(Natural News) It’s called nicotine replacement therapy, but is it that? How many millions of people around the world are simply replacing one horrible nicotine addiction with another, when they switch to the nicotine gum from cigarettes, chew, dip, patches or vape? Nicotine gum is a $5 billion dollar market worldwide, and some leading manufacturers […]

(Natural News) Nicotine is the world’s third most addictive drug, following close behind heroin and cocaine. Cigarettes deliver other horrific chemicals with the highly concentrated nicotine, including bleach (white papers), ammonia (freebases the nicotine) and deadly pesticides used to kill hornworms that eat tobacco leaves. No matter what brand of cigarette, or flavor, or color, […]

(Natural News) We start this one off with some interesting facts about nicotine and its continued use. There are 35 million smokers in the US, and there are 15 million people who now vape. Though vaping eliminates many of the harmful chemicals embedded in cigarettes, most of the vape gadgets used by vape enthusiasts use […]

(Natural News) Over one billion people smoke cigarettes daily, and that’s nearly 1 in every 5 people. Four out of five of those smokers are men. Plus, more than 55 million people vape, and although vaping involves fewer toxins than those nasty cancer sticks, nearly everyone who vapes is still ingesting nicotine, the world’s third-most-addictive […]

(Natural News) Over 95 percent of people who quit nicotine without help return to the habit within 6 months. How could that be, when the true nicotine physical addiction wears off after just 3 to 4 days? It boils down to the fact that nicotine is a short-term stimulant, but a long-term depressant. Plus, much […]

(Natural News) Whether your lips are tugging on electronic cigs or cigarettes, the complaints are always the same about the nicotine damage being done to your body, your mind and your senses. Respiratory problems creep in slowly, even for those suffering from secondhand exposure, and that’s a scientific fact. Then, blood pressure is always a […]

(Natural News) Nicotine is a short term stimulant, so there’s an immediate “reward” for using nicotine, and that’s called dopamine surge. In the 1960s, the most popular and successful brands of cigarettes were manufactured by mixing ammonia with the tobacco to “free-base” the nicotine, turning it into a vapor-ready form. This greatly increased their market share, […]

(Natural News) Just like hard drugs, namely cocaine and heroin, sugar spikes the release of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens area of your brain. Dopamine is a neurohormone and is created several different ways in the brain, especially when stimulated by drugs like cocaine, nicotine, prescription opiates, and yes, sugar. Regular sugar consumption, it has […]

(Natural News) Right now, there are 35 million smokers and 15 million vape enthusiasts in the United States alone who are dependent on the world’s third-most addictive drug every hour of every day. At least half have tried to quit, but nicotine drags them back in like an undertow in the ocean after a hurricane. […]

(Natural News) Thousands of smokers have quit cold turkey around the world, and just like that, they never smoked another cigarette again. Some people used the patch or the pills, and voila, they were done for good. Other people know how to quit very well because they’ve quit dozens of times, meaning they didn’t quit, […]