wat are the usual medical interventions/any interventions 4 smokers when they are already fighting to live?
363206
It depends on the current medical status of the person.. Lung status, for further details contact me.. Goodluck.. =)
142710
It needs “will & wish” primarily!\nThen a long treatment with some nicotine stickers (in any drug store) helps further. I advice it indeed!\nFor great smokers it’s hard, and it’s useful to change some habit too. Try to suck a sweet every time the cigarettes need comes.\nCalm, strong, firmness and will are indispensable.
1101357
just take their cigarettes and put them out on their eyes...hope you can fight.
184718
Try telling him all the complications due to smoking...and to quit smoking one must will power. Maybe try to get the nicitine patch for him and stuff like that...keep working him until he gives it up.
291299
If it is serious go to the hospital. If not my doc told me to drink a cup of black coffee. (ONLY FOR MINOR ATTACKS, HARD OF BREATHING AFTER ACTIVITY OR IN THE MORNING FOR MINOR ATTACK). Somehow the coffee calms or releases some of the pathways in the lungs. \n\nSince your husbands medication is not working I think going back to the doc would be top of the list for the day. Ask about coffee when you see the doc. It works for my minor attacks.
513612
#1 - wear that @SS out!!!!  Ground him - for at least a month - no phone, no tv, no video games, take away his I-Pod, anything and everything enjoyable.  Put him to work, cleaning, gardening, mowing the lawn, anything and everything.  When you run out of chores, give him extra homework to do.  No computer for anything BUT school work.  Uninstall instant messenger, ban him from myspace, etc.\n\nGive him an assignment - make him research the dangers of smoking.  Tell him that the better 'grade' you give him, you'll knock off up to 2 weeks tops on his being grounded. Tell him you want interviews with people who can't quit, with emphysema, pictures of diseased lungs, the whole shebang.  If he has to research this stuff himself, it will be more likely to 'stick'.\n\nMake sure his friend's parents are aware of what happened too.  Ban him from playing with this friend any longer, or at least until his grounding is over, and you've had a chance to have a 'heart to heart' with your son, his friend and his friends parents together.\n\nLast, let him know if you catch him smoking again, the punishment will be TRIPLED.
81005
don't smoke, do breathing excercises, run regularly, and just try to stay healthy
944090
have you seen the xray of a smoker ? it is a painful sight ...trust u dont wanna land up there ...\ncold turkey is the best solution\nquit smoking not today - but now
291603
Steam inhalation & some breathing exercises will solve your problem. If you are a smoker stop it. Avoid contact with cigarette smokers.
44451
First you must be ready, then you can use some form of nicotine replacement product  as a part of the smoking cessation process, if you can go to a doctor or a support group is better, can increase your chances of success.\nThere are varity of products (over the counter) that you can use as part of your smoking cessation process, you can choose the more convinient for you life style.\nGum (Nicorette)\nTransdermal patches. (Nicoderm CQ, Nicotrol)\nInhaler (Nicotrol I)\nLozenge\nNicotine Nasal spray (Nicotrol NS)\n\nYou can considere taking an atidepresant too, under medical supervision, talk to you doctor about it, people who quit smoking often feel depressed, to help the process, the doctor can prescribe antidepressant like Bupropion SR Zyban. Good luck with your plans to quit smoking.
168860
well there is no and then there is no and my favorite is ummm nooooo. Live life free of cancer and breath deep.....if they still insist run away they won't be able to catch you as they smoke and will soon run out of breath and crumble over gasping for breath at which point you can stop and turn around and say oohhhh yea thats the other reason i don't smoke.
1069261
my mom took my friends to her work at the nursing home and showed them people their age with tubes in their throats because of it affecting their breathing, another the result of an auto accident while smoking.\nshe then would give them something the could munch or drink ever time the habit kicked in.\nfor others second hand worked till they were weaned off.\ngood luck.
629721
All of us smokers or even ex-smokers have done and are doing damage to our veins,our hearts and our lungs among other things.(Alcohol also has it long term damaging health effects including heart problems.)\n  I would think it wise to seek medical advise ASAP!  Even the Physician's Assistant who did not care to say much more than you need to be seen for a full medical evaluation knows that!\n  If your problems are not serious atleast you will be advised and your mind put to ease but on the other hand,if something is going on that needs immediate attention you NEED to know ASAP. . .An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.\n   Ignoring the problem hoping it will keep until you get home or ignoring the problem thinking if it is not diagnosed\nit isn't happening is IGNORANCE in it's truest form.\n           SEEK PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ATTENTION
808876
She already knows that you support her in not smoking, the only thing that you can do is continue to let her know that her smoking hurts you and that you would support her efforts to quit. Don't berate her, it will only make her resent you. The final decision is hers and hers alone. Many people successfully give up smoking, but it takes tremendous willpower and there are probably even more ex-smokers in the world than smokers.
279719
Cold turkey.\n\nPlease visit http://www.whyquit.com and read about nicotine replacement therapy (gum, patch, etc.) to see why it doesn't work well.\n\nRead a few sections of "Why do people smoke?" and "How to quit smoking."  The site even tells you what to expect (accurately) during the surprisingly short physical withdrawal period and how to minimize the symptoms.\n\nVisit http://www.whyquit.com\n\nIt is really quite eye opening.
342960
cold turkey, the patch, gum, zyban. not sure how long you been smoking. but if you been smoking for a while and a heavy smoker. take zyban or take anti-depressants to help w/ the w/ draws. that's what my mother had to do to quit smoking.
593763
Cancer survivor here.  Hang in there.\n\n1.  Don't just blindly accept whatever medical treatments the doctors throw at you.  Become a part of the process making informed choices.  Get on the internet and read and thoroughly research your options.  Get help from a friend who has some medical background if necessary, and ask them to help you understand things.\n\n2.  Take care of yourself in natural ways in addition to medical treatment.  Eliminate any foods with artificial chemicals, pesticides, and growth hormones from your diet.  Eat only fresh organic foods, including lots of healthy anti-oxident foods like berries, pomegranite, leafy greens, walnuts.  Care for your body with as much yoga and exercise as you can do during treatment, lots of massages, etc.\n\n3.  Actively manage your state of mind to keep a positive and hopeful outlook and focus your energies on healing.  I found aromatherapy relaxation techniques, pranayama and insight meditation helpful for this.\n\nBe well.