The Safe Cig

We're furious. Now the ALA is promoting the flawed FDA "study" released last year as a scare tactic to prevent sales of electronic cigarettes.

Nicotine may not be killing you, but it's keeping you hooked to all the most harmful products you can buy. Seek out a safer smoking alternative.

Kick the habit with a little help. It may be more than just the nicotine keeping you hooked. The craving for a cigarette can be intense. But there's hope!

Here we examine the effects smoking during pregnancy have on developing babies. If you have plans to get pregnant, consider quitting today.

Quitting smoking is hard. You need be both your own biggest fan and biggest critic. Here's 5 helpful tips to get you going.

Keep your thoughts and your language positive - it may be a large part of what has prevented you from quitting. Recognize smoking for the addiction it is.

Cancer Control may seem far out of reach, but the facts show differently. Consistent, early detection and prevention could reduce cases by up to 66%.

To begin a smoking habit, all one needs to do is pick up a cigarette and light it, so why is quitting so much harder than simply not picking it up? There are many emotional, mental and physical changes that course through the body when smoking cessation is happening. Most of this has to do with the nicotine addiction that induces the withdrawal symptoms in those attempting to quit. Many find that when they overcome the mental obstacles to quitting, the rest is fairly simple.

To the smoker, the cigarette at break time or at the end of the day is a kind of reward and is looked forward to much more in that aspect than the feeling of smoking the actual cigarette.

A way to overcome the feeling of deserving a cigarette for accomplishing something is find another, less harmful, reward system. Indulging in a favorite meal, seeing a movie, or taking a long bath are all excellent examples of good rewards. Continue Reading

Statistics show us time and time again that smokers want to quit; they know smoking is bad for them, will give them cancer, and lead them to an early grave. Yet they still light up, cigarette after cigarette, peeling years off their life, day after day, dollar after dollar. This behavior can only beg the question; “Why?”

Of those who choose to smoke, 70% would like to quit but are unable to do so (this is staggering). Many of them try to quit, 46% in fact, but most fail in their attempt. Many don’t even enjoy the act of smoking anymore but do it to satisfy their craving.

A document on marketing research for Imperial Tobacco Ltd. states that the industry is “vexed by the unique problem that users of the category do not necessarily like the product.”

The only explanation for these behaviors is an uncontrollable addiction to nicotine. Denise B Kandel, Ph.D., of Columbia University in New York reports that, “Nicotine may be the most addictive of all substances… Rates of dependence in the general population are higher for nicotine than alcohol, marijuana, or cocaine.” A statement that almost goes hand in hand with the reports that tobacco also kills more than those substances combined. Continue Reading

Smoking around your pets can drastically increase their risk of lymphoma, the most common form of cancer in pets - further proof that smoking affects everyone.