3 Major Effects of Nicotine on Your Body

Nicotine is an addictive chemical which is the main ingredient used in tobacco products. When a person smokes a cigarette, the nicotine travels immediately to the lungs and is quickly absorbed by the bloodstream. And in as quick as eight seconds, it reaches the brain, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Daniel Seidman, […]

8 Simple Tips to Outsmart Nicotine Cravings

One of the hardest things about quitting smoking is getting rid of nicotine cravings. It’s no brainer for many people that nicotine is the chemical that makes cigarettes addictive. But it does more than hook you. Nicotine has been shown to create negative changes in the brain chemistry that damage brain function.

5 Things You Need to Know about Nicotine

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist for us to understand that nicotine is the powerful substance behind the addictive nature of cigarettes. Perhaps, you have heard of this for millions of times already. But do you ever wonder why nicotine is addictive? Is there something we should be afraid about this addictive substance? At the […]

What is N.O.P.E?

Not One Puff Ever = N.O.P.E. I was tempted to just leave that definition so that the full importance of it could sink in to you the reader. But, I couldn’t help it I had to say some more. Imagine you spent a week and finally overcame all the early obstacles of quitting smoking. A […]

Want To Quit Smoking? Congratulations! You Are Almost There.

The other day I asked a patient of mine who quit smoking, “What would you tell yourself if you could communicate with your younger self to help you quit smoking?” He laughed at me and said “Doc back then I was not listening to anybody”. I laughed too, mostly because I heard that same answer […]

Nicotine – New Solution or Same Old Problem?

22nd Century (website) a New York based company is betting millions that you will love their new very low nicotine (VLN) cigarette. The idea is that by switching to this VLN brand of cigarettes you will find it easier to quit smoking. It is being marketed as prescription cigarette. I can’t say I am fond […]

Posted by Anonymous to Quit Smoking Rx at April 19, 2009 8:01 PM

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post “IS THE FDA’S INVESTIGATION OF CHANTIX (VARENICLINE…”: I took Chantix for a month a year ago. Even though I was kicking my smoking habit, I HAD to stop taking it. I felt so much pressure in my head I literally thought my brain was going to […]

We Help The Ones Who Want To Get Help To Quit Smoking

…This patient was eloquent and to the point. He enjoyed smoking a cigar every now and then, and smoked cigarettes occasionally. He did not care about the future effects a little smoking might do to him. For him it was well worth the price of getting to eat the cake now. Tomorrow is for tomorrow. […]

The Patch vs. The Gum – Which one is better?

[widget id=”ad_unit-10″]ad_unit-10[/widget]If I was in an imaginary world where I smoked and wanted to quit and my only two choices to quit were to take the nicotine gum or the nicotine patch which would I chose? I would chose the patch any day over the gum. Why would I chose the patch over the gum? […]