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GROSSE POINTE NEWS, JULY 30, 2009
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ASK THE EXPERTS By Alfonso O'Neill, M.D.
Shaking off nicotine addiction is uphill struggle
The ill effects of smoking,
PartU
Alfonso O'Neill, MD in responds
to questions from
teenagers in his practice.
Q
"I can quit smoking any-
• time I want and that
tune is just not now, so why do
I need to quit now?"
s
Nicotine has been well
documented to be a
more highly addictive substance
than cocaine. Once you
develop a nicotine addiction, it
is extremely difficult to quit.
Even with the best programs
and best ancillary help, the 1year
smoking cessation rate is
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only about 1 out of 6 people.
Once you become addicted
to nicotine, it is extremely difficult
to quit, so the best answer
to that problem is just not to
start smoking.
Why can't I just wait for
symptoms to begin, stop
smofcing, and hope that everything
will be alright?"
worsen.
Again, the best answer to
that problem is to just never
start smoking.
f\ "I have seen a lot of old
\^» people smoking cigarettes,
and except for a little bit
of cough and shortness of
breath, they look fine to me."
A
lt is true that not everylt
can take years for the • one that smokes, even
A• ill effects of cigarette for prolonged periods of time,
smoke to cause symptoms. develops cancer, emphysema,
The problem with waiting is chronic bronchitis, or other ill-
that once the symptoms begin, nesses. Unfortunately, there
they are invariably irre- are so many American smokversible.
If you were to smoke ers, even when that small per-
long enough to develop emcentage develops disease; the
physema, which is a destruc- cost to society is dramatic.
tion of lung tissue, there is no The other problem is that ge-
return; the lung will not regennetics play a large role in
erate. In fact, the inflammatory whether you develop these dis-
process will continue. The eases.
lung function can continue to When you start smoking in
deteriorate at a rapid rate, your teens, you just don't
such that even if you quit know. There is no way to tell
smoking, your symptoms will whether you have the genetics
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that will be "good" or "bad" regarding
cigarette smoke.
So again, the best solution is
simply to just never start smoking
cigarettes. That way you
never have to face the dilemma
of lung cancer, or other kinds
of cancer such as bladder and
bowel cancer, heart disease,
emphysema or chronic bronchitis,
which are all related to
cigarette smoking.
Alfonso O'Neill, MD is
board certified in Pulmonary
Medicine and board eligible in
Critical Care Medicine. He
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has been in private practice
for more than 20 years and is Summertime Vegetable Medley is easy to prepare again and .
the senior physician in the again and again. :
practice of O'Neill
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Free classes
Look Good...Feel Better
sessions for women going
through cancer treatment are
being offered by The
American Cancer Society's
Metro-Detroit Area Service
Center.
The free classes are from 1
to 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10 and
Monday Oct. 12 at the Van
Elslander Cancer Center,
19229 Mack Ave., Grosse
Pointe Woods.
The Look Good...Feel Better
program teaches female cancer
patients beauty techniques
to help them get well
and restore their appearance
and self-image during
chemotherapy and radiation
treatments.
Volunteer beauty professionals
lead small groups,
usijj§j||»nsisting of sj§ to 10
woggft through pggtical,
hands-on beauty techniques.
Women learn about makeup,
skin care, nail care and options
related to hair loss such
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Each participant receives a
free kit of high-quality, namebrand
cosmetics for use during
and after the workshop.
The program is a collaborative
effort of the American
Cancer Society, the National
Cosmetology Association and
the Personal Care Products
Council Foundation.
Reservations are required.
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A LA ANNIE By Annie Rouleau-Scheriff
This week I'm bringing
you a favorite
summertime vegetable
medley that
breathes new life into
the blah, blah, blah that
comes to mind when you think
about vegetables.
Easy to prepare and easy to
cook, you'll make this side dish
again and again.
Summertime Vegetable
Medley
2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large red onion, halved,
quartered and thinly sliced
4 summer squash, halved
and sliced into 1/2 inch slices
i 4 summer zucchini, halved
and sliced into 1/2 inch slices
3 ripe medium beefsteak
tomatoes, cut into bite sized
pieces
a handful of torn fresh basil
leaves
salt and pepper to taste
Heat olive oil in a large no- 1
stick skillet (wok-style is best)
over medium heat. Add sliced
onion and cook for about 5
minutes. Add squash and zucchini
and continue to cook for
another 5 to 7 minutes, until
the vegetables begin to brown '
and soften.
Add tomatoes and fresh
basil. Toss and cook for just a
few more minutes. Season
with salt and pepper (start with
1/2 teaspoon of each). Toss and
taste for more seasoning if neeessary.
Serve hot, drizzled with
abit more olive oil, if you wish.:-
This vegetable combination ,is
fresh, clean and loaded with
flavor. If you don't havefresh
basy.jon.hand, throwon afew -
pinches of dried basil.
Thomas the Tank Engine rolls into town
Thomas the Tank Engine
rolls into Crossroads Village
and Huckleberry Railroad for
the Day Out With Thomas: The
Hero of the Rails Tour Aug. 14-
16 and 21-23.
The event offers preschoolers
and their families an opportunity
to take a 40-minute ride
on a 15-ton replica of Thomas
the Tank Engine, star of the
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Thomas & Friends series.
Children can also meet Sir
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and participate in arts*
and crafts, storytelling and.
video viewing and listen to mu*
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