Pros and Cons of Electric Cigarettes Revealed by Electronic Cigarettes and Health

They have published direct excerpts from leading publications by medical doctors, tobacco industry experts, research professionals and even ... Are electronic cigarettes any better when compared to Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRTs)?

Low dopamine levels behind relapse to smoking

Some research suggests that one of its central roles ... They studied mice that were administered nicotine, the active constituent of cigarettes, for several weeks. The researchers then withheld the nicotine and measured the subsequent ...

Debate swirls on e-cigarettes

... three main ingredients are nicotine (although some come without nicotine), propylene glycol and glycerin. Siegel recognized existing research couldn't conclude e-cigarettes are "safe in absolute terms" and that further studies are needed.

Chicago Tribune Nina Metz column

DeNoble's research would reveal not only that nicotine is addictive but that another chemical found in cigarette smoke called acetaldehyde strengthens the effect of nicotine on the brain. Cigarettes weren't just habit-forming; manipulated in just the right ...

22nd Century Announces Nicotine-Free Tobacco Cigarettes Now Available For International Markets

22nd Century has contracted directly with American farmers since 2008 to grow its proprietary tobacco. Previously reported independent research studies have fueled demand for virtually nicotine-free cigarettes (also referred to as very low nicotine or VLN ...

A real 'Insider': Doc exposes tobacco whistleblower

Big tobacco whistleblower ... set his sights on a research career in academia. That was until Philip Morris called. The scientist found himself at a tobacco firm because the project intrigued him: He was to find a substitute for nicotine that would have ...

Nicotine patches won’t help you quit, but they might save your brains

Well, that's the theory anyway. According to a new study published in the journal Tobacco Control, these nicotine replacement therapies don't help. At all. Their research of almost 800 smokers attempting to quit in Massachusetts saw the same relapse rate ...

'Addiction Incorporated': Seeing through the smoke of big tobacco

The story told in "Addiction Incorporated" may not be new, but the film's subject, a whistle-blowing research scientist ... to come up with a way to make cigarettes safer. DeNoble found not only that nicotine is undeniably addictive — the ...

How To Give Up Smoking

There are more than 4,000 harmful chemicals in tobacco. Nicotine is the one that makes you addicted ... quitting" is based on personal experiences of real ex-smokers and research from the Mayo Clinic. You can explore the site before you sign ...

Utah teens are experimenting with e-cigarettes

Limited research on e-cigarettes makes it difficult to ... instead of a steady stream of straight nicotine from an ignited, tobacco-filled cigarette. The product simulates the look, feel and flavor of smoking, according to a website promoting ...

22nd Century Announces Nicotine-Free Tobacco Cigarettes Now Available For International Markets

22nd Century Group, Inc. , a company focused on tobacco harm reduction and smoking cessation products, today announced that its subsidiary, Goodrich Tobacco Company, i

GLBT adults twice as likely to smoke, half as likely to have plans to quit

( University of Colorado Denver ) A recent study by University of Colorado Cancer Center published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research of 1,633 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered adults found twice the level of smoking and half the level of plans to quit of non-GLBT adults.

Tobacco Research: Dual Smokers Fit Different Profile

Dual tobacco smokers -- people who smoke cigarettes and cigars -- fit a different profile than cigarette-only smokers, a U.S. public health organization says.

Researchers find important 'target' playing role in tobacco-related lung cancers

( H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute ) Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., have discovered that the immune response regulator IKBKE (serine/threonine kinase) plays two roles in tobacco-related non-small cell lung cancers. Tobacco carcinogens induce IKBKE and, in turn, IKBKE induces chemotherapy resistance.

Local teen group takes tobacco fight to FDA

A local teen group from Chesterfield took the fight against tobacco to the Food and Drug Administration. Now the FDA will use that research and testimony in its decision on whether or not to ban new flavored smokeless tobacco products.

IKBKE protein plays two roles in tobacco-related NSCLC

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., have discovered that the immune response regulator IKBKE (serine/threonine kinase) plays two roles in tobacco-related non-small cell lung cancers. Tobacco carcinogens induce IKBKE and, in turn, IKBKE induces chemotherapy resistance.

'Addiction Incorporated': Seeing through the smoke of big tobacco

A review of "Addiction Incorporated," a documentary that features a whistle-blowing research scientist, Victor DeNoble, who played a key role in the fight to regulate tobacco.

Eastday-Passive smoke taints pregnancies

SOME 90 percent of pregnant women exposed to second-hand smoke have their amniotic fluid tainted by nicotine, a study conducted by the Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention has found.

Nicotine Patches, Gums Fail to Help Smokers Quit for Good

Nicotine-replacing gums and patches like those from GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Pfizer Inc. failed to help smokers who quit the habit stay off cigarettes, even when used with professional counseling, a study found.

Do Nicotine Patches And Gum Help Smokers Quit?

A study out this raises questions about just how effective nicotine replacement is over the long haul. How does a new study that suggests gum and patches are no better than going cold turkey square with previous studies that showed a benefit?

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