The Ins and Outs of Nicotine Replacement Therapy
Most people are aware that smoking is addictive, meaning when someone attempts to quit smoking they experience physical withdrawal sensations that can be deeply unpleasant. However, it is not actually the smoke itself that is addictive, but rather a chemical contained within: namely, nicotine. It is nicotine that smokers are addicted to, and it is nicotine withdrawal that makes quitting smoking so unpleasant. To try and combat the difficulties of nicotine withdrawal, smokers are now offered a choice of nicotine replacement therapies. These therapies - referred to as NRTs, for 'nicotine replacement therapy' - are designed to give smokers a ...
The Importance of Cigarette Filters
Giving advice to smokers on how best to smoke is something of an odd proposition, but it's advice that could save lives. We all know the health and financial implications of smoking as a habit, and most non-smokers would prefer to see the habit removed from existence altogether, but the fact remains: people smoke. Therefore it is only sensible to offer advice to smokers in the hope that, while they are smoking, they are doing as little damage as possible to their health. The absolute key issue of so-called 'safe smoking' (a juxtaposition in itself) is filters. In America, filters ...
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The Ins and Outs of Nicotine Replacement Therapy
Most people are aware that smoking is addictive, meaning when someone attempts to...
Smokers and Taxation: Some Things Will Never Change
For years, smokers groups have complained about one thing in their singular voice:...
Why “Cutting Back” On Cigarettes Is A Waste of Time
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The man who invented e cigarettes
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The Importance of Cigarette Filters
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The Dangers of Passive Smoking
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How To Convince A Smoker To Quit: Understand the Habit
As a non-smoker (or an ex-smoker, depending on your situation), you probably find the entire concept of smoking distasteful. That is, after all, why you may be seeking to help a smoker quit their habit for good. To you, the reasons are obvious; smoking is not only bad for a smokers’ health and appearance, but it has financial repercussions, too.... [Read more of this article]
How To Convince A Smoker To Quit: False Statements
While dissuading people from quitting smoking is never a good idea, when presenting the reasons as to why a smoker should quit, it is important to be factual. If someone suspects any aspect of your reality talk is not actually true, then they may doubt the things – such as the substantial health risks associated with smoking – that are actually... [Read more of this article]
Smoking Mythbusting: The Realities of The Smoking Methods
When smoking is discussed, most people seem to have in mind the image of filtered cigarettes as the main item that people use to consume tobacco. For some unknown reason, other types of smoking – such as using a pipe and rolling your own cigarettes – do not attract quite the same amount of disdain as their orange-filtered cousins, when in... [Read more of this article]
Removing The Links Will Aid Your Effort
The mental effort that it takes to give up smoking is well-known. It is certainly increased by keeping links to your recent status as a smoker – so giving up will take a little bit of a change in mentality. If, for example, you keep ashtrays lying around – even clean, unused ones which can be used by visitors – then you will be more compelled... [Read more of this article]
The Mental Barriers To Giving Up
Everyone who has tried to give up smoking has faced the full gamut of demons that can stop you from making a clean break. There are so many of them that it makes smoking cessation seem like an insurmountable obstacle. It really isn’t, though, and if you are resolute you can overcome the issues. A lot of people are concerned that their appetite,... [Read more of this article]
Dealing With The Undesirable Consequences
We all know about the positive aspects of giving up smoking, and for the most part we know about the difficult side too. If you really want to break the hold that cigarettes have over you, you need to be ready to deal with the bad stuff. Paradoxically, though, you will do yourself no favors by considering the bad stuff ahead of the good. So how do you... [Read more of this article]
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