help of a physician, that success rate increases to 30%.\u201d<\/p>\n

Special Note for smokers with diabetes:<\/strong>\u00a0Managing diabetes during the holidays can be difficult enough, but smoking with diabetes can increase the risks for health complications. In addition to causing lung, heart and blood vessel damage, smoking also raises blood sugar by making the body more resistant to insulin.\u00a0According to the CDC<\/a>, \u201cNo matter what type of diabetes you have, smoking makes your diabetes harder to control.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having a physician\u2019s support for tobacco cessation \u2013 the process of quitting the use of tobacco \u2013 improves people\u2019s ability to quit through a range of support and treatment options that may include medication and counseling. Physicians are familiar with the various treatment options available and are able to recommend a tobacco cessation plan that is tailored to an individual\u2019s needs, therefore, more likely to be successful in helping him or her quit smoking.<\/p>\n

For a free personalized quit plan, talk to your doctor. In addition to talking to your doctor, the New York State Smokers\u2019 Quitline is also available \u2013 this hotline has helped more than one million New Yorkers quit smoking. The Quitline can offer a variety of resources and support including phone coaching, automatic quit messages to your mobile, landline or email, and a free starter kit of nicotine patches for eligible smokers. Contact the New York State Smokers\u2019 Quitline at 1-866-NY-QUITS or\u00a0www.nysmokefree.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About The New York State Smokers\u2019 Quitline<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The New York State Smokers\u2019 Quitline (1-866-NY-QUITS), based at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), provides free quit coaching and nicotine patches to New York residents who want to stop smoking or using tobacco.\u00a0 Services available through the Quitline include a free nicotine patch starter kit; quit coaching, self-help materials, motivational messages and daily tips. The Quitline can be reached at 1-866-NY-QUITS\u00a0(1-866-697-8487<\/a>)\u00a0Monday<\/span>\u00a0through\u00a0Thursday<\/span>,\u00a09 a.m. until 9 p.m.<\/span>, and\u00a0Friday<\/span>\u00a0through\u00a0Sunday<\/span>,\u00a09 a.m. until 5 p.m.<\/span>\u00a0(taped messages of support available in off-hours). An online smoke-free community is available 24\/7 atwww.nysmokefree.org<\/a>, and additional tips and resources can be found at\u00a0www.facebook.com\/NYQuits<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0www.twitter.com\/nysmokefree<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While the holidays are a time for celebration with family and friends for many, there can also be stress associated with holiday preparations and gatherings. In fact, according to a study by the\u00a0American Psychological Association, more than a third of people feel an increase in stress over the holidays \u2013 and that often leads to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86727,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23810,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellbeing","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-myO","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/download-2.jpg?fit=275%2C183&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=86726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/86727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=86726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=86726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=86726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}