Category Archives: Smoking

The Internet contains thousands of first-person accounts on the effects of anti-smoking medications. Many of them are positive and fine, while others are plain scary. We can imagine that some of the most scary ones maybe mischievous works of pure fantasy by ‘trollers’ while others could well be genuine accounts designed to warn others. ThereContinue reading “First Person Accounts of Anti-Smoking Medication”

When I tell you that the largest corporate investors in e-cigarettes are the tobacco industry, you have every right to be suspicious. Some patchy evidence suggests that e-cigarette use may facilitate smoking cessation, but definitive data are lacking. No e-cigarette has been approved by the FDA as an aid to stopping smoking. Environmental concerns andContinue reading “E-cigarettes Part 2”

Electronic or E-cigarettes mimic normal cigarettes but they deliver nicotine through a vapour. The vapour is produced by battery-powered heating of a solution of chemicals containing nicotine and propylene-glycol. Inhaling the vapour from an e-cigarette is called vaping. There is no tobacco, no combustion and no smoke. For these reasons, vaping is often viewed asContinue reading “E-cigarettes: Cool, Cheap and Less Risky?”

The most commonly used method to reduce the craving and the risk of relapse is to use nicotine replacement medication. The reason it is commonly used is that it has been heavily promoted by the manufacturers. It has nothing to do with its effectiveness, because the majority of independent real-world research shows that it isContinue reading “Nicotine Replacement Therapy Part 2”

We all know that tobacco is the world’s number one killer. The tobacco plant itself is not unattractive. It’s the nasty nicotine inside and all the other s**t that ends up in the smokers’ lungs that is the problem. Big Pharma wishes the world to believe that their drug-based therapies are effective methods to stopContinue reading “Reasons To Avoid Nicotine Replacement Therapy”

We all know that tobacco is the world’s number one killer. The tobacco plant itself is not unattractive. It’s the nasty nicotine inside and all the other s**t that ends up in the smokers’ lungs that is the problem. A harmless looking tobacco plant Big Pharma wishes the world to believe that their drug-based therapiesContinue reading “Why Smokers Should Avoid Nicotine Replacement Therapy”

Bupropion Buproprion, also known as Zyban and Wellbutrin, is a nicotine-free treatment licensed for smoking cessation. It is claimed that Bupropion helps to reduce nicotine withdrawal and the urge to smoke. Bupropion can be used safely with NRT, the company literature states. An issue to be aware of, if you are contemplating using Zyban, isContinue reading “Anti-Smoking Medication: Why It Should Be Avoided.”