| Category | Pulmonology Services |
To quit smoking. Smoking cessation lowers the risk of cancer and other serious health problems. Counseling, behavior therapy, medicines, and nicotine-containing products, such as nicotine patches, gum, lozenges, inhalers, and nasal sprays, may be used to help a person quit smoking.
Is smoking cessation good or bad?
Quitting smoking is one of the most important actions people who smoke can take to reduce their risk for respiratory diseases. Quitting smoking: reduces the risk of developing COPD. among those with COPD, slows the progression of COPD and reduces the loss of lung function over time.
