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Herbal Stop Smoking Aid – The Science Behind Essential Breathing Pipes

sanbreck — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:08:17 +0000

One of our website visitors recently alerted us to a fascinating way to help smokers quit. For a moment, imagine using the same delivery device used for centuries that imposed the negative effects of nicotine dependency being transformed into an herbal healing tool. This is the story of how the president of Femlogic, Inc., Tanya [...]

60 Research Papers on Toxicity of Smoking Destroyed in 1992 by Imperial Tobacco Company

sanbreck — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:19:02 +0000

Report from Canadian Medical Association Journal. Earlier this month it was reported in an abstract paper by Canadian Medical Association Journal that British American Tobacco had its affiliate, the Imperial Tobacco company destroy over sixty research documents dating back to 1992. With this action now surfacing the embarrassment for big tobacco could also lead to future litigation [...]

Want to Quit Smoking? Discover the Easy Quit Hypnosis Program

sanbreck — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:37:46 +0000

If you’re still a smoker like 45.3 million other Americans but want to quit you may want to consider an approach that is getting good reviews, the Easy Quit Hypnosis Program. This approach was created by Valerie Dawson a “stop smoking” expert. Dawson’s brings to the table more than eighteen years of experience as a counselor and [...]

US Judicial Panel May Seek Multidistrict Litigation for Mounting Chantix Lawsuits

sanbreck — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:44:32 +0000

Again, the stop smoking drug, Chantix, has made the news, and for a very sad reason. The recent news story we are referring to is a pending lawsuit against Pfizer, Inc. Parents of a Dallas Musician by the name of Carter Albrecht have filed the suit due to the death of their son who died while on [...]

Quit Smoking Right Now: Help Stop Smoking Program has 90% Success Rate

barbara_cronin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:46:18 +0000

If you’re one of the 1.2 billion people still smoking (or someone you love is still smoking) you may be interested in the Quit Smoking Right Now program. This quitting smoking program, created by author and internet entrepreneur Rick Beneteau, claims an amazing 90% success rate. Beneteau states the 10% of people who do not successfully kick [...]

The Easy Quit System: Kick Your Smoking Habit for Good

barbara_cronin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:28:32 +0000

There are so many methods for quitting smoking that the advertisers claim will work. There’s the patch, the pills, the gums, the smokeless cigarettes, and the list goes on. But if you’ve tried all of those and are still a smoker you may wonder what’s left, is there anything? Tapping into Powerful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Quit Smoking There [...]

Herbal Stop Smoking Aid – Using Homeopathic Medicines to Quit Smoking

barbara_cronin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:58:58 +0000

We all know the dangers of smoking, even the dangers associated with second smoke are well documented. With this alarming information constantly etched into the mind why then, do smokers continue to smoke? And even more important, is there a safe, sure fire way for them to quit? Coming into recent attention are the use of homeopathic medicines [...]

Lighting Up While Driving Can Be Costly

sanbreck — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:07:45 +0000

This week’s tobacco news was filled with history making reports about congress signing off on regulation of tobacco by the FDA. Many opinions are floating around. Some are in favor of it, while others are against the bill. Then there are those who like the idea but have concerns over the vast loopholes in the legislation. Another [...]

Kick Your Smoking Habit in 38 Minutes and 13 Seconds

barbara_cronin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:07:54 +0000

Quit Smoking Today has quite a promising guarantee. This stop smoking program was created to help smokers stop now by Rob Mellor. In his program Mellor reports the smoker can kick the habit in just 38 minutes and 13 seconds, in fact he guarantees it. Mellor’s philosophy is based on the theory that the number one reason people [...]

May 31 Celebrate World No Tobacco Day

sanbreck — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:40:39 +0000

In 1987 World No Tobacco Day was created by WHO, the World Health Organization. With a focus on the negative health effects of tobacco smoking, the aim of May 31st is to reduce tobacco deaths each year. Right now that number stands at about five million yearly. That number is expected to double within the next ten [...]

Herbal Stop Smoking Aid that Helps with Nicotine Withdrawl and Cravings

sanbreck — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:58:10 +0000

One of the challenges when quitting smoking is getting through the few days of nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Luckily the symptoms of withdrawal do not last as long as the psychological habits that some people develop over the years. One stop smoking product that might help when either type of craving is NicoDrops©™. As a natural smoking cessation aid [...]

We Quit Smoking for Love. We Both Succeeded.

will_bontrager — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:59:30 +0000

I want a cigarette so bad. Yesterday, we fought with tech support of our Internet service provider…for hours. They kept putting us on hold, handing us to different departments, saying one thing, then contradicting themselves. Seems the corporate behemoth would see fit to train their support personnel. Now, today, the stress is catching up with me. I [...]

Raising the Smoking Age, Black Market Cigs & 4 Billion for Health Care

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:49:59 +0000

This week the news reported several tobacco related stories. As the senate passes a bill to protect young Americans from the effects and dangers of smoking, smokers are red hot over the recent tax hikes and smoker’s helplines are getting busier by the day. Also, Big Tobacco is feeling a little pain this week after paying their [...]

Way to Go California – 1 800 No Butts at Your Service

sanbreck — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:38:17 +0000

California’s Example Provides Encouragement that Smokers Can Stop Today in the LA Times, it was reported that the use of cigarettes in California is steadily declining. Smoking statistics for adults have dropped since California passed a twenty-five cent tax on each pack of cigarettes. Cigarette Taxes Encourage Quitting Smoking The decline of adult smokers in California is at forty-one [...]

Will New FDA Regulations Backfire and Lend Big Tobacco a Hand?

sanbreck — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:11:02 +0000

Government tobacco regulation has been a topic of discussion for years. Today, the house approved a bill titled, “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” that would allow the FDA the power to regulate the sale of tobacco products and the ingredients they contain. For instance, tobacco companies would be banned from adding fruity flavors or additives [...]

The Winners and Losers – Largest Tobacco Tax Increase

sanbreck — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:33:06 +0000

It wasn’t so long ago that Measure 50 was put before a people’s vote in the state of Oregon. If it had passed, Oregon would have received 85 cents from each pack of cigarettes sold in the state, with the funds marked for children’s health care programs (and other important programs needing funding in the state). Unfortunately, [...]

Smoking Ups Colon Cancer Risk

robbster — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:08:30 +0000

Italian researchers recently reported that smoking cigarettes ups the the risk of getting colorectal cancer by 18 percent and the risk of malignancy by about 25 percent. This study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (December 17, 2008). Smoking cigarettes does a lot of damage to your body. Organs that have direct contact with [...]

FTC Discontinues Tar and Nicotine Test

CiglessBot — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:22:54 +0000

After 42 years, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ended a test to measure the amount of tar and nicotine in cigarettes. According to the Associated Press, the FTC decided to discontinue the testing for two reasons: the test itself was flawed, and tobacco companies could use the results to promote one brand of cigarette over [...]

FTC Rescinds Guidance On Cigarette Testing

CiglessBot — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:11:21 +0000

For over four decades the tobacco industry has used machine testing approved by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to measure tar and nicotine levels in cigarettes. But in a 4-0 vote, the FTC has now shunned the tests, known as the Cambridge Filter Method, rescinding guidance it established 42 years ago. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) found [...]

Scripps Florida Scientists Find Blocking a Neuropeptide Receptor Decreases Nicotine Addiction

Kabuki — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:47:34 +0000

Findings could point towards more successful smoking cessation efforts. The study was published in an online Early Edition issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the week of November 24. Scripps Florida is a division of The Scripps Research Institute. The neuropeptide, hypocretin-1 (Orexin A), may initiate a key signaling cascade, a series [...]

Smokers Use Cigarettes to Cope with Stress

CiglessBot — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:24:54 +0000

Smokers are poorly equipped to deal with distress without resorting to cigarettes because of their implicit belief that smoking helps them to deal with difficult feelings, a conference for psychologists was told yesterday. Nigel Vahey of NUI Maynooth said research had found that a key psychological component of tobacco-dependence involved the implicit belief that smoking was [...]

Nicotine Addiction Linked to Studies on Autism

Kabuki — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:42:49 +0000

American researchers have recently discovered a connection between two proteins in the brain, linking nicotine addiction and autism. According to a study presented at a Society for Neuroscience meeting, there is a physical and functional association between these two conditions. The study showed that the neurexin-1 beta proteins, which are a part of the brain’s chemical [...]

Obama Expected To Render Stricter FDA Imports Monitoring

CiglessBot — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:18:16 +0000

With Barack Obama having been elected the next president of the United States on November 4, Americans are now expecting to see him keep his promise of bringing the change that the nation needs. Currently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is said to begin to both monitor more closely and to instate stricter regulations, as [...]

Hypnotherapy Makes Quitting Smoking Possible

robbster — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:51:48 +0000

The Great American Smokeout is scheduled for the third Thursday in November, which motivates me to share thoughts and observations about smoking cessation. Over the years, I have helped many people to quit smoking using hypnotherapy as a valuable tool. By the same token, there are people who would not quit, no matter what, the incorrigible or [...]

Obama Forever Hooked on Nicotine?

CiglessBot — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:21:37 +0000

Could our new president of the United States become a poster child for smoking cessation and the millions of Americans trying to quit? Now that President Obama is in the White House the eye is one him to see if he will follow through with his promise to the first lady and deal with his nicotine [...]

Nicotine Dependency Linked to Bitter Tastes

Kabuki — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:29:21 +0000

University research suggests individuals with greater sensitivity to bitter tastes are less likely to develop a dependence on nicotine than those with a lower sensitivity to such tastes. “If a person is a [sensitive] taster, then that person is less likely to become a smoker,” said lead investigator Ming Li, professor of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences. [...]

Nicotine-Based Pesticide May Explain Bee Colony Collapse Disorder

CiglessBot — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:43:38 +0000

The popular TV show, 60 Minutes has profiled the dying bees. The phenomena, called Colony Collapse Disorder, is still a mystery. Thousands of bees leave the hive never to return leaving behind a box full of honey. No dead bees are ever found. Much of the research has not materialized because of a lack of funding even [...]

Critical Genetic Link Found Between Human Taste Differences and Nicotine Dependence

Kabuki — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:37:03 +0000

University of Virginia Health System researchers found that two interacting genes related to bitter taste sensitivity play an important role in a person’s development of nicotine dependence and smoking behavior. People with higher taste sensitivity aren’t as likely to become dependent on nicotine as people with decreased taste sensitivity, the researchers discovered. Newswise — Could [...]

Pick Up a Free Quit Smoking Meter

robbster — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:42:51 +0000

Ciggyfree Favorite Quit Smoking Meters! A helpful stop smoking aid can be found at a variety of locations. Quit Smoking meters help you gauge your habit and provide encouragement to face the facts. The list is a combination of tools for PC’s, the Mac, and even Web TV. Check them out: QuitKeeper (Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP) SilkQuit(Windows) Quit Time (Windows) ManillaPush Quit Meter (Windows) QuitMeter (windows/Mac/Linux) QuitOMeter [...]

Smoking-Related Illnesses Come with Significant Costs

Kabuki — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:56:16 +0000

Nicotine dependence is the physical vulnerability to the chemical nicotine, which is potently addicting when delivered by various tobacco products. Smoke from cigarettes, cigars and pipes contains thousands of chemicals, including nicotine. Being addicted to tobacco brings a host of health problems related to the substances in tobacco smoke. These effects include damage to the lungs, heart [...]