Along with Chantix and Zyban, there are several nicotine-replacement products available over the counter, such as: Nicotine patches: A patch you place on the surface of your skin that slowly releases a steady amount of nicotine into your body
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For example, heating propylene glycol produces aldehydes, which expose users to five to 15 times the levels of formaldehyde vapor a known carcinogen found in tobacco cigarettes
[viii] Blood Vessels Damage The picture above illustrates how the lining of your arteries (=endothelium) gets damaged by nicotine and other cigarette toxins: a) the platelets (=cells causing blood clots) get activated and attached to the artery, b) antioxidants (Nitric Oxide, or NO) reduce and free radicals, damaging your cells, increase c) the white blood cells called macrophages start eating fat and turn into foam cells, which attach to the artery wall and form plaque
If teens continue to smoke as they move into adulthood, they have a much greater risk for developing heart and lung diseases as well as various cancers, including lung and bladder cancer