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October 30, 2012 / Forbes Tech / — Electronic cigarettes have recently been marketed and promoted as a “safe” alternative to traditional tobacco smoking, but based on recent research, this popular and growing trend could be just as harmful to your lungs and overall health. It is estimated that nearly 700,000 people currently use these electronic pens in order to quit smoking. Electronic cigarettes deliver nicotine through a vapor as opposed to smoke. Although no combustion is involved, the nicotine is still derived from tobacco. This method of delivery has been thought to be potentially less harmful than smoking tobacco. The devices are imported from China and their nicotine content is currently not regulated prior to sale or... Read More

September 11, 2012 / AllAfrica / — Men considering fatherhood should steer away from nicotine – and not only in cigarettes, but nicotine-replacement products, such as gum or patches should also be avoided. This is according to new research by the University of Stellenbosch revealing that nicotine harms sperm viability. The preliminary results of the new study were presented at a conference of the Physiology Society of South Africa at Stellenbosch University yesterday [Tuesday]. “We looked at the effects of nicotine on the male reproductive system,” said the study leader Johann Maartens, a post-graduate student from the university’s Department of Biomedical Sciences. The two-pronged study tested the effects... Read More

September 18, 2012 / Forbes Tech / — Hookah bars and cafes have been popping up more frequently throughout the US, promoted as a recreational and social activity that is potentially safer than cigarette smoking. Unfortunately, based on recent research and available evidence, smoking from a hookah pipe is not safer than cigarette smoking. It is actually more harmful in many respects. A hookah is essentially a water pipe with an integrated smoke chamber, attached to a large bowl with a small hose attachment. As a special form of tobacco is heated, the smoke passes through water in a confined chamber to cool it, and then moves through a hose attached to a mouthpiece. The water within the hookah in no way acts as a filter for the... Read More

October 29, 2012 / Forbes / — Four new studies offer powerful evidence of the dangers of smoking and the health benefits of quitting or not being exposed to secondhand smoke. Smoking in the UK– Between 1996 and 2001 the Million Women Study started following more than one million women aged 50 to 65 years of age. In a report published in the Lancet, trial investigators, including renowned epidemiologist Richard Peto, found that 12-year mortality was significantly higher in women with a history of smoking compared to women who never smoked (rate ratio 2.76, CI 2.71-2.81). Smokers, the authors calculated, lose 10 years of life. The good news is that stopping smoking before the age of 40 reduces the excess mortality by 90%. Smoking... Read More

October 22, 2012 / CP24 Toronto’s Breaking News / — The city is on the verge of butting out more locations where smokers can light up.  At its meeting today, the Toronto Board of Health is looking at starting a consultation process on banning smoking on bar and restaurant patios, in public building entranceways, hospital grounds, and public sports fields. If the board approves public consultations, a final decision on extending the ban could come next year. LINK TO ARTICLE Read More

For Immediate Release NEW NON-NICOTINE, NON-TOBACCO SOLUTION TARGETED TO NO-SMOKING ZONES Novus Twigs: The New Choice for Smokers New York City, NY /10/16/2012 – More than 1 in 5 Americans still smoke according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. This is in spite of the 22,458 municipalities in 39 states which enforce a 100% smoke-free provision in public spaces according to the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation. For those who still chose to smoke, this presents both productivity and lifestyle issues. For employers and hospitality managers, keeping smokers and non-smokers satisfied has become a one-sided argument in favor of non-smokers. Just when smokers thought it wasn’t safe to go indoors anymore, Sentiens, a... Read More

[h2 type=”1″ ]Here are a few facts related to smoking…we thought may interest you.[/h2] [h4 type=”2″ ]• There are over 2,000 chemicals in cigarette tobacco smoke, and 68 are known to be cancer causing • One billion people, or 14% of today’s global population, are expected to die this century due to smoking related diseases • Second-hand smoke increases the risk of heart disease in a non-smoker by 25-30 percent • Second-hand smoke increases the risk of lung cancer in a non-smoker by 20-30 percent • 83% of U.S. smokers start before they are 18 years old • Cigarettes are extruded (manufactured) at a rate of 300 million miles per year. That is 630 round trips to the moon, or 3 times the distance to the sun. •... Read More

October 17, 2012 / The Telegraph / — Russia has launched a crackdown on smoking with a bill to ban tobacco advertising and raise taxes on cigarettes to help tackle a public health crisis in the world’s second largest tobacco market after China. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in a video blog that 44 million Russians, nearly one in three, were hooked on smoking, and almost 400,000 die every year of smoking-related causes. Under Health Ministry proposals, tobacco advertising – now only allowed in some print media – would be outlawed, taxes increased on cigarette sales and smoking in cafés and other public spaces eventually banned. LINK TO ARTICLE Read More

Smoking, in simple words, means drawing and exhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar, or pipe. Tobacco smoke contains a stimulant, ‘nicotine’ which is as highly an addictive drug as heroin or cocaine. Recent studies by the National Institute of Health suggest that nicotine is actually a “gateway” drug that leads to an increased likelihood of illicit drug use and addiction, by increasing the effect of drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and marijuana. In the long run, nicotine forms in the user a strong physical and psychological dependence. Dependence is strongest when tobacco smoke is inhaled into the lungs and with time it increases the speed and quantity of nicotine absorption. But, is nicotine that highly addictive? The answer... Read More