Your body receives approximately 1 milligram of nicotine from each cigarette. Remember the nicotine from cigarettes is absorbed very quickly and goes straight from the lungs to the brain.

The amount of nicotine you absorb when smoking a cigarette depends on your brand of cigarette and on how you inhale, a cigarette can give anywhere from 1 to 3 mg of nicotine. See similar questions...

A simulated cigarette is a device that is designed to imitate the look, feel and taste of real cigarettes, except with one big difference: a simulated cigarette is pleasant and absolutely harmless, without nicotine, drugs, or any harmful substances. The Simply Quit? simulated cigarette has a great flavor and an air-valve to control air suction, creating a "drag" similar to real cigarettes. See similar questions...

Nicotine is a colorless, oily chemical which is one of the most powerful poisons known. If the amount of nicotine from 3 cigarettes was placed on the tongue or injected into a person, they would be killed stone dead. Nicotine is the addictive element in smoking, takes only 7 seconds to reach the brain from the lungs (which is twice as fast compared to injecting nicotine into your arm) and is more additive than heroin or cocaine. See similar questions...

quot;The use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking cessation is no longer effective in helping moderate and heavy smokers quit for the long term, and it has no benefit for light smokers" (Sept. 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 288, No. 10: 1260-1264). See similar questions...

NicoDerm CQ doesn't contain any of the carcinogens (cancer-causing agents) that are found in cigarettes. This is why NicoDerm CQ is safe enough to be sold without a doctor's prescription, and why it's proven in helping millions of smokers quit safely. NicoDerm CQ gives you a reduced amount of nicotine to help calm your cravings and irritability so you can focus on the emotional aspects of your habit. With NicoDerm CQ, you use less and less nicotine until you're not using any. See similar questions...

Both the gum and patch are now available over the counter. In conjunction with a well thought out quitting smoking plan either of these products may help you in the quitting process. Neither is a "magic pill" that will quit for you. The quitting process will still be hard work. The gum or the patch is simply another aid in the quitting process. Both products allow you to slowly taper off the nicotine dosage and help minimize withdrawal symptoms. See similar questions...

Tar is a sticky brown substance that forms when tobacco smoke cools and condenses. About 80% of this tar is deposited in the lungs and many of the substances in tar are known to cause cancer. Irritants in tar also damage the lungs by causing narrowing of the bronchioles, coughing, an increase in mucus and damage to the small hairs (cilia) which help protect the lungs from dirt and infection. See similar questions...

Smokers should remember that cigarette butts are litter, and they must be disposed of in an appropriate receptacle. See similar questions...

We recommend that you rinse the mouthpiece tip of your SimplyQuit ? simulated cigarette using mild liquid soap and rinsing it thoroughly with clean water. See similar questions...

There are more than 4,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke. Some of them are also in wood varnish, the insect poison DDT, arsenic, nail polish remover, and rat poison. The ashes, tar, gases, and other poisons in cigarettes harm your body over time. They damage your heart and lungs. They also make it harder for you to taste and smell things, and fight infections. See similar questions...

Nicotine is processed very quickly- it will exit your body within a day of its consumption. However, this rapid metabolism also causes nicotine withdrawal symptoms to start the day you quit. Fortunately, these symptoms can be controlled with nicotine replacement therapy or will resolve on their own within a week. See similar questions...

Yes. Some Smokenders participants choose to use the nicotine patch or gum during the program. However, participants looking to use either of these nicotine substitutes should be very careful as to the level they start with. One should calculate how much nicotine one is presently putting into their system (multiply the number of cigarettes by the nicotine level) and then buy the appropriate patch or gum. See similar questions...

Your genuine program will be formulated for your individual needs, and will provide powerful information on how to eliminate nicotine cravings.. See similar questions...

This patented device simulates the look and feel of a real cigarette. Users can adjust the air flow to match the draw of their favorite cigarette. A carrying tube keeps the Better Quit simulated cigarette clean and handy. Better Quit gives a new ex-smoker something to do with hands and lips, stimulates relaxing breaths, and provides some of the satisfaction of smoking. See similar questions...

One day, 3-hour group hypnosis programs often promise you will quit after one session. Sometimes these work just fine. Usually they do not and people are tempted to think that hypnosis isn't really effective against tobacco addiction. This is not true. Hypnosis is an effective way to quite smoking, either alone or in conjunction with other support techniques. See similar questions...