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The best-known North American contribution to the world drug trade has always been tobacco. Tobacco pipes have been found among the earliest Aztec and Mayan ruins. "Drinking" the smoke of tobacco leaves was an established New World practice long before European contact.

In 1964, the Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health laid out the case for the long-term ill effects of nicotine quite effectively - and millions of people quit smoking. A stubborn minority did not, and many of them still have not. Nicotine, the active ingredient in tobacco, is highly addictive. Addicted smokers often drink more and have poorer health than non-smokers.


Smoking cessation sites, created to provide information to help people to stop smoking, are common in the blogosphere.

Zyban was the first successful anti-smoking drug, when combined with nicotine replacement therapy like nicotine patches and nicotine gum. Chantix was okayed by the FDA as a second drug for the treatment of nicotine addiction.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “smoking”

 

• How do insurance companies test for tobacco use?

  
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  Someone asked me this this morning, and I have no idea so I thought I would throw it out to the green. I was asked: "In every insurance application I have ever filled out, there is a question about cigarette smoking, and smokers are charged higher rates to reflect the higher rates of related health issues. How do ...
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• The Obama, IRS Smoking Gun?

  
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  President met with anti-Tea Party IRS union chief the day before agency targeted Tea Party. “For me, it’s about collaboration.” — National Treasury Employees Union President Colleen Kelley on the relationship between the anti-Tea Party IRS union and the Obama White House   Is President Obama ...
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• No Smoking Allowed In The Paddock Area … But The Infield Is Fine

  
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  They may have banned cans and bottles from the infield during the Preakness Stakes, but no one said anything about, erm, fine tobacco products. This discerning gentleman has discovered that no Triple Crown racing experience is complete without a little horse head hookah action. Undoubtedly this is his favorite ...
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• Excellent Strategies To Help You Stop Smoking

  
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  Smoking can harm your health, and alter your lifestyle. It changes the way you look, since nicotine causes teeth to turn yellow, and it can also make you reek of smoke. The more substantial drawbacks, however, are those to your health. It is possible to undo all the damage caused by smoking by simply quitting. If you ...
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• Trying To Quit Smoking? Check Out These Tips!

  
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  Smoking is a bad habit, ruining your health, and it’s extremely difficult to quit. We all try various methods along the way, and normally they don’t work. Eventually the temptation to pick up a cigarette can be too much to bear. The advice in this article will provide you with the best ways to quit smoking once ...
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• Who Won at the Billboard Awards, 15 Ways to Debloat and More!

  
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  Taylor Swift, Gotye and Rihanna all won big at last nights Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. Heres the scoop on everything that went down. [ Billboard ] If you overindulged this weekend, you can debloat right now by passing on dairy, gluten and gum. Easy enough, right? [ POPSUGAR Fitness ]
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• Who Won at the Billboard Awards, 15 Ways to Debloat and More!

  
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  Taylor Swift, Gotye and Rihanna all won big at last nights Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. Heres the scoop on everything that went down. [ Billboard ] If you overindulged this weekend, you can debloat right now by passing on dairy, gluten and gum. Easy enough, right? [ POPSUGAR Fitness ]
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• Chief IRS counsel bailed Jeremiah Wright’s church out of IRS probe in 2008

  
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  News reports from the time indicate the now-chief counsel of the IRS, William Wilkins, helped a church connected to President Barack Obama’s friend  Rev. Jeremiah Wright  get out of an IRS probe in 2008 while working as a private attorney. “Lawyers from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have won the ...
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• "If you look at the top 10 health problems around the world, they are much more common in men."

  
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  "But the current focus is predominantly on womens health." [Sarah Hawkes from the University of Londons Institute of Global Health] says that when you look at recent data, men lose three times more years of healthy living than women because of tobacco, alcohol and unsafe driving. "Its cool to be a man that smokes ...
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• Electronic Cigarette Company 21 Century Smoking Will Have Exclusivity at Notre Dame Football Game at Soldier Field

  
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  Chicago, IL (PRWEB) October 05, 2012 Electronic cigarette company 21 Century Smoking, a Chicago based electronic cigarette retailer, will be providing an alternative to cigarettes for those attending the football game. Notre Dame comes into the game ranked 9th in the nation and Miami is currently in first place in ...
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• Timeless Tips To Help You Stop Smoking Forever

  
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  Smoking is both psychologically and physically addicting, so it can be hard to quit. If you’re worried about your health or tired of feeling like you have to smoke, don’t despair; there are many techniques you can use to help you quit. Read this article for some ideas to help you quit smoking. Try to create a ...
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• New Electronic Hookah Invention By Electronic-Nargila Aims to Revolutionize Hookah Smoking Experience Worldwide

  
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  (PRWEB) November 16, 2012 A new invention from Electronic-Nargila aims to revolutionize hookah smoking experience worldwide. Electronic-Nargila had invented an external adapter that fits every traditional hookah and makes it electronic. The new electronic hookah is protected in USA, China and Europe for several ...
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• Quit Smoking With These Simple Tips And Tricks

  
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  Quitting smoking may seem impossible, but it can be done. There are a lot of ways to go about doing this, and being prepared and knowing what your options are can be beneficial. You need to remember that it is possible and people quit all the time. In this article you will learn about different ways you can quit ...
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• Heavy Drinking and Smoking Linked to Early Brain Aging

  
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  New research suggests chronic smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and increasing age are all associated with increased oxidative damage to brain tissue. Experts say the study is the first to look at the effects of smoking and age on neurocognition in people seeking treatment for alcohol dependency. Researchers ...
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• How To Age Your Brain The Fun And Easy Way

  
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  "New research suggests chronic smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and increasing age are all associated with increased oxidative damage to brain tissue." —I am not sure what theyre trying to say here , although that probably proves their point. --- See more posts by Alex Balk 1 comments
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• How To Quit Smoking Without Driving Yourself Crazy

  
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  Making the decision to quit smoking is something that will afford you substantial benefits. Remember those advantages as you apply helpful tips like these. Use them on a daily basis for help in making your life smoke free. Joining a good support group can help you quit smoking. It can help to network with others who ...
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• Tennis Players, 1930s

  
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• How Much Will a Legal Marijuana Habit Cost You?

  
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  If you’re an average pot smoker in Colorado—paying average prices for average-quality marijuana—you can expect to spend around $650 on weed next year. A study conducted by the Colorado Futures Center at Colorado State University aimed to get to the bottom of how much the state can expect to collect in tax ...
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• Chest X-Ray Electronic Cigarettes Before and After Smoking Health harmful

  
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  In this episode Shawn from http://ECigBrandStarterKit.com/go/free-trial reveals the results of his Chest x-ray comparison of a before and after snapshot. In this Episode we compa… Video Rating: 4 / 5 My Blu E cig I ordered. I got the white pack and it shipped in about a week. Honest review not paid for ...
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