What is Really in a Cigarette…

In many instances, quitting smoking is just so muchchemicals inhaled in cigarette smoke stay in the lungs.
easier when you become aware of the ugly contentsThe more you inhale, the better it feels—and the
of the cigarette itself.  Yes, I mean chemical content. greater the damage to your lungs.
Did you know that cigarette smoke contains overOk, that’s enough, right?  Here’s what you can
4,000 chemicals, including 43 known cancer-causingdo to stop.  Choose Zyban for help.  For anyone
(carcinogenic) compounds and 400 other toxins??who has tried to quit and failed, Zyban or buproprion is
These include nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide, asa welcome aid in helping you quit smoking, in that it
well as formaldehyde, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide,doubles the chance of quitting smoking successfully
arsenic, and DDT.after 3 months time.  In one study, after a
We know that nicotine is highly addictive and smokeseven-week treatment, 27% of subjects who
containing nicotine is inhaled into the lungs, wherereceived bupropion reported that an urge to smoke
nicotine reaches your brain in just 6 seconds.  In smallwas a problem, versus 56% of those who received
doses nicotine acts as a stimulant to the brain but inplacebo. In the same study, only 21% of the bupropion
large doses, it's a depressant, inhibiting the flow ofgroup reported mood swings, versus 32% of the
signals between nerve cells. Nicotine in theplacebo group. buproprion is as effective as nicotine
bloodstream acts to make the smoker feel calm. replacement therapy without the nicotine and you
When you smoke a cigarette, the amount of tarwont feel depressed, moody or anxious with
inhaled into the lungs increases, and the last puffbuproprion.  Best of all, the most common adverse
contains more than twice as much tar as the first puff.events consistently associated with the use of generic
Carbon monoxide makes it harder for red blood cellsZyban are dry mouth and insomnia, so its nothing you
to carry oxygen throughout the body. Most of thecant handle.  Good luck people!