Category Archives: Smoking/nicotine addiction

Smokers Discovering E-Cigs as a great alternative to Cigarettes

This month, a survey conducted in the U.S. revealed that of the 40 percent of participants aware of electronic cigarettes, 70 percent considered them to be the most effective in helping to quit traditional smoking and viewed as a better, … Continue reading

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Quit tobacco vs. harm reduction

  Recently I have been reading reams of research on quitting smoking and it highlighted to me that many quitters are actually failing due to their inclination to attempt the hardest feat – quitting nicotine entirely. A possible strategy is … Continue reading

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How to go nine months without smoking!

  After you quit smoking, the urge to start smoking again pacifies with passing time. However, as you overcome it, you grow more and more confident and hopeful that you will bid a permanent farewell to your smoking habit and … Continue reading

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5 ways to quit smoking

    Smoking is one of the hardest addictions to kick. People have an easier time getting off class-A substances but nicotine cravings plague them all their lives. Here are a few ways you can control your cravings for cigarettes … Continue reading

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Dangers of nicotine addiction

  The dangers of smoking are undeniable. Anybody who has taken a science or health class in school is aware of the negative impact secondhand smoking has on a person’s health. There are millions of people in the world that … Continue reading

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Why you need to quit smoking – NOW!

  Addiction is a recognized mental illness, whether it is to nicotine or cocaine. Any foreign substance that has the power to alter your brain chemistry fulfills the prerequisites of creating addiction in a person’s mind and body. Many people … Continue reading

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Tobacco – a Killer at Large

    It is tragic to note that even the most developed countries like the US, the UK, Australia and Canada; smoking has become one of the primary causes of death over the past twenty years. Studies have shown that … Continue reading

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Ecigs – a dirty word?

  Sorry – what follows is a rant – but is something so fundamental to how your faithful blogger thinks I really had to put this to paper (the virtual sort). Was in a conversation with a friend recently who … Continue reading

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Tobacco – the deadly killer

    It is no secret that tobacco is one of the most harmful plants on the planet. Tobacco is actually toxic, and is used as a natural pesticide for farmers when they want to get rid of certain types … Continue reading

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Nicotine – why is it so addictive?

  Many people disregard nicotine as a substance that can be abused, because of its social acceptability and ready availability. This is why many people would take up smoking without hesitation but still refrain from doing “hard drugs” as a … Continue reading

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