tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670285911995096389.post2509491751312033676..comments2024-03-26T00:00:44.845-04:00Comments on Tobacco Truth: American Evidence that Snus Is An Effective SubstituteBrad Roduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02780515717969719311noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670285911995096389.post-3142661365372811562010-11-19T17:18:41.285-05:002010-11-19T17:18:41.285-05:00It's really a shame that they had to use SNUS ...It's really a shame that they had to use SNUS rather than Swedish snus. There certainly is a difference in the quality and taste as well as higher nicotine levels for those that need the nicotine. I'm not surprised that the Marlboro product was the weakest since the product is probably the worst on the market in that category.<br /><br />I am surprised that the nic gum did better than Camel however. I tried nic gum on several quit attempts and it never came close to being satisfying. Camel, on the other hand, got me completely off cigarettes from the first portion I tried. A warning should be made that I don't believe I am as addicted to nicotine as the other tobacco alkaloids which might explain why, for me, Camel worked so much better than nic gum.<br /><br />I agree with the previous two posts as far as the need to stop worrying about weaning people off nicotine. Why these health world won't accept that the vast majority of danger gets removed when combustion ceases, we have the ability to improve overall health.<br /><br />OT It should be noted that there has been an interesting study done in India about COPD where they studied those developing COPD health issues. I think 7% if those developing it were smokers and 93% weren't, but they narrowed the risk down to biomass energy usage. <br /><br />That fireplace that the non-smokers feel so cozy with may just be more harmful than smoking.psufan69https://www.blogger.com/profile/07894285485325166043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670285911995096389.post-51872957067200936562010-11-19T14:02:20.971-05:002010-11-19T14:02:20.971-05:00Why does it take 3-4 years for the study results t...Why does it take 3-4 years for the study results to be published? Were they holding the information for some reason?Kristin Noll-Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805939875041788133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670285911995096389.post-5005701357707998352010-11-19T12:24:36.839-05:002010-11-19T12:24:36.839-05:00Is there some way we can get them to repeat this s...Is there some way we can get them to repeat this study, using e-cigarettes as one of the treatments? Ideally, there would be two arms: one that does the usual "stop using the product after X amount of time" and another arm that encourages participants to use the products as a permanent replacement for smoking. Participants would need to be followed up for at least a year to determine the difference between nicotine cessation and nicotine maintenance on the rate of smoking abstinence.Vocal EKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797128689808591929noreply@blogger.com