Monthly Archives: September 2011

Chemicals in Cigarettes There are a lot of chemicals in cigarettes; a conservative estimate gives about 4000 to date. Many are naturally present in tobacco, such as nicotine. Some are added to tobacco by the tobacco companies. Up to 600 … Continue reading →

A consideration of smoking and tobacco facts. Some of which are well known others less so. Continue reading →

Bidi cigarettes, or bidis, are small hand made cigarettes manufactured in India and South East Asia. They contain sun cured tobacco wrapped in the leaf of the tendu tree. Continue reading →

A round up of smoking topics in the news. Continue reading →

Low energy laser treatment is not an effective treatment for smoking cessation. You would be better spending your hard earned cash on effective quit smoking treatments. Continue reading →

Back In the Old Days….. Today I thought I would like to share my own smoking story. I grew up in the 1950′s and 60′s when just about everyone smoked. Both my parents smoked and I grew up in a … Continue reading →

An end of the week round up of tobacco and smoking topics in the news. Continue reading →

Acupuncture is said to help people quit smoking. But is there any good scientific and medical evidence to support these claims? Continue reading →

A collection of stop smoking tips and advice. Continue reading →