linkedin post 2015-01-24 06:07:14

Uncategorized
AS STRONG AS HEROIN OR ALCOHOL. "Among heroin addicts, about 38 percent rank the urge to smoke as equal to or stronger than the urge to take heroin. Among those addicted to alcohol, about 50 percent say the urge to smoke is at least as strong as the urge to drink." https://lnkd.in/dTpG4wq View in LinkedIn
Read More

linkedin post 2015-01-24 05:59:52

Uncategorized
HIGHER BIOAVAILABILITY OF MODERN NICOTINE. "Tobacco companies are using chemicals to strip salts off of the nicotine molecule (de-protonate it), allowing nicotine to more quickly and easily penetrate tissues and membranes, and making it more "bioavailable" to the lungs and brain. This rapid penetration form of nicotine is known as "free-base." https://lnkd.in/d9E4Jw4 View in LinkedIn
Read More

linkedin post 2015-01-24 05:55:25

Uncategorized
FREE BASE NICOTINE. Ammonia was introduced into cigarettes to convert nicotine into freebase, which is more readily absorbed and gives a stronger rush, just as was found with freebase cocaine, or crack. It was responsible from turning Marlboro from a marginal brand to a leading brand. The modern cigarette is different. " "2014_06_19_DesignedforAddiction_web.pdf View in LinkedIn
Read More

linkedin post 2015-01-23 06:03:02

Uncategorized
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
Read More

linkedin post 2015-01-23 05:56:17

Uncategorized
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
Read More

linkedin post 2015-01-23 05:51:56

Uncategorized
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
Read More