Why Do You Smoke?

Do you really know? Do you have any idea maybe? Or do you think you know? I hope you do know. And if you do I hope it is a good reason. If the reason that you smoke is because you cannot stop. Because if you stop you feel jittery and anxious and you smoke […]

Have a Question About Chantix?

Don’t you hate when you ask a question and you can’t find an answer back? Me too. Do you have any unanswered question about varenicline (Chantix)? Please write me: drantoniohowell@drantoniohowell.com and I will answer them. Thank you, photo credit: naturegeak

Will Chantix Give You Thoughts of Killing Yourself?

Are you worried that Chantix would make you suicidal? Is the idea of Chantix giving you thoughts of killing yourself keep you up at night? This is the single most important question a person needs to know before taking Chantix (varenicline). Let me answer the question in two parts: 1) Firstly for most people the […]

The Patch vs. The Gum – Which one is better?

[widget id=”ad_unit-10″]ad_unit-10[/widget]If I was in an imaginary world where I smoked and wanted to quit and my only two choices to quit were to take the nicotine gum or the nicotine patch which would I chose? I would chose the patch any day over the gum. Why would I chose the patch over the gum? […]

Nicotine is an Anti-Depressant

Are you depressed? You can take the Beck Depression Inventory Test to find out if you are depressed. Finding out – Why you smoke?.. is a crucial step in quitting. Many heavy smokers self-medicate themselves with nicotine. When that is the case it is better to find out and seek treatment for depression. And consequently […]

300 Million Asthmatics Worldwide

And about 20% of asthmatics smoke. Smoke makes asthma worse. What is asthma? Asthma is a disease of the respiratory airways. Asthmatics for reasons that we don’t fully understand react more severely to airborne triggers causing a swelling and narrowing (constriction) of the airways. There is also a component of inflammation. This narrowing of the […]