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it is used to avoid heavy intake of tobacco or ciggrattes addicts people who want to reduce the intake of nicotine.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe gum gives of the taste of nicotine, some people it helps and some it does not. The best thing is to do it cold turkey. I did and I am 1 year smoke free.
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How does nicotine gum help people give up smoking?
People are addicted to smoking because they are addicted to the nicotine in the cigarettes. Nicotine gum helps you give up smoking because the gum contains nicotine. When you chew the gum, the nicotine is absorbed through your mouth. This gives you a nicotine fix that will help reduce withdrawal symptoms when you quit smoking.
Give the name of the subances in cigarette smoke which causes addiction to smoking?
Nicotine
Why is treatment or therapy important for smoking?
you have to consult a doctor ,he may give you a nicotine patch
Is nicotine gum bad for you?
It's a gum to help someone quit smoking. There are different levels, so that when you finish one level you can go to the next one which will give you a less nicotine until the person chew the gum for the chewing sensation and not for the nicotine. Users are not to smoke while on the gum because they can get very sick from doing that.
How can I stop smoking cigarettes?
There are things out in the world for smokers who find it hard to quit. Nicotine patches work and so does nicotine gum. They give you nicotine so you wont have to smoke another cigarette ever again.
Is it better to switch to low tar cigarettes or to give up smoking?
changing the amount of tar will not help you in the slightest as its nicotine your body is craving. So it's beat just to give up and use NRT (nicotine replacement therapy) to counter the withdrawal effects from the nicotine.
What can you do to help you give up smoking?
Yoga helps a lot.
How is your brain affected by smoking?
The nicotine is what affects the brain not the smoke. It increases the amount of adrenaline released during "fight or flight"so it can give you a little rush or buzz so depending on how long you have been smoking your nicotine tolerance and the strength of the cigarette it varies from person to person
Does weed give you aids?
Only if you share smoking implements with someone who has aids. From actually smoking it, no.
What is the addictive drugs in tobacco?
The main addictive drug in tobacco is nicotine. Though many people who switch to Nicotine Replacement Therapy (such as Personal Vaporizers (E-Cigarettes), Gum, and Nicotine Patches often find that they do not get the same feeling as with cigarettes. There are many chemicals in cigarettes that give you the rush and relaxation of smoking a cigarette, but nicotine is proven to be the most addictive.
Why dont people quit smoking?
There are a lot of reasons people will give to not quit smoking. Smoking relieves stress Smoking helps me concentrate Smoking keeps me awake Smoking is socially cool I can quit whenever I want I smoke because I want to It doesn't cost much However these are all built by the illusions of smoking, the nicotine is a very addictive poison that infests the body. The body builds up a tolerance for highly addictive poisons...thus, the amount of nicotine you wanted before, would increase. Withdrawal does not feel like " I need more nicotine ". It feels like normal day to day stress, being tired, insecurity, etc. Then when you light up and these go away temporarily, you associate cigarettes with being a solution to these problems. This is the beautiful trap of smoking. Eventually you depend on cigarettes to relieve the problems it is causing, thinking without cigarettes these feelings would always be there. That is why people do not quit smoking.
WHY do you need to avoid nicotine and caffeine for 24 hours before an EEG AND what problems will arise if you do not avoid nicotine during that time?
Because both nicotine and caffeine are stimulants - they would give a false reading on an EEG machine. Abstaining from smoking and drinking coffee for 24 hours before the test, would give a more accurate trace.
