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[7 Nov 2008 | Comments Off | ]
Smoking and Cancer

Heavy, long-term cigarette smoking is often said to cause cancer, most prominently lung cancer and cancer of the larynx. And, the evidence is very strong, amounting to near certainty. But, interestingly enough, exactly how it does so is not fully known. It remains an active area of research.
Normal cells may be damaged, but they have the ability to repair themselves. In other cases, the cells are sloughed off and eliminated by the lymph system, then replaced by new ones. But this process can go awry. Cells can grow abnormally, taking …

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[7 Nov 2008 | Comments Off | ]
Ten Things to Avoid when you Quit

The Proper Care and Feeding of A Healthy Quit Program
We all want this quit to be the quit. We’re looking for permanent freedom from nicotine addiction. It takes planning – planning what you will do, and what you won’t do. If you can’t do cold-turkey, don’t beat yourself up over it – it isn’t for everyone. Decide what you CAN do successfully – and do it. If you need to cut back 1 cigarette a day to be successful, then do that.
Here are 10 more tips we hope …

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[7 Nov 2008 | Comments Off | ]

Going to try it on your own? Sometimes that works. Here are 20 tips to help see you through it.

Believe in yourself. Believe that you can quit. Think about some of the most difficult things you have done in your life and realize that you have the guts and determination to quit smoking. It’s up to you.
After reading this list, sit down and write your own list, customized to your personality and way of doing things. Create you own plan for …

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[7 Nov 2008 | Comments Off | ]
Cigarette Additives

Cigarettes contain thousands of chemicals. Up to 600 additives and flavorings may be in a single cigarette. But this is as nothing when we consider the 4000 chemicals that are released when a cigarette is smoked.
Nicotine
Nicotine is the main addictive ingredient in tobacco. It is readily absorbed into the blood and gives a hit (a rush) to the brain in about 10 seconds. Nicotine produces chemicals in the brain called dopamine. It is the regular hits of nicotine that the brain comes to expect and when people quit …

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[2 Sep 2008 | Comments Off | ]
Time to Quit?

Don’t you think that it is about time you quit smoking? Or have you already quit several times? The purpose of this website is to assist you in quitting forever, without the urge to start up again. In just one week after starting to quit smoking, you can be free from tobacco forever.
If you are about to quit, do you know what to do to fight off that urge to smoke another cigarette?
Do you know the reasons that cause you to light up that cigarette?
If …