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Posts Tagged ‘Nicotine’
Quitting Smoking
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Are e-cigarettes safe to use?
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Sharon Bosworth is running out of ways to break the grip of the cigarette. Suffering from emphysema, the 51-year-old Overland Park, Kan., woman has tried gum, the patch and classes on how to give up smoking. Now she is turning to a cigarette for the 21st century, one that relies on electricity, batteries and liquid nicotine instead of matches, fire and tobacco. ... read more >>
Sharon Bosworth is running out of ways to break the grip of the cigarette. Suffering from emphysema, the 51-year-old Overland Park, Kan., woman has tried gum, the patch and classes on how to give up smoking. Now she is turning to a cigarette for the 21st century, one that relies on electricity, batteries and liquid nicotine instead of matches, fire and tobacco. ... read more >>
10 of the Hottest Nicotine-Fueled Performances in Film History
Monday, January 11th, 2010
The anti-smoking watchdog group Smoke Free Movies threw a mini-fit about Avatar, in particular Sigourney Weaver’s character and her cylindrical vice, prompting director James Cameron to start another intergalactic war. Actually, he just issued a measured statement to the New York Times in which he agreed that “young role-model characters should not smoke in movies,” but pushed back, asking “If it’s okay for people to lie, cheat, steal and kill in PG 13 movies, why impose an inconsistent morality when it comes to smoking?” A fair point indeed, but consider this: it doesn’t have to be a moral issue because smoking just looks so goddamn cool. Especially on screen. ... read more >>
The anti-smoking watchdog group Smoke Free Movies threw a mini-fit about Avatar, in particular Sigourney Weaver’s character and her cylindrical vice, prompting director James Cameron to start another intergalactic war. Actually, he just issued a measured statement to the New York Times in which he agreed that “young role-model characters should not smoke in movies,” but pushed back, asking “If it’s okay for people to lie, cheat, steal and kill in PG 13 movies, why impose an inconsistent morality when it comes to smoking?” A fair point indeed, but consider this: it doesn’t have to be a moral issue because smoking just looks so goddamn cool. Especially on screen. ... read more >>
Easily led ‘ash-tray’: Adolescent smokers prone to drug abuse
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
It is common knowledge that smoking is a health risk but why do teens become addicted to smoking more easily than adults? In an evaluation for Faculty of 1000 Biology, Neil Grunberg looks into why adolescents are more prone to substance abuse. Grunberg describes the study, published by Natividad et al. in Synapse journal, as “fascinating” and suggests it “may have implications to help understand why adolescents are particularly prone to drug abuse”. ... read more >>
It is common knowledge that smoking is a health risk but why do teens become addicted to smoking more easily than adults? In an evaluation for Faculty of 1000 Biology, Neil Grunberg looks into why adolescents are more prone to substance abuse. Grunberg describes the study, published by Natividad et al. in Synapse journal, as “fascinating” and suggests it “may have implications to help understand why adolescents are particularly prone to drug abuse”. ... read more >>
Coupons, deals, health: so many good reasons to quit smoking
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Don’t wait for a New Year’s resolution. Take advantage of offers for nicotine replacements. Although smoking cessation tends to be a New Year’s resolution sort of thing, trying to quit now could save you some money. ... read more >>
Don’t wait for a New Year’s resolution. Take advantage of offers for nicotine replacements. Although smoking cessation tends to be a New Year’s resolution sort of thing, trying to quit now could save you some money. ... read more >>
Nicotine Levels Higher in Children Exposed to Secondhand Smoke in the Home
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
New research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, supports the World Health Initiative’s efforts for a home smoking ban, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Specifically, hair nicotine concentrations were higher in children exposed to secondhand smoke at home, and the younger the children, the higher the concentration under the same level of secondhand smoke exposure at home. ... read more >>
New research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, supports the World Health Initiative’s efforts for a home smoking ban, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Specifically, hair nicotine concentrations were higher in children exposed to secondhand smoke at home, and the younger the children, the higher the concentration under the same level of secondhand smoke exposure at home. ... read more >>
The Moderating Effects of Cigarettes During Acute Alcohol Consumption
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
The consumption, and often abuse, of alcohol is frequently accompanied by cigarette smoking. Ninety percent of alcoholics also smoke cigarettes in comparison to about 30% of the general population. It has been proposed that smoking could, by providing the stimulating effects of nicotine, offset the depressant effects of alcohol. ... read more >>
The consumption, and often abuse, of alcohol is frequently accompanied by cigarette smoking. Ninety percent of alcoholics also smoke cigarettes in comparison to about 30% of the general population. It has been proposed that smoking could, by providing the stimulating effects of nicotine, offset the depressant effects of alcohol. ... read more >>
Smoking During Pregnancy
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Smoking is a major public health problem. All smokers face an increased risk of lung cancer, other lung diseases, and cardiovascular and other disorders. Smoking during pregnancy can harm the health of both a woman and her unborn baby. Currently, at least 10 percent of women in the United States smoke during pregnancy . ... read more >>
Smoking is a major public health problem. All smokers face an increased risk of lung cancer, other lung diseases, and cardiovascular and other disorders. Smoking during pregnancy can harm the health of both a woman and her unborn baby. Currently, at least 10 percent of women in the United States smoke during pregnancy . ... read more >>
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