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Scientists Find Nicotine Addiction Gene
2008-08-10 05:04:00 Researchers have pinpointed a gene that helps determine if an individual is at a risk for developing a nicotine addiction. Generally, when smoking a cigarette for the first time, people either experience a pleasant buzz or a nauseating cough. Health News Science science cigarettes nicotine addiction genes
Cigarette Companies Hook Teens On Nicotine
2008-04-15 02:35:00 The author of 13 books including most recently The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life, Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D., has spent his life writing and speaking about human development, with a particular focus on children. He has appeared on The Today Show, CBS This Morning, CNN, and has presented more than 800 keynotes, workshops, and seminars in 42 states and 16 countries. Guest Blogger Thomas Armstrong-- A new report from the Massachusetts Department of Health says that the amount of nicotine in most cigarettes rose an average of 10% between 1998 and 2004, and that the cigarettes with the greatest increases in nicotine include brands that are the most popular with teenagers: Marlboro, Newport, and Camel. So while the public personna of cigarette manufacturers like Phillip Morris has them warning young people of the dangers of smoking in media advertisements (see, for example, their home page on the web which is strewn with proactive health messages), behi...
By: BasilandSpice
Will county?s nicotine natzi?s
2008-03-14 19:34:00 Joliet police and the Will County Health Department have conducted unannounced checks on the Smoke-Free Illinois Act, citing two Joliet bars and five bar patrons for violating the new law. Three patrons at Paulie?s Pub and two patrons at Woody?s were cited. The five ticketed smokers could be fined between $100 and $250. They have been ...
Quitting Smoking - The Nicotine Substitute Method
2008-03-09 18:09:00 I hope that the following article will help you to better understand this topic. I recommend that you take 5 minutes to read what our author Darren O Connell have to say. “It’s not the nicotine in cigarettes that’s harmful. It’s the smoke.” That was the tag line provided by a manufacturer of nicotine gum during ...
Marijuana Withdrawal Rivals Nicotine
2008-03-05 19:57:00 Kicking pot or cigarettes leads to anxiety, sleep problems.A small study in the journal Alcohol and Drug Dependence likened withdrawal from cannabis to that of withdrawal from nicotine, in the case of smokers addicted to either or both substances. The study gave further support to the growing body of evidence supporting the existence of a clinically significant marijuana withdrawal syndrome in heavy marijuana smokers.As one cigarette smoker in withdrawal famously put it, ?I cannot think, cannot concentrate, cannot remember.? Now it appears that heavy marijuana smokers who go cold turkey might be susceptible to the same symptoms of withdrawal from addiction.Dr. Ryan Vandrey, a professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and principle author of the study, told Amy Norton of Reuters Health that marijuana withdrawal can cause symptoms similar to nicotine withdrawal, such as anxiety, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and sleep problems. Marijuana withdrawal, which...
By: Addiction Inbox
Nicotine
2008-02-07 17:01:00 Nicotine - Probably the best Desde japon los dejo el dia de hoy con esta excelente banda, punk muy a aa estilo de blink 182 o green day, este va para teko, me pidio algo de esta banda hace un rato, y pues aqui esta... felicitaciones por este aņo y sigue asi... saludos a todos...
By: Musiteka
Marijuana withdrawal 'rivals nicotine'
2008-02-07 05:50:00 Quitting marijuana can cause withdrawal symptoms as severe as those from quitting tobacco, a small US study suggests.
By: Attuworld
Light Up And Slim Down?
2008-02-06 14:05:00 Damian O'Hara is a former chain smoker who after countless miserable attempts to quit, finally did so successfully using Allen Carr's Easyway method. The early part of his career was spent working at international advertising agencies but today he is the President of Allen Carr North America where he heads up the US and Canadian arm of a global organization dedicated to helping smokers quit. Over the past 25 years Allen Carr's Easyway books and seminars have helped an estimated 10 million smokers quit successfully. Here Mr. O'Hara has penned a response to Do You Smoke To Diet? Guest Blogger Damian O'Hara:The issue of smoking and weight control is not as simple as you might think. There are two myths we need to deal with here: first, the idea that smoking helps control weight, either as an appetite suppressant or as an agent to boost the metabolism and second, that quitting smoking leads to weight gain.Many smokers claim that the cigarette wor...
By: BasilandSpice
[Interesting] It?s cold outside, and you need to get your nicotine fix. For
2008-02-03 10:47:00 London Times
Nicotine addictive
2008-02-01 07:37:00 Nicotine addictive is the physical vulnerability of your body to the chemical nicotine, which is potently addicting when delivered by various tobacco products. Smoke from cigarettes, cigars and pipes contains thousands of chemicals, including nicotine. Nicotine is also found in chewing tobacco. Nicotine produces physical and mood-altering effects in your brain that are temporarily pleasing; these ...
Acute nicotine improves cognitive deficits in young adults with?
2008-01-17 00:00:00 Acute nicotine improves cognitive deficits in young adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity- disorder.
Smoker Bell Keeps Nicotine Addicts Happy...but It Doesn't Go Far Enough
2008-01-11 12:07:00 Are you Smoker??Florian Brillet - Paris architect- made this unique design. it's enough to smoke two people. if you want feel the nicotine fully, USE this.. :)Instead of treating smokers like outcasts, Paris architect Florian Brillet is embracing them with a new design that is intended to keep them comfortable while enjoying a smoke outdoors. The Smoker Bell is a helmet-like covering that includes a drink stand and an articulated arm that can be attached to the exterior of buildings. Plus, it is big enough to accommodate two people as they slowly kill themselves with nicotine and caffeine.From : http://gizmodo.com/343581/smoke-r-bell-keeps-nicotine-addicts-h-appybut-it-doesnt-go-far-enough- My viewpoint on this concept piece is that it doesn't go far enough in its quest to help smokers deal with the endless restrictions society has been placing on them. What they need to do is bring the device indoors and completely enclose the helmet covering. That way, smokers wouldn't have ...
Stop Smoking Aid - Something More Effective Than Nicotine Patches Posted By
2007-12-30 15:12:00 It is undeniable how popular the nicotine patches have become in smoking cessation. But, this fact is a bit surprising when you take into account that the nicotine patch is hardly the most effective stop smoking aid that is available. Very few people on the nicotine patch can permanently shake off the habit. Many a ...
Britney Spears Has A Need For Nicotine
2007-12-29 02:19:00 Britney Spears was caught cruising down Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills, while driving her white Mercedes-Benz at speeds of up to 100 miles-per-hour on Thursday night. Brit Brit stopped at a Shell gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes. Let’s hope Brit’s New Year’s resolution includes a nicotine patch!!! Britney Spears
By: The.DERRTY Truth
Lindsay Lohan Has Not Been Paid to Endorse Nicotine Lozenge
2007-12-23 13:00:00 Reports that Lindsay Lohan endorses Ariva ? the smoking cessation lozenge ? are wrong, her rep tells Usmagazine.com. ?Lindsay has not been paid to endorse Ariva,? her rep tells Us. ?She is just a fan and is using it to help cut down her smoking as she is currently in the studio recording tracks for her ...
Lindsay Endorsing For Nicotine Substitiute But Denies It
2007-12-22 21:52:00 Lindsay Lohan has been really boring since she quited her partying lifestyle and keeping it all sober. It has only got worst when she was rumored to have quited 3-packs-per-day smoking after being spotted many time with Ariva Nicotine Pills. Lindsay started with holding a Ariva Nicotine Pills in her hands wherever she goes! Apparently, Lindsay was ...
By: Celeb Crust
Lindsay Lohan Has Not Been Paid to Endorse Nicotine Lozenge
2007-12-22 20:15:00 Reports that Lindsay Lohan endorses Ariva ? the smoking cessation lozenge ? are wrong, her rep tells Usmagazine.com. “Lindsay has not been paid to endorse Ariva,” her rep tells Us. “She is just a fan and is using it to help cut down her smoking as she is currently in the studio recording tracks for her ...
Special Knowledge about Smoking and Nicotine
2007-12-17 00:00:00 The more you understand about any subject, the more interesting it becomes. As you read this article you’ll find that the subject of smoking and nicotine is certainly no exception. Everyone is well aware of the bad consequences of smoking, even the smokers. Still, they do not quit smoking. One major cause for their not ...
Great Invention Idea? Nicotine Based Dental Care
2007-12-06 18:17:00 smoker smile Thanks to Henry Petroski's book, "The Toothpick: Technology and Culture," I've learned that the toothpick has both an illustrious history and some interesting applications. But I wonder what Petroski would say about a group of patents I've termed, "addiction hygiene?" read more »Tech-norati Tags: Art Boomers Eco Friendly Environment Fitness Food Fun Funny Health History Innovation Life Marketing Miscellaneous News Patent Products Seasonal Wacky
Quit Smoking?NTAP (Never Take Another Puff)
2007-11-23 08:07:00 Fizzgig - Free and Healing for Four Months, Twenty Days, 9 Hours and 57 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 9 Days and 23 Hours, by avoiding the use of 2868 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $1,211.81. I don’t have much else to say cuz I’m kinda busy shopping and doing homework and ...
By: Tia's Brain
Angie Damage debuts with 'Nicotine Tongue' EPCD
2007-11-15 06:00:00 Out now on Intuition Records is Angie Damage's debut, the 4-track "Nicotine Tongue" EPCD. Expect a mix of post-punk, new wave and indie-rock comparable according to the label to some Joy Division, early New Order, The Cure, Clan Of Xymox, 4AD...
By: Side-Line Music
Angie Damage debuts with 'Nicotine Tongue' EPCD
2007-11-15 06:00:00 Out now on Intuition Records is Angie Damage's debut, the 4-track "Nicotine Tongue" EPCD. Expect a mix of post-punk, new wave and indie-rock comparable according to the label to some Joy Division, early New Order, The Cure, Clan Of Xymox, 4AD...
By: Side-Line Music
Good bye, sweet Nicotine. I?ll never forget you?
2007-11-14 10:22:00 I don’t want to get into the details because I’m already fighting off harsh withdrawal symptoms so here is the gist of it; a visit to the doctors scared the crap out of me and now I’m quitting a 10 year 2-pack-a-day habit. But why was I freaked into action so drastically? Well, aside from ...
Lindsay Lohan Feeds Her Nicotine Habit With Ariva
2007-11-09 00:00:00 Lindsay Lohan was spotted out in West Hollywood on Wednesday (November 8) with the nicotene candy Ariva. The 21-year-old also did some retail therapy at H&M, posing with a young fan. Check out pictures from
Nicotine Vaccine Doubles Quit Rate in Human Trials
2007-11-08 20:54:00 NicVax still showing promise against cigarette addictionNabi Biopharmaceutical announced this week that an experimental vaccine it has been testing against nicotine addiction had shown itself to be effective in human trials. Volunteers were more than twice as likely to quit, compared to a control group whose members were injected with a placebo.The company-funded study gave volunteers five injections of NicVax, Nabi?s proprietary drug, or else a placebo. In regulatory filings, the company claims that the vaccine triggers an antibody response, which prevents nicotine molecules from reaching the brain. The antibodies bind with the nicotine molecules, making nicotine too large to cross the exceedingly fine blood-brain barrier of the brain. Roughly 15 per cent of smokers who received injections of NicVax were nicotine-free after one year. For comparison, early studies of Chantix as an anti-smoking medication show a quit response rate in the range of 20 per cent for heavy smokers. Studie...
By: Addiction Inbox
Nicotine-Alcohol Interaction
2007-11-07 05:58:00 The interaction between nicotine and alcohol, two of the most abused and co-abused drugs, can impact a person?s ability to learn and could have implications for treating addiction. In examining the drugs? interactive effects on learning, the researchers looked at the ability to learn and process contextual information, which is important for multiple reasons. Contextual learning taps ...
By: B-Health
Holy Catfish I?m Boring!
2007-11-01 22:25:00 My utter lack of writing skills or simply because I’m a boring old mommy/housewife? I don’t know but lately I’ve been reading other blogs and feeling my cheeks blush at how much more fascinating other people are! From Melissa and most recently, Ky and her Daddy Soulkeeper I am simply dull DULL DULL! I am probably going ...
By: Tia's Brain
Lindsay Lohan Spotted With Controversial Nicotine 'Candy' Ariva
2007-10-29 00:00:00 Lindsay Lohan was spotted out with a box of Ariva, which are mint flavored lozenges the size of a tic-tac which contain tobacco and nicotine and which have angered the
Causation, Correlation, Nicotine, Alcohol & Pot.
2007-10-28 22:01:00 Teenagers who smoke are five times more likely to drink and 13 times more likely to use marijuana than those who are not smokers, says a US report issued today.The report by Columbia University's National Centre on Addiction and Substance Abuse presented further evidence linking youth smoking to other substance abuse and spotlighted research on how nicotine affects the adolescent brain."Teenage smoking can signal the fire of alcohol and drug abuse or mental illness like depression and anxiety," Joseph Califano, who heads the centre and is a former US health secretary, said in a telephone interview.The report analysed surveys conducted by the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and other data on youth smokers. Most smokers begin smoking before age 18.Smokers aged 12 to 17 were more likely drink alcohol than nonsmokers - 59 per cent compared to 11 per cent, the report found. Those who become regular smokers by age 12 are more than three times more likely to r...
Nicotine Addiction in the U.K.
2007-10-05 21:55:00 Study group urges harm reduction strategy for heavy smokersBritain's Royal College of Physicians (RCP) called upon the government to treat cigarette smoking like any other drug addiction, and faulted its members for failing to offer sufficient help to heavy smokers trying to kick the habit.Because of that failure, the Academy called for greater access to nicotine substitution products, and the development of safer and more effective nicotine delivery systems for smokers who cannot quit.The Academy?s report, "Harm Reduction in Nicotine Addiction: Helping People Who Can?t Quit," called for a sweeping overhaul of the country?s nicotine marketing structure "so that harm reduction strategies are in place."The report?s principle suggestion: "Change nicotine product regulation to make it easier to produce and market medicinal nicotine products."Jean King, Cancer Research UK's director of tobacco control, said the report highlighted the "stark fact" that cigarettes are freely available, w...
By: Addiction Inbox
Nicotine Addiction in the U.K.
2007-10-05 21:55:00 Study group urges harm reduction strategy for heavy smokersBritain's Royal College of Physicians (RCP) called upon the government to treat cigarette smoking like any other drug addiction, and faulted its members for failing to offer sufficient help to heavy smokers trying to kick the habit.Because of that failure, the Academy called for greater access to nicotine substitution products, and the development of safer and more effective nicotine delivery systems for smokers who cannot quit.The Academy?s report, "Harm Reduction in Nicotine Addiction: Helping People Who Can?t Quit," called for a sweeping overhaul of the country?s nicotine marketing structure "so that harm reduction strategies are in place."The report?s principle suggestion: "Change nicotine product regulation to make it easier to produce and market medicinal nicotine products."Jean King, Cancer Research UK's director of tobacco control, said the report highlighted the "stark fact" that cigarettes are freely available, w...
By: Addiction Inbox
Nicotine
2007-09-25 18:03:00 Nicotine - DiscoveredEste es un disco de Covers de una banda japonesa de Melodic punk rock, una buena seleccion de temas, de U2, elton john, Mr. big, Oasis y mas, veremos que les parece...1. IF WE HOLD ON TOGETHER?DIANA ROSS?2. I JUST DIED IN YOUR ARMS?CUTTING CREW?3. DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER?OASIS?4. YOUR SONG(ELTON JOHN)5. TO BE WITH YOU(MR.BIG)6. TIME AFTER TIME(CYNDI LAUPER)7. I SAW RED(WARRANT)8. PAINT IT, BLACK(ROLLING STONES)9. ORDINARY WORLD(DURAN DURAN)10. TOY SOLDIERS(MARTIKA)11. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU(U2)12. ETERNAL FLAME(BANGLES)13. THE FLAME(CHEAP TRICK)
By: Musiteka
163.80 mg nicotine
2007-09-15 13:32:00 This is the amount of nicotine I did not inhale since I quit smoking. What's more, I- did not smoke in 16 days, 2 hrs, 17 secs- did not smoke 273 cigarettes- did not absorb 1.91 g tar- did not spend CHF 46.41 on cigarettes- gained 18 hrs, 12 mins of 'smokefree time'pretty cool, huh? Kudos to Allen.. published and (c) by http://BrawnyHunk.blogspot.com-
By: BrawnyHunk
Free Starter Kit of Nicotine Patches -ny only
2007-09-10 03:15:00 https://www.nysmokefree.com/reg-ister/default.aspx Share This
By: Free Stuff Times
Ad of the Day: Nicotine Gum
2007-09-08 18:43:00 [via: “Ad for European Nicotine Gum” - Off Topic - TechNews.CC]
Beck / Nicotine And Gravy
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Low Cost Term Life Insurance For Smokers And Nicotine Users
2007-08-22 07:17:00 If you are smoker or regular tobacco user, you know how difficult it can be trying to purchase term life insurance. The high term life insurance premiums quoted to you simply because you smoke have probably been disappointing. Since the insurance industry is always trying to accommodate "specialty" niches, some term life insurance companies have recently opted to offer low cost term life insurance for smokers and tobacco users.As a smoker or nicotine user, you are now eligible for 10, 15, 20 or 30 year term periods at less expensive rates. As long as you are otherwise in excellent health and are at a reasonable weight, you may purchase $250,000.00 worth of coverage for about $40 per month over a 10 year period.Finding the Right Term Life Insurance CompanyAside from the fact that tobacco use in any form already sets you apart from non-users, it is important to understand that many insurance companies do not even distinguish between the form and frequency of your tobacco use. For exam...
Low Cost Term Life Insurance for Smokers and Nicotine Users
2007-08-18 12:23:00 If you are smoker or regular tobacco user, you know how difficult it can be trying to purchase term life insurance. The high term life insurance premiums quoted to you simply because you smoke have probably been disappointing. Since the insurance industry is always trying to accommodate ?specialty? niches, some term life insurance companies have ...
By: Insurance Blog
Next Safety developing nicotine-delivery device to curb smoking
2007-08-15 09:50:00 Nah, Next Safety's approach to curbing smoking isn't nearly as fun as puffing on Golden Dragon's Ruyan e-cigarettes, but it just might do the trick. Reportedly, this North Carolina-based startup plans to bring a 'nicotine-delivery product' to market which would actually 'deliver nicotine to the brain faster and safer than cigarettes,' all while protecting children and nonsmokers from secondhand smoke. Interestingly, the pulmonary drug-deliverer (which works similarly to a medical inhaler) is said to provide 'a stronger kick' than smoking, but actually administers a smaller amount of nicotine to the body than your average Marlboro. Currently, the firm is hoping to release it into less restricted overseas markets by the year's end, but analysts here in America are questioning its ability to pass through all the red tape required for it to hit our shelves.(Via Engadget.)
Next Safety developing nicotine-delivery device to curb smoking
2007-08-15 00:55:00 Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Nah, Next Safety's approach to curbing smoking isn't nearly as fun as puffing on Golden Dragon's Ruyan e-cigarettes, but it just might do the trick. Reportedly, this North Carolina-based startup plans to bring a "nicotine-delivery product" to market which would actually "deliver nicotine to the brain faster and safer than cigarettes," all while protecting children and nonsmokers from secondhand smoke. Interestingly, the pulmonary drug-deliverer (which works similarly to a medical inhaler) is said to provide "a stronger kick" than smoking, but actually administers a smaller amount of nicotine to the body than your average Marlboro. Currently, the firm is hoping to release it into less restricted overseas markets by the year's end, but analysts here in America are questioning its ability to pass through all the red tape required for it to hit our shelves.[Via MedGadget]Read - New nicotine-delivery device is safer than smoking, NC company saysRead - Next...
Nicotine fit!!!
2007-08-01 22:07:00 So today marks the beginning of an entirely smoke-free campus here at UNM, and let's just say that ariadneK is having a slightly rough time of it, to put it mildly. ;-) I'm doing fairly well actually, though I did take a brief walk off-campus (which was fairly relaxing in and of itself) about half an hour ago to relieve some of my anxiety and indulge in lighting up.Aside from the nicotine bullshit, I'm starting to feel a bit better than I did last week, so hopefully I will indeed start posting on a more regular basis once again. With regard to the position that I interviewed for awhile back (a few weeks ago now, I think?) that I REALLY want, I haven't heard anything back on it...so damn! I guess things aren't so promising after all, but I'm still keeping my fingers tightly crossed and hoping for the best.Anyway, perhaps more later...ariK
Nicotine Niche or Pipe Dream?
2007-07-25 07:25:00 DUESSELDORF, Germany -- At the international airport in this western German city, smokers are shunned. If you want to light up, you're restricted to a handful of bars in the terminal, or else stuck puffing on the dingy street outside.
By: Get rich
Nicotine rush hinges on sugar in neurons
2007-07-22 17:30:00 When nicotine binds to a neuron, how does the cell know to send the signal that announces a smoker?s high? As with other questions involving good sensations, the answer appears to be sugar. read more Popularity: unranked [?] Read more at BJS
Cleveland Clinic To Include Nicotine Testing In Pre-Employment Physicals
2007-07-19 11:29:00 Nicotine TestingPre-employment health evaluations for Cleveland Clinic job applicants now include Nicotine testing, in addition to the existing health and wellness screenings.The testing for Cotinine, a nicotine metabolite, is being incorporated as part of Cleveland Clinic's efforts to make the institution a healthy place to work and visit."As a leading healthcare organization dedicated to fighting disease and advocating healthy living, our policies and procedures must reflect that commitment," said Delos M. "Toby" Cosgrove, M.D. CEO and President of Cleveland Clinic. "Having banned smoking from our campuses and launched a communitywide program to promote smoking cessation, incorporating Cotinine testing is a natural extension of our efforts to highlight the perils of tobacco use."An incremental rollout of the new policy, lasting through Sept. 1, will allow job applicants who test positive for Cotinine access to free, smoking cessation services. During this time, a positive test w...
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Next Safety Announces Handheld Nicotine Delivery Device
2007-07-19 11:28:00 Nicotine Delivery DeviceNext Safety pulmonary drug delivery device delivers nicotine more effectively than a cigarette.Big tobacco corporations have increased nicotine levels in cigarettes over the past 6 years. This finding indicates a tacit understanding by big tobacco that nicotine is the driving force behind market sales. Next Safety, Inc. is committed to giving the public a safer alternative.Next Safety, Inc. has delivered nicotine with such high efficiency and efficacy that an inhaled dose equal to less than 30 percent of that inhaled from the average cigarette yields psychoactive results that last 12 to 18 hours in the average person. Receptors in the brain receive nicotine rapidly without the inhalation of the more than 300 combustion byproducts contained in cigarette smoke.The pulmonary drug delivery device will be brought to market by Next Safety and it's licensees with a price point of "It is unfortunate that millions of people rely on smoking for the delivery of nicotin...
By: health
ZUKA: Nicotine nose candy?
2007-07-06 12:10:00 Source: The Sun A NEW snuff product has been heavily criticised by anti-smoking campaigners who say it is unsafe and is being marketed to teenagers. Zuka Black is a tobacco powder inhaled through the nose that gives the user a nicotine hit. It hits shelves across the UK later this month and will also be available online but ...
New World Nicotine: A Brief History
2007-06-26 22:54:00 ?Drinking the Smoke?The prototypically North American contribution to the world drug trade has always been tobacco. Tobacco pipes have been found among the earliest known Aztec and Mayan ruins. Early North Americans apparently picked up the habit from their South American counterparts. Native American pipes subjected to gas chromatography show nicotine residue going back as far as 1715 B.C. ?Drinking? the smoke of tobacco leaves was an established New World practice long before European contact. An early technique was to place tobacco on hot coals and inhale the smoke with a hollow bone inserted in the nose. The addicting nature of tobacco alarmed the early missionary priests from Europe, who quickly became addicted themselves. Indeed, so enslaved to tobacco were the early priests that laws were passed to prevent smoking and the taking of snuff during Mass. New World tobacco quickly came to the attention of Dutch and Spanish merchants, who passed the drug along to European royal...
By: Addiction Inbox
New World Nicotine: A Brief History
2007-06-26 22:54:00 ?Drinking the Smoke?The prototypically North American contribution to the world drug trade has always been tobacco. Tobacco pipes have been found among the earliest known Aztec and Mayan ruins. Early North Americans apparently picked up the habit from their South American counterparts. Native American pipes subjected to gas chromatography show nicotine residue going back as far as 1715 B.C. ?Drinking? the smoke of tobacco leaves was an established New World practice long before European contact. An early technique was to place tobacco on hot coals and inhale the smoke with a hollow bone inserted in the nose. The addicting nature of tobacco alarmed the early missionary priests from Europe, who quickly became addicted themselves. Indeed, so enslaved to tobacco were the early priests that laws were passed to prevent smoking and the taking of snuff during Mass. New World tobacco quickly came to the attention of Dutch and Spanish merchants, who passed the drug along to European royal...
By: Addiction Inbox
What is nicotine addiction?
2007-05-16 10:35:00 Nicotine is the tobacco plant's natural protection from being eaten by insects. Drop for drop it's more lethal than strychnine and three times deadlier than arsenic. Yet, amazingly, by chance, this natural insecticide's chemical structure is so similar to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine that once inside the brain it fits a host of chemical locks permitting it direct and indirect control over the flow of more than 200 neurochemicals. Within eight seconds of that first-ever inhaled puff, through dizzy, coughing and six shades of green, nicotine arrived at the brain's reward pathways where it generated an unearned flood of dopamine, resulting in an immediate yet possibly unrecognized "aaahhh" reward sensation. Sensing it would cause most first-time inhalers to soon return to steal more. Nicotine also fit the adrenaline locks releasing a host of fight or flight neurochemicals and select serotonin locks impacting mood. Brain Defenses Create Dependency A toxic poison, the ...
By: Health Tips
NCP Stimulants Amphetamines, cocaine, caffeine, and nicotine and Inhalant R
2007-05-14 09:53:00 DSM-IV AMPHETAMINE-INDUCED DISORDERS 292.81 Intoxication delirium 292.89 Amphetamine intoxication 292.0 Amphetamine withdrawal 292.11 Psychotic disorders with delusions 292.12 Psychotic disorders with hallucinations CAFFEINE-INDUCED DISORDERS 305.90 Caffeine intoxication 292.89 Caffeine-induced anxiety disorder 292.89 Caffeine-induced sleep disorder COCAINE-INDUCED DISORDERS 292.89 Cocaine intoxication 292.0 Cocaine withdrawal 292.81 Intoxication delirium INHALANT-INDUCED DISORDERS 292.89 Inhalant intoxication 292.81 Inhalant intoxication delirium 292.84 Inhalant-induced mood disorder 292.89 Inhalant-induced anxiety disorder NICOTINE-INDUCED DISORDER 292.0 Nicotine withdrawal (For additional listings, consult DSM-IV.) Stimulants are natural and manufactured drugs that speed up the nervous system. They can be swallowed, injected, inhaled, or smoked. These substances are identified by the behavioral stimulation and psychomotor agitation that they induce. They di... |
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