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"ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION are the most common complaints from those who smoke and are often both present. Many smokers claim they smoke to “calm their nerves”. In fact, many smokers will tell you that they can’t stop smoking because right now they’re just too stressed. They need that cigarette to calm down." https://lnkd.in/d5ciSqs View in LinkedIn

ANXIETY OVER NEXT FIX. "Many smokers excuse their habit by claiming that smoking relieves their feelings of stress. In fact, the stress they feel may just be one of the short-term symptoms of withdrawal, if they haven't smoked for a while." https://lnkd.in/dRQvXsh View in LinkedIn

CHILD PREDATORS. "The vast majority (88%) of adult smokers ... start to smoke before age 18 ... youth and young adulthood appear to be a critical age-span for initiation of cigarette smoking, and ... menthol cigarettes may have an impact on initiation rates that differ from nonmenthol cigarettes." A thorough literature review by the FDA. https://lnkd.in/d-WFYZ5 View in LinkedIn

CIGARETTES FOR ANXIETY REDUCTION. "Many report that they smoke to relieve anxiety ... researchers observed that low doses of nicotine and a nicotinic receptor blocker had similar effects to reduce anxiety-like behavior in an animal model. They found that inactivation of beta2 subunit, a specific sub-class of nicotinic receptors that bind nicotine, appears to reduce anxiety. " http://www.news.vcu.edu/article/Researchers_Find_Why_Nicotine_in_Cigarettes_May_Relieve_Anxiety View in LinkedIn

ROCKS AND HARD PLACES. "Prohibition doesn't work and products that are banned will almost certainly be available on the unregulated black market. Law-abiding consumers will be at a serious disadvantage and it won't help children because criminal gangs don't care who they sell to." https://lnkd.in/d8nr7pU View in LinkedIn

CIGARETTES AND CLOVE OIL. "The health benefits of clove oil can be attributed to its antimicrobial, antifungal, antiseptic, antiviral, aphrodisiac and stimulating properties. The oil is used for treating a variety of health disorders including toothaches, indigestion, cough, asthma, headache, stress and blood impurities." https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/essential-oils/health-benefits-of-clove-oil.html View in LinkedIn

MOVE TOWARDS MEDICINAL PRODUCTS. "Menthol cigarettes to be banned by EU. Parliament also puts new limits on advertising for e-cigarettes but rejects proposal to class them as medicinal products ... The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has said it intends to make e-cigarettes medicinal products." https://lnkd.in/d8nr7pU View in LinkedIn

BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE HERBAL ADDITIVES. "Of 127 chemicals included on one RJ Reynolds list of mitigants, 12 were direct chemical additives to cigarettes (e.g., beta-carotene, vitamin C, tannic acid, vanillin), and 40 were contained in botanical additives on the tobacco industry additives list." Including many botanical essential oils. https://lnkd.in/dCpHNBj View in LinkedIn

MENTHOL CIGARETTES FOR COLD RELIEF. "Often, trial of a menthol is occasioned by a cold. It is almost axiomatic among the smoking fraternity that the onset of a head cold is the signal to switch to a menthol, at least for temporary relief." http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/20/Suppl_2/ii12.full View in LinkedIn

CIGARETTES FOR DENTAL CARIES. "Early reports of diminished dental caries in smokers has been overturned by modern studies showing poorer oral health in smokers." However, many essential oil additives listed as "beneficial ingredients" could have been used for caries reduction. https://lnkd.in/dA_kc4E View in LinkedIn