Posts Tagged ‘Nicotine’

We’ve come a long way since the 50s, when cigarette brands would often sponsor popular television programs. In 1971, all tobacco ads were banned from TV and radio. Now, more than four decades later, tobacco advertising is one of the most highly regulated forms of marketing around. Despite these efforts, smoking is still the leading […]

We know tobacco is bad for you, but when individuals are tackling addiction to heroin, cocaine, meth or prescription painkillers, are you really going to deny them a few cigarettes? In a recent Scientific American podcast Christopher Intagliata addressed the topic of instituting bans on tobacco at rehab centers. At first glance it seems obvious. […]

Electronic cigarettes are often used to make kicking the habit easier, but FDA officials warn that they carry new dangers of their own. Individuals in treatment or recovery may turn to legal substances to help them stay clean, with caffeine and nicotine being the most popular choices. Others try to kick the habit during or […]