Prolonging Withdrawal

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The enemy is our addiction to nicotine.

 

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Quote taken from The Harmful Effects of Nicotine

 

"Nicotine poses several health hazards.

There is an increased risk of cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal disorders.

There is decreased immune response and it also poses ill impacts on the reproductive health.

It affects the cell proliferation, oxidative stress, apoptosis, DNA mutation by various mechanisms which leads to cancer.

It also affects the tumor proliferation and metastasis and causes resistance to chemo and radio therapeutic agents."

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Quote taken from The Oral Cancer Foundation's article,

 Cancer Risk of Nicotine Gum and Lozenges

"Scientists have discovered a link between mouth cancer and exposure to nicotine,

which may indicate that using oral nicotine replacement therapies for long periods could contribute to a raised risk of the disease.

A study funded by the Medical Research Council, led by Muy-Teck Teh, of Queen Mary, University of London,

has found that the effects of a genetic mutation that is common in mouth cancer can be worsened by nicotine in the levels that are typically found in smoking cessation products"