linkedin post 2014-12-20 14:48:15

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LONG TERM MENTHOL USE. "Continual use of cold preparations including those containing menthol ... can mask the early warning symptoms of respiratory dysfunction ... usually carry a warning label on the packaging that indicates that they are not for continuous use and may mask the early warning symptoms of a more serious condition." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14507484 View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-22 06:13:25

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BRONCHODILATORS added to tobacco open the airways, including theobromine (in cocoa and chocolate) and glycerine (in liquorice), adopting a nutraceutical tactic to avoid FDA regulation, because they are less concerned with claims than effects. Open airways increase nicotine uptake. https://lnkd.in/dvrbqmZ View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-20 14:44:24

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SIXTY VARIETIES OF FLAVORED CIGARETTES. "As an agent for Physicians for a Smoke‐Free Canada (PSC), I had been charged with the task of collecting samples of flavored tobacco product ... Due to a law passed two years ago restricting the sale of flavored tobacco ... In reality I found 19 different products in over 60 different flavors." https://lnkd.in/ddvZztn View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-22 06:11:31

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QUITTING AND CONSTIPATION. "Clinicians treating smokers need to be aware of a possibility that one in six quitters develop constipation, and that for about one in 11 the problem can be severe. Descriptions of tobacco withdrawal syndrome should include constipation." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14616182 View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-20 14:41:56

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"CIGARILLOS: Big Tobacco's candy-coated chicanery. Sales of cigarillos in candy flavours ... are up 300% in Canada. Anti-smoking groups fear their popularity could fuel a kid-friendly smoking revival. Smoking's been on the decline among young people — down around 50% — for a decade. But cigarillos are bucking that trend." (2007). https://lnkd.in/ddvZztn View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-22 06:09:52

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CIGARETTES FOR CONSTIPATION. "Nicotine acts on receptors in the bowel wall to speed up contractions that moves food through the gut. Similarly, it can affect the major pushing movements that characterize the defecation process. Naturally when you quit smoking the process is slightly disturbed from what you were accustomed to." http://www.neednicotine.com/constipation-and-altered-bowel-habit-after-quitting-cigarettes/ View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-20 14:38:26

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MENTHOL TITRATION: "once a smoker adapts to smoking a menthol product, the desire for menthol increases over time. A brand ... will invariably increase its menthol level. Thus, once a brand becomes successful, its product will evolve in a manner that is not optimal for younger adult non-menthol smokers/switchers." http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/20/Suppl_2/ii12.full View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-21 08:41:40

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COCOA PYROLYTIC BYPRODUCTS. "The combustion products of the amine psychoactive compounds, such as serotonin, tryptophan, tryptamine, tyramine and phenylethylamine, inhibit the enzyme mono amine oxidase (MAO). These MAO-inhibitors have anti-depressive properties and may thus increase the addiction to cigarette smoking." https://lnkd.in/dFgigNc View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-19 09:31:39

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"MENTHOL is added to cigarettes in part because it is ... an attractive feature to inexperienced smokers who perceive menthol cigarettes as less harsh ... some youths smoke menthols because they perceive them to be less harmful than non-menthol cigarettes ... the companies carefully researched the menthol segment ... to recruit younger smokers." http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/20/Suppl_2/ii12.full View in LinkedIn
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