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Herbal Cigarettes Created: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Updated: Saturday, May 18, 2013
Herbal cigarettes are a non-nicotine product made with a variety of herbs.
Chewing Tobacco Created: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Updated: Saturday, May 18, 2013
Chewing tobacco is a form of smokeless tobacco made of loose tobacco leaves fashioned into long strands or twists.
The Double Life of a Secret Smoker Created: Thursday, May 16, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013
Smoking in secret is hard enough, but when you decide to quit, it's worse.
Finding the New Smoke-Free Me Created: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Developing a smoker's cough was the sign that tipped the scales for Tammy, allowing her to get serious about smoking cessation.
Snuff Created: Sunday, June 07, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Snuff is finely ground tobacco that is available in wet or dry form. Snuff is hazardous to human health.
TSNAs Created: Monday, June 26, 2006 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
TSNAs are known to be some of the most potent carcinogens present in smokeless tobacco, snuff and tobacco smoke.
Smokeless Tobacco Created: Sunday, August 16, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
What is smokeless tobacco and is it safer than smoking?
No Butts about It; Smoking Makes Asthma Worse Created: Saturday, April 24, 2004 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Smoking cigarettes aggravates symptoms of asthma and puts respiratory health at risk.
Fool for a Cigarette Created: Sunday, October 10, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Bill's journey to freedom from nicotine addiction brought about an awareness of how much a fool for cigarette nicotine addicts can be.
Quit Smoking Today Without Gaining Weight Created: Sunday, January 02, 2011 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Hypnotist Paul McKenna shares insight and practical tips about how to successfully quit smoking by reprogamming our minds.
Harm Reduction Created: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013
With regards to tobacco use, harm reduction refers to swapping out one tobacco product for another that is less harmful to the consumer.
Dissolvable Tobacco Created: Saturday, September 05, 2009 Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013
A tobacco product that is manufactured to dissolve in the mouth with no need to spit tobacco juices out.
This Too Shall Pass Created: Saturday, June 24, 2006 Updated: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Looking at the big picture when in the throes of nicotine withdrawal will help you weather the ups and downs of recovery.
Diagnosed with Oral Cancer Created: Friday, December 29, 2006 Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013
On the day that Marlene learned she had oral cancer, the doctor said right out, "You have cancer, and it's the worst kind; it spreads rapidly. I suggest we operate as soon as possible."
Smokeless Tobacco Created: Saturday, September 05, 2009 Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013
Smokeless tobacco includes a number of tobacco products that are not smoked by the consumer.
Leukoplakia Created: Sunday, September 06, 2009 Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013
Leukoplakia is an ailment caused by chronic irritation of the mucus membranes in the mouth.
Arsenic in Cigarette Smoke Created: Saturday, November 24, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Arsenic is a poisonous element found in the earth's crust. Arsenic is also present in cigarette smoke.
Quit Meter Created: Saturday, October 03, 2009 Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013
Quit meters are software programs that keep track of smoke-free time on computers or mobile devices.
Nicorette Gum Created: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013
Nicorette gum is the brand name of the nicotine gum made by GlaxoSmithKline.
Sickorette Created: Friday, December 09, 2005 Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013
Sickorette is a slang term for cigarette adopted by members of About.com's Smoking Cessation support forum.
What is The Great American Smokeout? Created: Saturday, November 14, 2009 Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013
The Great American Smokeout (GASO) is an event hosted by the American Cancer Society annually on the third Thursday in November that highlights the dangers of tobacco use.
Cigarettes Were an Abusive Partner Created: Monday, April 15, 2013 Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013
A love/hate relationship of the worst kind, cigarettes are an abusive partner on every level.
Blood-Brain Barrier Created: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Updated: Saturday, April 13, 2013
A network of blood vessels and cells around the brain, the blood-brain barrier acts as a filter between the bloodstream and the central nervous system.
Lobelia Inflata Created: Sunday, March 19, 2006 Updated: Saturday, April 13, 2013
Lobelia, also known as indian tobacco, is used in many herbal quit smoking remedies.
Pharmacotherapy Created: Friday, May 28, 2010 Updated: Friday, April 12, 2013
Pharmacotherapy is the treatment of a disease or drug addiction through the use of pharmaceuticals.
Nicabate® Nicotine Lozenges Created: Monday, August 23, 2010 Updated: Friday, April 12, 2013
Nicabate lozenges are a quit smoking aid in the NRT family.
Analog Cigarettes Created: Sunday, November 28, 2010 Updated: Friday, April 12, 2013
Analog cigarette is slang term that is used to differentiate cigarettes made with tobacco from electronic cigarettes.
Dots, Stars, Keys and Wings at the Smoking Cessation Forum Created: Monday, June 12, 2006 Updated: Friday, April 12, 2013
Members of the About.com Smoking Cessation Forum have adopted a system of dots, stars, keys and wings to acknowledge smoke free time.
Hell Week Created: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Updated: Friday, April 12, 2013
Hell Week is a term used to describe the discomforts of nicotine withdrawal during the first week of smoking cessation.
8 Common Symptoms of Nicotine Withdrawal Created: Saturday, June 23, 2012 Updated: Friday, April 12, 2013
Let's look at 8 of the most common symptoms of nicotine withdrawal and how to deal with them.
Quitter's Flu Created: Sunday, November 28, 2010 Updated: Friday, April 12, 2013
Quitter's flu is a slang term commonly used to describe the many symptoms of physical withdrawal from nicotine.
PAHs Created: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 Updated: Friday, April 12, 2013
PAHs is an acronym for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, organic pollutants in tobacco smoke.

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