Tag: nicotine addiction

Get Rid Of Cigarettes Once And For All

ARTICLE SUMMARY: You can quit smoking! This article aims to help educate you about the physical nature of nicotine addiction and provide you with ideas for quitting safely. Then, we invite your questions at the end. ESTIMATED READING TIME: Around 5 minutes. TABLE OF CONTENTS Basic Statistics Are Nicotine Problems ‘Normal’? What Do the Experts… Continue reading Get Rid Of Cigarettes Once And For All

The Perilous Journey of a Tobacco Addict

Smoking was like kicking myself down the stairs every day: There she goes again. You’re nothing. Remember that. I had no words to describe my obsession back then. I was 12 years old and I didn’t know what was happening. I would phone my friend across the street and abruptly ask her without apology, “how… Continue reading The Perilous Journey of a Tobacco Addict

Could "Magic Mushrooms" Help You Stop Smoking?

A new study examined whether psilocybin could help long-time smokers put down their butts for good.  Once dismissed as a remnant of ’60s counterculture, and eventually banned as a Schedule I drug, psilocybin—the naturally-occurring psychedelic compound found in certain species of mushrooms, thus earning them the sobriquet “magic mushrooms”—has in recent years been ushered to… Continue reading Could "Magic Mushrooms" Help You Stop Smoking?

Bees May Become "Addicted" To Pesticides, Study Claims

The possibility for an addictive response underscores the concern over global use of the controversial insecticide. Researchers in London have found that bumblebees may develop a preference for food that is laced with pesticide that can echo the addictive effects of nicotine on humans. The study looked at a class of pesticide from the neonicotinoid… Continue reading Bees May Become "Addicted" To Pesticides, Study Claims

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