Smoking cessation

Abstract

Effects of cigarette smoking Apart from being the most common and important cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cigarette smoking causes a range of other chronic diseases and cancers affecting almost every bodily system. Cigarette smoking results in more than 100 000 deaths each year in the United Kingdom. Some diseases—including sarcoidosis, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, Parkinson's disease, and ulcerative colitis—are less common in smokers. View larger version: In this window In a new window Stopping smoking at any age has beneficial effects on the lung function of patients with COPD Further reading Silagy C, Lancaster T, Stead L, Mant D, Fowler G . Nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004;(3): CD000146 Hughes JR, Stead LF, Lancaster T . Antidepressants for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004;(4): CD000031 Roddy E . Bupropion and other non-nicotine pharmacotherapies. BMJ 2004;328: 509–11 Jamrozik K . Population strategies to prevent smoking. BMJ 2004;328:759 Molyneux A . Nicotine replacement therapy. BMJ 2004;328: 454–6 West R, McNeill A, Raw M . Smoking cessation guidelines for health professionals: an update. Health Education Authority. Thorax 2000;55:987