For smokers, few things have the allure of lighting up that first cigarette in the morning.  The smoking process can be almost mystical, or romantic, as the flame caresses the end of the cigarette. Nothing quite matches the taste as you draw that smoke down the cigarette into your mouth and then down into your lungs.  The calming, soothing sensation helps start your day, helps deal with stressful situations and generally makes you feel better.  However, that romanticized...

In trying to solve a problem it seems logical to begin by trying to answer three basic questions. What exactly is the problem? How big is it? And how serious?

The problem is smoking. How big? The World population is between five and six billion. It is estimated that 25% of adults smoke. That is 1,300,000,000 smokers. Makes you wonder how sunlight ever breaks through! It is also estimated that half of the World's children are exposed to second hand smoke. How serious is the...

Electronic cigarettes are becoming a loophole in the legalities and are becoming very popular for those that smoke to use.

A pack of cigarettes, smoked daily, can cost a total of $1,500 a year or more. People will try just about anything to stop from smoking. Gum, nicotine patches, hypnosis, nothing appears to do the job. When you have tried to quit smoking, or watched someone else try and give up, you will know how tough it is. New developments in micro technology have...

Many people try to quit smoking however only a small percentage use the right stop smoking aids. I believe most of the smokers haven't got the will power and definitely they need advice in order to succeed in their 'quit smoking journey'.

If you're a smoker looking to quit you might often ask yourself: How am I going to struggle with the cravings? How am I going to handle the mornings without smoking a cigarette and drink my coffee? Does this sound familiar? What if just...

I love those “itis” diseases. You know, the ones that place “itis” after the noun that determines the location of the disease. Since it is means “ inflammation of”, it’s easy to determine the disease. Tendonitis = inflammation of the tendons. Tonsillitis=inflammation of the tonsils. Hence, gingivitis=inflammation of the gingiva. By breaking down the word into its components, it not only gives us information, but comfort in knowing that the...

Despite the dangers that smoking can bring, there are still millions of Americans who enjoy lighting up sticks upon sticks of cigarettes. In fact, figures show that about 25.9 percent of men in the United States are smokers, while about 18.1 percent of women light a cigarette regularly. Probably, if people are just made more aware of the ill-effects of smoking, then many, especially the younger generations, would find it easier to ditch this very deadly vice.

If you are a...

The fact that it is regarded as being well-nigh suicidal to continue smoking cigarettes is known by everyone around the world, the risks to health are enormous and researchers continually discover new risks. Add the cost of buying pack after pack of cigarettes to your finances and no-one should need much more grounds stop their smoking habit.

The trouble is just knowing about of all these different dangers risks and downsides Is not always sufficient to bring forth enough...

What is a smoking addiction?

A smoking addiction means a person has formed an uncontrollable dependence on cigarettes to the point where stopping causes emotional distress!

Why is smoking more difficult to overcome than other addictions?

Well, some proponents of the addiction disease model would have you believe that it is directly related to the chemical dependency effect nicotine has on the brain.

It is true that nicotine is a psychoactive...

Smoking is an addiction that has generated a lot of hue and cry in the recent times. Thanks to the numerous surveys and studies that are conducted nowadays all over the world, human beings are now aware of the horrific smoking statistics. However, the torch bearers of divulging these facts and figures have not achieved the desired results as the rate of active smokers all over the world has not seen that much of an improvement. Numerous anti smoking awareness programs have tried their...

With a million different companies, ads, and campaigns put together to get you to quit smoking the overall journey and goal is lost, to quit smoking. For a few tips to quit smoking you should read on in this article and get a few of the true remarkable processes that help millions quit all the time. These tips to quit smoking won’t allow you to stop overnight or making you become an overnight celebrity to promote a certain product, but they could very well help save your life.