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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linkedin post 2014-12-21 08:39:38

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"COCOA is added to cigarettes for flavour enhancement. The ten psychoactive cocoa compounds were theobromine, caffeine, serotonin, histamine, tryptophan, tryptamine, tyramine, phenylethylamine, octopamine and anandamide." It is one of the highest additives by weight in cigarettes. No accident. https://lnkd.in/dFgigNc View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-21 08:37:39

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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO. "Chief among BAT's considerations were thoughts of diversifying as a drug supplier to help fill the ever-growing needs of an increasing population for mood-affecting drugs ... that the taking of other mood-affecting drugs (valium, tranquilizers, marijuana) might become "socialised like alcoholic drinking and tobacco smoking." https://lnkd.in/dGX7-Ud View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-21 08:32:05

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THE BRAIN REWARD PATHWAY. "The addicted brain is distinctly different from the nonaddicted brain ... Changes in brain structure and function is what makes it, fundamentally, a brain disease. A metaphorical switch in the brain seems to be thrown as a result of prolonged drug use." https://lnkd.in/dwvyVSV View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-21 08:30:21

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NICOTINE MODULATES MOOD. "Nicotine induces pleasure and reduces stress and anxiety. Smokers use it to modulate levels of arousal and to control mood. Smoking improves concentration, reaction time, and performance of certain tasks. Relief from withdrawal symptoms is probably the primary reason for this enhanced performance and heightened mood." https://lnkd.in/dydNq5e View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-12-21 08:29:00

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PLEASURE STIMULATION is clearly something that tobacco companies have an advanced understanding of through their research. As experts in the pleasure business, it is of no great surprise that as they diversified, they move laterally into the junk food business, which is also about engineering non-functional neural pleasure responses. View in LinkedIn
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