Scientists now know the reason why people who are actively trying to stop smoking often itch uncontrollably.
Belgian researchers, who studied the effect of nicotine in mice, found that it activates a molecular pathway in membranes in the skin, nose and mouth known to play a role in inflammation.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Can Halve The Risk Of Poor Wound Healing In Smokers
Researchers suggest that nicotine replacement therapy at least four weeks before surgery can almost halve the risk of poor wound healing in smokers.
Researchers suggest that nicotine replacement therapy at least four weeks before surgery can almost halve the risk of poor wound healing in smokers.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) gives the body nicotine without the harmful effects of smoking or chewing tobacco, and the purpose behind it is to gradually reduce the addiction by using a low nicotine dose to take the edge off the cravings.
Generally, individuals who use nicotine patches or gum double their chances of successfully quitting. But some do experience side effects with NRT. Nicotine patches commonly cause skin irritation, and nicotine inhalers and nasal sprays may cause irritation in the mouth or nose.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Could Help Some Smokers Quit Gradually
Smokers who do not want to quit right now, but are prepared to try to reduce their smoking are twice as likely to stop smoking in the long-term if they use nicotine replacement therapy.
Smokers who do not want to quit right now, but are prepared to try to reduce their smoking are twice as likely to stop smoking in the long-term if they use nicotine replacement therapy.
Writing in Nature Neuroscience, researchers said: "Our results indicate that inhibition of TRPA1 represents an interesting approach for developing smoking cessation therapies with less adverse effects."
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'Electronic Cigarettes' may Be Poisonous, Warns WHO
The World Health Organisation warned Friday that so-called electronic cigarettes , which claim to be a nicotine replacement therapy, could in fact prove highly poisonous.
The World Health Organisation warned Friday that so-called electronic cigarettes , which claim to be a nicotine replacement therapy, could in fact prove highly poisonous.
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Bid Goodbye To a Bad Habit �Stop Smoking
With the repercussions of tobacco smoke looming large, and the promise of a healthy future sans tobacco, it is no surprise that there are teeming numbers who wish to quit the potentially lethal vice.
With the repercussions of tobacco smoke looming large, and the promise of a healthy future sans tobacco, it is no surprise that there are teeming numbers who wish to quit the potentially lethal vice.
