Smoking Addiction and Vaping

MediTalk Podcast

According to Quit Australia if you smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day, or have a cigarette in the first half hour after waking up, you are considered a person who has an addition to nicotine. Is this you or a loved one? Many quit campaigns over the years have educated us of how smoking can cause significant harm to our health. But quitting smoking is easier said than done! Vaping has come into the picture and more recently there has been media reports of vaping causing death to young vapers in the US. So should vapers be concerned? So what should we believe? Is all smoking, cigarettes or vaping as equally bad for our health? And how exactly can you quit a highly addicted substance such as; nicotine? So I felt it would be of value to speak to an expert in this area – Associate Professor Mendelsohn who is the chairman of the Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Association (ATHRA) and he also has his own specialist practice in Double Bay where he helps and supports people to quit smoking. A big thank you to A/Prof Mendelsohn for sharing his knowledge with us on Meditalk. To learn more about A/Prof Mendelsohn Visit - www.colinmendelsohn.com.au and www.athra.org.au If you found this episode of Meditalk of value if you could please spend a few minutes to write a review on Apple Podcasts would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to listen to more MeditalkPodcast episodes visit: www.meditalk.com.au Thank you for supporting MeditalkPodcast. Stay well, D :-)