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Nicotine Defined
An alkaloid (a nitrogen-containing chemical) made by the tobacco plant or produced synthetically. In the plant kingdom, nicotine is not restricted to tobacco but is widespread. The tobacco plant, Nicotiana tabacum, belongs to the nightshade family, which also includes potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant and red peppers. All contain nicotine. However, the concentration of nicotine in those vegetables is far lower than the level in tobacco. Nicotine has powerful pharmacologic effects (including increased heart rate, heart stroke volume, and oxygen consumption by the heart muscle) as well as powerful psychodynamic effects (such as euphoria, increased alertness, and a sense of relaxation). As is now well known, nicotine is also powerfully addictive. When someone becomes habituated to nicotine and then stops using it, they experience the symptoms of withdrawal, including anxiety, irritability, restlessness, shortened attention span and an intense, sometimes irresistible, craving for nicotine.
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We Ask Our Schools to Do Too Much
Published August 28, 2008, 3:14 am, The Charleston State Journal
Many citizens love to find fault with their school systems, but we have allowed the West Virginia Legislature to impose unreasonable requirements or options on schools at the expense of their teaching the most critical subjects.
Smoking proposal
Published August 27, 2008, 10:29 pm, East Tennessean
Dear Editor, As a smoker on campus, I was not initially enthusiastic about the university's decision to ban smoking, nor was I surprised. Despite numerous warning signs and butt depot's located far from entryways, many smokers on campus continued to break the rules.
Elgin fatal fire's cause still unknown
Published August 27, 2008, 10:15 pm, Daily Herald
Nearly three months after Ramon Negron's body was discovered on a fire-ravaged bed in Elgin, questions remain about what sparked the blaze that killed him.
County offers free stop-smoking classes
Published August 27, 2008, 1:20 pm, Addison Press
The DuPage County Health Department is giving smokers a chance to kick the habit with a free class in Bensenville.
Newly-defined factors may prevent postpartum smoking relapse
Published August 27, 2008, 12:37 pm, PhysOrg
Although many women quit smoking during pregnancy to protect their unborn children from the effects of cigarettes, half of them resume the habit within a few months of giving birth.
Newly-defined Factors May Prevent Postpartum Smoking Relapse
Published August 27, 2008, 12:31 pm, Newswise
Many women quit smoking during pregnancy to protect their unborn children from the effects of cigarettes, but half resume the habit within a few months of giving birth. A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill could lead to programs designed to help women quit and stay quit.
Liberty Medical Center going Tobacco Free
Published August 27, 2008, 12:17 pm, Liberty County Times
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 2:06 PM CDT Liberty Medical Center has announced plans to become a tobacco-free campus beginning September 1, 2008. After that date, no tobacco use of any kind will be permitted - either inside and outside - on all Liberty Medical Center property.
Newly-defined factors may prevent postpartum smoking relapse
Published August 27, 2008, 12:12 pm, EurekAlert!
( University of North Carolina School of Medicine ) Although many women quit smoking during pregnancy to protect their unborn children from the effects of cigarettes, half resume the habit within a few months of giving birth. By shedding light on the factors that enable the other half to put down that cigarette for good, a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ...
Thousands helped to quit smoking
Published August 27, 2008, 10:52 am, BBC News
More than 2,200 smokers in Cumbria manage to stub out for good after asking the NHS for help.
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Wed Aug 27
- Nicotine Replacement Drug's Bad Trip: Scientific American
- ACS :: Guide to Quitting Smoking: 28/08/2008 - I CAN QUIT SMOKING!
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Mon Aug 18
- Tips on Stopping Smoking - Understanding Nicotine Addiction: Nicotine addiction is clearly nothing to do with pleasure, relaxation, confidence and such like. Most smokers start the habit because of social or other influences such as peer pressure.
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- How To quit Smoking - Understanding nicotine withdrawal symptoms: Withdrawal, as with any form of drug addiction, involves simply stopping taking the drug. In the case of nicotine, the process is almost always painless although it usually involves different degrees of physical and psychological discomfort from person to person - for two or three days.
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