Nicotine Smoking

My mom started smoking cigarettes back when she was “a sophomore in high school,” stating that the start of her habit was due to “peer pressure,” and the fact that “it was the cool thing to do” since “all of (her) friends were doing it” (Menard 1). Every day after school, she and her friends used to ride around in their cars and smoke, and it even became a type of release for her from everyday life. What first began as something to do with her friends slowly turned into an addiction, an idea she never thought possible in the first place. Soon after her start with the usage of cigarettes, she was hooked.

     Nicotine is addictive! Most smokers use tobacco regularly because they are addicted to the nicotine. You can be addicted to the nicotine in a physical and physological addiction. Addiction is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, even if they are in the risk of health problems. It is well documented that most smokers identify tobacco as harmful and express a desire to reduce or stop using it, and nearly 35 million of them make a serious attempt to quit. Unfortunately, 7% of those who try to quit in their own achieve more than 1 year of abstinence; most relapse within a few days of trying to quit. Some of the other factors besides nicotine addictive properties include its high level of availability, the small number of legal consequences of using the tobacco, and the advertising methods used by companies. What most people do not realize is that the

The addiction to tobacco, nicotine, and smoking is something the humans have embraced and battled since the early 1800’s. With more and more people falling into the habit and becoming addicted, many detrimental health effects on the body caused people to question what was going on and what was causing these negative reactions in the body. Soon enough, the healthy and “cool” cigarettes that everyone was smoking became the face of lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, birth defects, and many other deadly bodily reactions. In the early 2000’s electronic cigarettes (ECs) were developed by a Chinese pharmacist that hoped to allow smokers to maintain their nicotine addiction, but limit or end the harmful and detrimental effects of tobacco on the body, due to his father’s death of tobacco-attributable lung cancer.1 A typical EC consists of a rechargeable lithium battery, a heating tool called an atomizer, which vaporizes a humectant (typically propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, and/or polyethylene glycol 400). The humectant contains liquid nicotine. When the smoker inhales, the heating tool is activated by an airflow sensor, and the nicotine is vaporized.1 2

Smoking is the single highest cause of preventable death in America and puts users at significantly greater risk for disease compared to the rest of the population. Tobacco use costs the U.S. more than 289 billion dollars annually in medical expenses and lost productivity (Surgeon General, 2014). The problems associated with smoking are due in part to its addictiveness. Nicotine is the addictive substance found in tobacco and its chemical dependence is as strong as heroin, cocaine, or alcohol (CDC, 2014). Getting all smokers to quit entirely is not realistic due to nicotine’s addictive characteristics.

The fifth participants Jester, 41 and from London, suffers from asthma and COPD and smoked between 15-20 cigarettes a day. Since completing the study, Jester has felt drastic improvements to his health. Vaping has helped him quit smoking the most and he is currently between 4-0mg of nicotine and continuing to quit altogether. Here's what he has to say: It has been a great wake up call to see how easy it was to quit the habit of over 30 years. I must admit I did not hold out too much faith in vaping at first, but over the last few days with the help of this kit I have managed to pretty much all stop smoking.

Throughout life, a person is faced with large and small obstacles. Some don't require a minimum effort; however others demand the strength of will and a maximum effort. One obstacle is nicotine addiction. Some consider it as a disease, a bad habit or a little weakness. Much has been said about smoking, but it is still a major problem in the United States. This habit has joined men and women and has received widespread popularity among children and adolescents. Nicotine addiction has a negative impact on society as a whole, as well as, on the life of an individual's health.

Smoking adversely affects almost every organ in the smoker’s body (CDC, 2014). The harm does not stop there: The damaging effects of smoking go beyond the smoker. Being exposed to secondhand smoke can cause severe health problems and even death. (NIDA, 2015). It can be difficult for a smoker to quit smoking because of the addictive properties contained in Nicotine. Just like with many other addictive drugs, when a smoker tries to quit, there is a period of withdrawal causing symptoms such as irritability, nervousness, sadness, insomnia and a greater appetite. There are many forms of assistance available to smokers in order to help modify their harmful behavior. With the assistance of a counselor, medications, or other available self-help tools, smokers can learn how to develop coping strategies when faced with a nicotine

It is well known that we, as human beings, are creatures of habits, so when it comes to quit smoking we find ourselves in a bit of trouble. But another thing we are good at is social interaction; this means that having someone by us to help us through the transition of becoming non-smokers can make a significant difference. Although there are many methods to help people quit cigarettes, for the ones interested in helping themselves as they help others, support groups are the best idea.

A Tobacco plant is made up of approximately 5 percent of nicotine by weight. There are two categories of tobacco products cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. Nicotine has many effects on the body but the effect it has on the brain is responsible for the so called “good feeling” that is behind the addiction. Nicotine is considered to be addictive because of the psychological and physiological effects on a person. The Center for the Advancement of Health published the results of a study on teenager smokers:

Angela shared that she did not have much luck with the nicotine patch in the past. At “two to three packs of cigarettes per day,” Angela could benefit from the aid of Nicotrol, a prescribed oral inhaler. Because Angela described how she consistently lodges a cigarette “between the index and middle fingers of her right hand” (Laureate Education, Inc., 2012), it is my belief that she may find the Nicotrol inhaler appealing since it is a “cigarette-shaped” device that mimics the appearance of an actual cigarette (Perry, Alexander, Liskow & DeVane, 2007). This design is most likely intended to help with the hand-to-mouth habit of smoking. In this manner, the dosage of Nicotrol is delivered through a number of puffs with the purpose of aiding the individual’s quest to end his or her addiction. With the help of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for the mental aspects of Angela’s addiction, as originally suggested and desired, the recruitment of Nicotrol could pair rather nicely with her commitment to treatment because it can also present help with the behavioral side of cigarette addiction (Ebbert, Hays, & Hurt, 2010; Preston et al., 2013; Pfizer, Inc.,

Nicotine addiction is a most common addiction faced by adults and teens in today’s society, which could gradually lead to death eventually. A tobacco product such as a cigarettes, cigars, and pipes contains nicotine and 4,000 more different chemicals that are toxic to the body and brain physically and psychologically (CDC). Teen are pressured by their peers into start using nicotine products at early age in order to fit into a society or a group where it is symbolized as “Cool kids actions” to use this product, while adult use tobacco products because they are addicted. According to CDC more than 480,000 deaths annually are tobacco related death in which person was addicted to tobacco or victim of second hand smoke.

Josephine presents a bold assertion defining the nature of bad habits using diction. In her introduction, she states, “if it is repeated enough, times, the habit can turn into an addiction, and if there is nothing to control it, it can become an obsession (Adair 1).” She utilizes powerful words like “addiction”, “control”, and “obsession” to highlight the level a bad habit can reach without intervention while her words radiate a stern tone in a direct and effective manner. In addition, she questions the importance of survival stating, “A humans’ first instinct is survival, so why do people continue to smoke tobacco products…. if they understand the unavoidable risk” (Adair 1). The word “unavoidable” actualizes the damaging effect of smoking

Typically, the first step of smoking cessation is having the desire to quit smoking. Moreover, smoking cessation can be hard to accomplish when the smoker does not intend to quit smoking. For one to abandon this habit, one would think that a desire to quit should be present for a successful cessation. Electronic

For most smokers, the task of quitting is extremely difficult to say the least. This is because the habit is considered physically addictive. There are two main concepts linked to the dependence of cigarette smoking. The first is the oral fixation. Often times, smokers recognize that even with nicotine alternatives, they still are mentally longing for a habit that keeps them busy or they have the urge to have something physically in their mouth. The same concept applies to when infants have to be weaned off of a pacifier. The second is nicotine. Nicotine is an addictive substance that

Smoking has been a preventable leading cause of death in many countries including the United stated for decades. Every year there are billions of dollars spent on treating diseases related to smoking. Many people desire to quit smoking every year but they do not resist a month without it without any form of treatment. Currents treatments such as nicotine transdermal patches, lozenge, gums or inhalations devices are affected but not for a long period of time. These acts as partial agonist to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the body therefore they increase the 1 month quit smoking period to about 6 to 7 months. But these medication have many side effects such depression and hallucination which affect the therapy. Scientists at the ACS’