When vapers ask how much nicotine is in a cigarette, it’s often because they’re trying to calculatewhat nicotine strength they want in e-liquid. The idea is to mimic the hit they get from cigarettes, and get the same nicotine experience from vaping that they do from smoking. But knowi...
Cigarettes are also expensive, addictive and they leave a bad odor. However, medical researchers have begun to show interest in one of the most reviled components of cigarettes -- nicotine. And they're interested in this potent, powerfully addictive substance for its health benefits. Over the ...
Activity in the cholinergic pathways calls your body and brain into action, and you feel re-energized. Stimulating those cholinergic neurons also increases how much dopamine gets released by the limbic system, which activates reward pathways in your brain. When drugs like cocaine or nicotine ...
Introduction Unregulated e-cigarette devices and the levels of nicotine in them have amplified the potential of e-cigarettes as addictive agents. Several e-cigarette related parameters have been identified altering nicotine's absorption profile, so their potential effects on addiction should be considered...
Nicotine, the highly toxic compound found in many traditional tobacco products, is also found in most electronic cigarettes, calling into question their purported “safety”. Although it is known that nicotine is toxic, the pathophysiology of disease in exposed people remains under investigation. One...
It's not as though you should become the fatalist and say well I've already smoked for 10 years, I made the mistake, I might as well continue to enjoy the nicotine. That would be an error in judgment, because if you quit now, 10 years from now your risks will be much, much ...
Secondhand smoke is not solely derived from cigarettes; pipes and cigars produce many of the same harmful substances. In fact, a cigar produces much more sidestream smoke than a cigarette because of its larger size. Recent studies have shown that even hookahs carry a significant secondhand smoke...
Unlike alcohol and a host of other psychotropic substances, cigarettes and nicotine do not enhance or change one’s perception. Smokers smoke just to get by, to scratch that itch, and muffle that constant nagging in their minds. By becoming a smoker I was sure I would be one of the outca...
More research is needed to understand just what the genes highlighted in the study do. (Interestingly, one called TMEM230 has previously been associated with Parkinson's disease. Nicotine is known to blunt some symptoms of the disease).
Varenicline (Chantix) is a prescription drug approved by the U.S. FDA to help adults quit smoking. Chantix acts on the nicotine receptors in the brain, stimulating these receptors and blocking the ability of nicotine to attach to these receptors. Chantix is taken seven days prior to the date...