Jessica Gregg (of the Oregon Health and Science University) writes about her experiences as a physician and as a patient
As well as the dangers from the exposure to secondhand smoke, the effect of exposure to nicotine and other harmful chemicals that are passed into the breast milk of a smoking mother is to increase her childs likelihood of suffering from acute respiratory illness and impaired lung function, as well as respiratory infections, such as bronchitis and pneumonia
There are currently seven FDA-approved medications for smoking cessationvarenicline, bupropion, nicotine patch, and short-acting nicotine replacement (gum, lozenges, inhaler, nasal spray)plus other medicationsclonidine and nortriptylinesupported by research as effective for treating tobacco use
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