Nicotine
Nicotine is a psychotropic drug and the main addictive ingredient of tobacco products. In smaller doses, it acts as a stimulant while in much higher quantities it can be fatal. But that’s hardly how nicotine kills. In fact, in cigarettes it’s not the most hazardous chemical but it’s the one that makes it addictive and makes you consume the 4000 other chemicals of which 40 are known carcinogens and 400 more are toxic to a certain degree. Most smoking cessation techniques are based on looking to replace nicotine without adding the other harmful ingredients of tobacco like tar, benzene, formaldehyde, arsenic and cadmium. Tobacco is extremely addictive and it kills more people than all other recreational drugs put together. The habit is linked to a variety of diseases, including cancer. In fact one out of three cancer cases is caused due to tobacco use. It is the biggest avoidable cause of death in the world and along with alcohol, junk food and a sedentary lifestyle, the main cause for the rise in lifestyle diseases like diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular ailments.
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Posted By
IANS, March 12, 2019 at 02:26pm
E-cigarettes contain harmful ingredients. Now, Jharkhand has banned them.
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Posted By
Agencies, February 11, 2019 at 12:00pm
A new research published in ERJ Open Research has revealed that new heated tobacco devices are no less toxic to the human lung cells than ordinary cigarette smoke.
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Posted By
Agencies, December 28, 2018 at 06:16pm
A new study published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research has revealed that heavy alcohol drinkers who are trying to stop smoking may find that reducing their alcohol intake can also help them quit their daily smoking habit.
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Posted By
Agencies, December 17, 2018 at 07:01pm
Nicotine vaping has almost doubled among high school students in US, a new survey confirms.
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Sharing his views on the need for policy change to regulate E-cigarettes in India, Professor Sweano said a wide range of products need to be made available to replace cigarettes. The goal should be to promote the least hazardous products.
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![Everything you need to know about e-cigarettes]( "Everything you need to know about e-cigarettes")
Dr Kumar Kenchappa, Interventional Cardiologist and Dr Gnandev, Consultant Cardiologist, both from BGS Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Bangalore, brief you about e-cigarettes.
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The ministry has so directed the states and union territories to monitor the sales of these products and check if they comply with the guidelines of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 which require them to be manufactured under a valid drug manufacturing license.
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Vaping poses a far lower risk to bystanders than passive smoking is one of the arguments of the proponents
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According to report by International Tobacco Control Project (ITCP) India with the population of 1.2 billion has currently reported with 275 million tobacco users.
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Want to quit smoking or tobacco? Just health reasons may not work. Read to find out more.
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Vaping could be as bad as smoking! Do not smoke electronic cigarettes.
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Posted By
ANI, May 17, 2018 at 12:06pm
According to a study conducted by a team of researchers based in France and the UK, being obese is associated with an increased risk of taking up smoking and smoking frequency (number of cigarettes smoked per day).
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![Diabetes drug might help people fight nicotine addiction]( "Diabetes drug might help people fight nicotine addiction")
Posted By
Agencies, April 06, 2018 at 05:35pm
Metformin potentially blocks symptoms of nicotine withdrawal in rodents.
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![Nicotine exposure in adolescence linked to increased alcohol consumption]( "Nicotine exposure in adolescence linked to increased alcohol consumption")
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Agencies, April 06, 2018 at 02:46pm
The study showed that exposure to nicotine at a young age changes the neuronal circuitry in the brain's reward pathways.
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Posted By
Agencies, March 24, 2018 at 12:21pm
Nicotine is a drug that stimulates the brain and enhances feelings of pleasure, it is not what causes serious illness and death from cancer and lung and heart diseases
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'Padman' Akshay Kumar wants all Indians to give up nicotine.
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In fact, constipation is a withdrawal symptom when you quit smoking
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The study calls for surveillance of smokeless tobacco products to understand their cancer risks.
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Did you know that your "safe" clove cigarettes can be more dangerous than regular cigarettes?
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![Nicotine exposure may cause hearing problems in babies]( "Nicotine exposure may cause hearing problems in babies")
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Agencies, February 13, 2017 at 04:43pm
Auditory brainstem may have abnormal development in kids when pregnant mothers are exposed to nicotine
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