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 ...
How To Convince A Smoker To Quit: Timing
Smoking is an addiction. That sounds like a simple statement that can be taken as read, but when you are trying to convince a smoker to quit, it's something you really need to understand. Smoking is often referred to as a 'habit', when in reality the stronger term 'addiction' is far more realistic. Smokers become physically addicted to nicotine, the chemical found in cigarettes, and can experience uncomfortable and often painful physical symptoms of withdrawal when they try to quit. The reason this is pointed out is that convincing someone to quit smoking for good is a difficult road, and ...
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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
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The Importance of Cigarette Filters
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Preakness Stakes: I’ll Have Another second choice
BALTIMORE — No one is loving the run-up to today’s Preakness more than Doug O’Neill. the trainer of Kentucky Derby winner I’ll have Another has spent nearly two weeks in Baltimore, hanging with Ravens coach John Harbaugh,... [Read more of this article]
Better medical care could save thousands in Wales every year
Better medical care and a more healthy lifestyle could save thousands of lives in Wales every year, new research has suggested. A report from the Office for National Statistics has shown that the rate of deaths classed as avoidable has been considerably... [Read more of this article]
Despicable Me
Stars: Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Jason Segel, Mirando CosgroveDirector: Pierre Coffin, Chris RenaudRelease Date: December 14, 2010MPAA Rating: PG What would one need in order to become the most famous criminal in the... [Read more of this article]
Air Purification For the Workplace
Air Cleaners, Air Filtration Systems & Extraction Systems for industrial and commercial sites are a necessary and smart benefit you can provide for your employees. These units will guard against harmful pollutants... [Read more of this article]
Retiree Activities Corner
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Speaker DeLeo’s budget rejects Governor Patrick’s major initiatives, relies on optimistic assumptions
House Speaker Robert a. DeLeo proposed an annual state spending plan today that scales back several of Governor Deval Patrick’s signature policy proposals, including an overhaul of the community college system... [Read more of this article]
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