Physicians claim that fasting during Ramazan could help people quit smoking. They discussed the possibility during a seminar held at the Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases, Dow University of Health Sciences.
The programme was organised in collaboration with the Pakistan Chest Society, Sindh chapter. Prof. Javed Khan of the Aga Khan University Hospital addressed the gathering and said that some smokers, in their attempts to quit, may suffer withdrawal symptoms such as irritability, anger, restlessness and insomnia. He argued that this could be overcome through will power.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 31st, 2011.
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