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Smoking While Driving
Lighting Up While Driving Can Be Costly

By Sandy Breckenridge

This week’s tobacco news was filled with history making reports about congress signing off on regulation of tobacco by the FDA.

Many opinions are floating around.   (more…)

Stubbing The Butt
Kick Your Smoking Habit in 38 Minutes and 13 Seconds

By Barbara Cronin

Quit Smoking Today has quite a promising guarantee.

This stop smoking program was created to help smokers stop now by Rob Mellor.

In his program Mellor reports   (more…)

stopping smoking
May 31 Celebrate World No Tobacco Day

By Sandy Breckenridge

In 1987 World No Tobacco Day was created by WHO, the World Health Organization.

With a focus on the negative health effects of tobacco smoking, the   (more…)

Herbal Stop Smoking Lozenges
Herbal Stop Smoking Aid that Helps with Nicotine Withdrawl and Cravings

By Sandy Breckenridge

One of the challenges when quitting smoking is getting through the few days of nicotine withdrawal symptoms.

Luckily the symptoms of withdrawal do not last as   (more…)

Love Helped Will and Mari Bontrager Quit Smoking
We Quit Smoking for Love. We Both Succeeded.

By Will Bontrager

I want a cigarette so bad.

Yesterday, we fought with tech support of our Internet service provider…for hours. They kept putting us on hold, handing us   (more…)

Get Free From Tobacco Addiction
Raising the Smoking Age, Black Market Cigs & 4 Billion for Health Care

By Kirk VandenBerghe

This week the news reported several tobacco related stories.

As the senate passes a bill to protect young Americans from the effects and dangers of smoking,   (more…)

Crushing a Pack of Cigarettes
Way to Go California – 1 800 No Butts at Your Service

By Sandy Breckenridge

California’s Example Provides Encouragement that Smokers Can Stop

Today in the LA Times, it was reported that the use of cigarettes in California is steadily declining.

Smoking   (more…)

Popeye Candy Cigarettes
Will New FDA Regulations Backfire and Lend Big Tobacco a Hand?

By Sandy Breckenridge

Government tobacco regulation has been a topic of discussion for years.

Today, the house approved a bill titled, “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” that   (more…)

Cigarette Smoking is Like Burning Up Your Money
The Winners and Losers – Largest Tobacco Tax Increase

By Sandy Breckenridge

It wasn’t so long ago that Measure 50 was put before a people’s vote in the state of Oregon.

If it had passed, Oregon would   (more…)

Stinky cigarette smoke
Smoking Ups Colon Cancer Risk

By Robbster

Italian researchers recently reported that smoking cigarettes ups the the risk of getting colorectal cancer by 18 percent and the risk of malignancy by about   (more…)

FTC Research on Cigarettes
FTC Discontinues Tar and Nicotine Test

By CiglessBot

After 42 years, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ended a test to measure the amount of tar and nicotine in cigarettes.

According to the Associated   (more…)

Federal Trade Commission Building
FTC Rescinds Guidance On Cigarette Testing

By CiglessBot

For over four decades the tobacco industry has used machine testing approved by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to measure tar and nicotine levels in   (more…)

Pic City Landscape
Scripps Florida Scientists Find Blocking a Neuropeptide Receptor Decreases Nicotine Addiction

By Kabuki

Findings could point towards more successful smoking cessation efforts.  The study was published in an online Early Edition issue of the Proceedings of the National   (more…)

Stress in Young Girl
Smokers Use Cigarettes to Cope with Stress

By CiglessBot

Smokers are poorly equipped to deal with distress without resorting to cigarettes because of their implicit belief that smoking helps them to deal with difficult   (more…)

Little Girl with Autism
Nicotine Addiction Linked to Studies on Autism

By Kabuki

American researchers have recently discovered a connection between two proteins in the brain, linking nicotine addiction and autism.

According to a study presented at a   (more…)

FDA Badge
Obama Expected To Render Stricter FDA Imports Monitoring

By CiglessBot

With Barack Obama having been elected the next president of the United States on November 4, Americans are now expecting to see him keep his   (more…)

Stop Smoking Symbol
Hypnotherapy Makes Quitting Smoking Possible

By Robbster

The Great American Smokeout is scheduled for the third Thursday in November, which motivates me to share thoughts and observations about smoking cessation.

Over the years,   (more…)

Picture of Obama Smoking a Cigarette
Obama Forever Hooked on Nicotine?

By CiglessBot

Could our new president of the United States become a poster child for smoking cessation and the millions of Americans trying to quit?

Now that President   (more…)

Study Links Nicotine to Bitter Tastes
Nicotine Dependency Linked to Bitter Tastes

By Kabuki

University research suggests individuals with greater sensitivity to bitter tastes are less likely to develop a dependence on nicotine than those with a lower sensitivity   (more…)

Bee Colony Decrease Linked to Nicotine Based Pesticides
Nicotine-Based Pesticide May Explain Bee Colony Collapse Disorder

By CiglessBot

The popular TV show, 60 Minutes has profiled the dying bees. The phenomena, called Colony Collapse Disorder, is still a mystery.

Thousands of bees leave the   (more…)

Taste Buds
Critical Genetic Link Found Between Human Taste Differences and Nicotine Dependence

By Kabuki

University of Virginia Health System researchers found that two interacting genes related to bitter taste sensitivity play an important role in a person’s development   (more…)

Quit Smoking Meters Help Over Time
Pick Up a Free Quit Smoking Meter

By Robbster

Ciggyfree Favorite Quit Smoking Meters!

A helpful stop smoking aid can be found at a variety of locations.

Quit Smoking meters help you gauge your habit and   (more…)

Vintage Pic of Lady Smoker
Smoking-Related Illnesses Come with Significant Costs

By Kabuki

Nicotine dependence is the physical vulnerability to the chemical nicotine, which is potently addicting when delivered by various tobacco products.

Smoke from cigarettes, cigars and pipes   (more…)

Fleecing
Bush “Con of the Century” Bailout!

By Robbster

What is the bailout going to accomplish you ask?

Will it stabilize the banks, provide assistance to those facing foreclosure, help you get credit?

You may want   (more…)

Depression in Women Who Smoke
Smoking May Trigger Depression in Women

By Kabuki

Smoking is widely known to damage the body but new Australian research suggests the addictive habit could be taking a toll on the mind   (more…)

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