Following the debate which readers of our website have opened in their comments to the article “Tobacco Should be Made Illegal” by claiming that smokeless tobacco represents a safer alternative to cigarettes, let us object here by presenting some of the recently published

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Many people think that quitting smoking automatically means gaining weight. Although this may be true for some of us, who substitute the narcotic “high” derived from tobacco for a similar “high” brought forth by unlimited consumption of “comfort foods” (mainly sugars and starches), it is quite possible to control weight after you have stopped smoking. Although statistics show that most people who have kicked off their tobacco addiction gain weight anyway, this gain is usually negligible, especially in comparison with health hazards posed by tobacco consumption.

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Some people insist that “tobacco junkie” is just an innocent euphemism which does not really imply degrading syndromes in those who fall into this category. However, tobacco addiction sometimes can be as irresistible and even deadly as other “hard” addictions. In fact, the total amount of people who are being killed annually by tobacco greatly exceeds the total number of deaths inflicted by addictions to other substances.

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Modern market is full of herbs and pharmaceuticals that promise consumers a complete, pain-free success in quitting smoking. Most quit smoking pills indeed give what they promise, especially if the product is right for you. How to choose the best stop smoking medication?

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If you are still unaware of this fact, let me remind you - tobacco is one of the most addictive substances on earth. To understand this truth is not a rocket science, since no other narcotic is so frequently and persistently abused by people all over the world. Every cigarette that you smoke at a rate of about 11-12 puffs supplies your body with substantial quantities of different poisons. A heavy smoker who consumes one to two packs a day inhales every year up to 150,000 doses of poisonous smoke.

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