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HARD TO KICK THE HABIT. "It is well documented that most smokers identify tobacco use as harmful and express a desire to reduce or stop using it, and nearly 35 million of them want to quit each year. Unfortunately, more than 85 percent of those who try to quit on their own relapse, most within a week." https://lnkd.in/dgAS4T4 View in LinkedIn

MORE POTENT TODAY THAN EVER. During the period 1999-2012, nicotine yields per cigarette have increased 14.5%. This was achieved by careful and systematic product engineering, and by a deep understanding of how to better manipulate nicotine's addiction by the use of additives. " "2014_06_19_DesignedforAddiction_web.pdf View in LinkedIn

NICOTINE AS AN ADDICTIVE DRUG, industry quotes, clearly aware of the fact that without nicotine addiction, the industry would not exist. An aware that they are really a segment of the pharmaceutical industry. Except unregulated. https://lnkd.in/dTrDKHx View in LinkedIn

SEASHELL MATHEMATICS. This work has continued with mathematical modeling of seashell patterning, as in this fascinating article. It shows that the humble mollusc is capable of deep mathematics to construct such complex patterns. https://lnkd.in/d5Uy8sJ View in LinkedIn

THE ROOT OF THE ISSUE. "No one has ever become a cigarette smoker by smoking cigarettes without nicotine." (WL Dunn, Phillip Morris 1972). And without nicotine being addictive, making withdrawal very hard. A key to addiction is the speed of the drug entry, the pharmacokinetics, to the target tissues. https://lnkd.in/dvrbqmZ View in LinkedIn

D'ARCY THOMPSON: "The surface of any shell may be generated by the revolution about a fixed axis of a closed curve, which, remaining always geometrically similar to itself, in- creases its dimensions continually." (On Growth and Form). View in LinkedIn

INCREASING ADDICTION. "Modern cigarettes are very different from cigarettes of the past, in that they have been extensively engineered to be delivery devices ... Evidence from tobacco industry documents indicates that additives have been used to increase free base nicotine and addiction potential and to mask and treat symptoms." https://lnkd.in/dazJ8n2 View in LinkedIn

FRAGMENT IN NATURE. Continuing the initiative to take a weekly break from a big topic, this one is about seashell form, pattern, genetics, physical properties, and structural color. These small wet creatures fabricate the most diverse and symmetrical shells, manage to paint complex patterns, and iridescent colors, all from within the growing shell. View in LinkedIn

QUITTING IS HARD. "Withdrawal symptoms ... generally peak in intensity 3-5 days after you quit, and usually disappear after 2 weeks, although some may persist for several months: Tingling in the hands and feet; Sweating; Intestinal disorders (cramps, nausea); Headaches; Sore throat, coughing, and signs of a cold." http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/specialtopic/smoking-and-smokeless-tobacco/symptoms-of-withdrawal.html View in LinkedIn

NICOTINE POTENTIATOR IN ADDITIVES. " Acetaldehyde, which has been studied extensively as a metabolite of ethanol is also present in tobacco smoke in a concentration half that of nicotine. We have previously shown a synergistic interaction of nicotine and acetaldehyde in self-administration in juveniles, which was not observed in adults." http://www.nature.com/npp/journal/v32/n9/full/1301327a.html View in LinkedIn