Archive for 2011
Green Nicotine E Cigarettes Revamp Kiosks for Christmas
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011Green Nicotine Electronic Cigarettes are Now Available at The Tobacco Shop in Tucson, AZ
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
Green Nicotine Oriental 10pk Cartridges on Sale!
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Black Friday Specials Begin @ Midnight & End Sunday
Thursday, November 24th, 2011
Cigarette Smoking Linked to Breast Cancer
Sunday, October 23rd, 2011NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Smoking is a major risk factor for breast cancer among women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer, according to US researchers in a report published in the April issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
Their study of 132 families with at least three breast or ovarian cancer patients found that patients’ sisters and daughters who smoked were more than twice as likely to develop breast cancer, compared with the nonsmoking sisters and daughters of patients.
In families with the strongest genetic risk–those with at least five members with cancer–smoking was an even more significant risk factor. Patients’ sisters and daughters who smoked at some point in their lives were nearly six times more likely to develop breast cancer than relatives who never smoked.
The researchers explain that smoking boosts carcinogens, or cancer-causing chemicals, in the blood. These chemicals can cause mutations in the DNA of breast cells which, over time, lead to cancer.
The study authors call for further research into the link between cigarette smoking and breast cancer among women with a genetic risk. “If you don’t smoke, don’t start. If you do smoke, it’s never too late to quit,” Sellers said.
Green Nicotine Electronic Cigarettes urge all women smokers to mark this month as the month they put their cigarettes down. Breast cancer is a horrible thing to deal with and we definitely do not need to do anything to increase our chances of getting it. Our lives are too precious and our families are worth doing everything in our power to increase our time with them.
SOURCE: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 2001;10:327-332.
NOTE: Secondhand smoke has long been associated with a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
My Father’s Fight With Emphysema/C.O.P.D
Saturday, October 1st, 2011-
Tucson, AZ – Last night, I received a phone call that has become all too familiar. My uncle was phoning me to tell me it was happening again. My father was having another attack and I needed to come and help him. Immediately. In his condition, these attacks could easily take his life. Luckily, after being transported to the ER at Tucson Heart Hospital, he stabilized. But the bad news is that this will not be the last time that this will happen, as the medical staff has clearly cautioned us. They also confirmed what we already knew: eventually one of these attacks will take his life. I feel compelled to share with you the torture that my father goes through and the pain I feel watching it all unfold. My hope is that my pain and my father’s torture inspires just a few of you to terminate your habit for good by understanding just how bad circumstances can become.
My father has lived a great life. He served for over 20 years in our Armed Forces and there are few places in this world that he has not visited. He loved to travel and was a very active man. Growing up, I never saw weakness in my father. Even into his fifties, there were few 20 year olds who could sport a better physique. But today, he is just over 100 pounds. Each day, he struggles to draw breath. He is still stubborn and willing to take on an army of men, but he is physically beaten by years of traditional tobacco use.
Like many of us, my father never realized just how massive of a toll smoking would take on our fragile bodies one day. In my experience, this realization comes far too late. The pain, the suffering, the torture…everything we have been warned about…it all becomes so real. And our families and loved ones have to experience it as we do.
An attack is something no one wants to witness. As one who has once again had to do so, I am overcome by emotion. I could not imagine what it is like to personally endure.
The look in my father eyes is fear (although he will never admit it). It is a look that puts more fear in me than I had ever thought possible. Had I arrived too late? Am I going to lose my Dad? He begins to grasp for his inhaler. He uses them as directed and nothing happens. Nothing works. We give him his oxygen and still nothing. He cannot breathe no matter how many times we try and anxiety begins to set in. Using the last of his dwindling breathe, he tells us goodbye. By now, the ambulance has arrived and he is rushed to the hospital.
We follow.
At the hospital, nothing anyone can do helps. His dioxide levels rise and his oxygen levels decrease rapidly. Delirium sets in. Doctors now approach me and explain to me the dangers of intubation. I am told that it will stabilize him. However, they also inform me that the chance of his body being able to work on its own, once the tube is removed, is very unlikely. It seems there are no other options. Before the tube is inserted, the doctors strap a mask on my father’s face that forces oxygen into his body. This is our last resort before intubation. Miraculously, he stabilized after one hour. Within a week, he will return home with the promise that he will be back again. But all of us know that eventually an attack will take his life.
For my father, it is clear that the damage done to his body by smoking cannot be reversed. He will pass on in a way that no one should have to die. Learn from this, read of other similar occurrences, and wake up for the sake of you and your family. Think about it. If we continue to smoke all these chemicals into our bodies, it will most definitely end in a torturous death. This is no exaggeration. We must stop ignoring the pain and suffering of others who have gone through similar circumstances. Please understand what will happen to you, what does not need to happen to you, and what YOU CAN EASILY PREVENT! You should spend your last days aging gracefully and YOU CAN! For yourself, and for those closest to you, please make this pack your last.
Sean
President/CEO
First Clinical Study on Electronic Cigarettes
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Researchers from the University of Catania (ITALY), presented the results of their study on electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) to the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco in Antalya, Turkey last week. Study results. A report on the clinical trial results, which showed that switching to an e-cigarette may assist smokers to reduce or eliminate cigarette smoking in 55% of cases, will be published soon in BMC Public Health.
“Cigarette smoking is a tough addiction to break,” said Professor Riccardo Polosa, the principal investigator of the study. “Therefore, improved approaches to smoking cessation are necessary. E-cigarettes may prove to be a safe alternative to traditional cigarette smoking. They provide a coping mechanism by replacing some of smoking gestures, to help smokers remain abstinent during their quit attempt or to reduce cigarette consumption.”
E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that deliver vaporized nicotine without the harmful elements present in tobacco cigarette smoke. Tar, carbon monoxide, particulates and thousands of chemicals created by the process of combustion are the elements in smoke that cause up to 99% of the lung disease, heart attacks, strokes, and cancers associated with smoking.
THE STUDY
The study “Effect of an Electronic Nicotine Delivery Device (e-Cigarette) on Smoking Reduction and Cessation: A Prospective 6-Month Pilot Study” monitored modifications in smoking habits of 40 regular smokers unwilling to quit, with a focus on smoking reduction and abstinence. Study participants were invited to attend a total of five study visits in a period of 24 weeks. Product use, number of cigarettes smoked, and exhaled carbon monoxide (eCO) levels were measured at each visit.
THE RESULTS
Thirteen of 40 (32.5%) of the participants sustained a 50% reduction in the number of cigarettes per day (CPD) at week-24, with their median of 25 CPD decreasing to 6 CPD. A sustained 80% reduction was shown in five (12.5%) participants, with their median of 30 CPD decreasing to 3 CPD. Sustained smoking abstinence at week-24 was observed in nine (22.5%) participants, with six of them still using the e-cigarette by the end of the study. Combined sustained 50% reduction and smoking abstinence was shown in 22 (55%) participants, with an overall 88% fall in CPD.
Mouth (20.6%) and throat (32.4%) irritation, and dry cough (32.4%) were common, but diminished substantially by week-24.
Participants’ perception and acceptance of the product was good.
Green Nicotine has presented the results of this study for informational purposes only. We find the study’s results very interesting. We remind all users that Green Nicotine is simply an alternative to smoking and not marketed as a smoking cessation device. Green Nicotine does contain nicotine and the State of California believes nicotine may cause birth defects.
Second Hand Smoke…A Real Killer
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011400,000 deaths in the United States are attributed to traditional tobacco usage each year. This staggering number is greater than most of the top ten causes of death combined. One would think an individual would see a statistic like this and throw their pack of cigarettes away. As a former smoker, I can tell you it’s not that easy. Aside from the nicotine, we have developed patterns of behaviors that make the addiction so much harder to break. From the tearing of the cellaphane, to the feel of our cigarette, to holding it in our mouth, to watching the smoke escape into the atmosphere…the entire process has become part of our addiction. Breaking such an expierience would bring a whirlwind of stress to our lives. Furthermore, we feel bullet proof and every statistic doesn’t seem to get our attention. Maybe this one will: Every year 600,000 innocent people die worldwide from second hand smoke!
That’s right. Within 10 years, 6 million people who do not smoke will perish from second hand smoke. We may not care of the risk we put ourselves at, but it seems a little selfish to overlook the harm we cause others. Smoking bans are going into affect everywhere and with good reason. Lawmakers are hearing the crys from the non-smoking public. This non-smoking public is digesting all the studies and doing something about it. Studies on second hand smoke are just as alarming as first hand smoke. New studies on third hand smoke are equally alarming.
As a smoking parent, we go outside our home or exit the car before smoking around our little one. We do not want to expose our children to second hand smoke. We understand the dangers and our love for our children makes us do the right thing. However, studies are coming in showing that this behavior is not enough. There is a little secret called third hand smoke. Third hand smoke is the smoke on your clothes. Meaning: you take a smoke break, you get smoke embedded in your clothes, and now everyone is smoking with you when they smell that smoke on your clothes. Third hand smoke is proving to be just as bad as first and second hand smoke. As an ex-smoking parent this was a alarming fact for me. I was unknowingly exposing my child to this countries #1 cause of death.
As smokers, we may not worry about the harm we cause ourselves. Inhaling 4,000 chemicals, 50 carcinogens, building up of tar, and the robbing our blood of oxygen seems to be a small deterent for the pleasures of smoking. Substance like arsenic, formaldehyde, and benzine have been willingly added to our diet. However, lack of our own well being can not get in the way of our responsibility to those around us. From our innocent children to the non-smoking strangers we sit next to every day, we must be sensitive to their right to live a smoke free lifestyle. If we can not find the will to quit, we must respect the children and the non smoking public around us. After all, they are making the right choice and so should we…before it’s too late.
Anonymous
More Multi-Family Buildings in New Jersey are Going Smoke Free
Monday, September 26th, 2011ATLANTIC CITY — It’s against the law in New Jersey to smoke in common areas of residential buildings, but property managers are increasingly turning their complexes completely smoke-free because of the health and financial benefits.
Nearly two dozen public and private housing properties prohibit smoking in private areas throughout the state, according to the Global Advisors for Smokefree Policy, or GASP. And there is momentum for more, said speakers on a panel Tuesday in Atlantic City about smoke-free multifamily buildings.
The discussion was part of the two-day Governor’s Conference on Housing and Economic Development.
“This is truly an emerging trend in housing,” said Karen Blumenfeld, executive director of GASP, which is based in Summit.
The New Jersey Smoke-free Air Act prohibits smoking in common areas like hallways, lobbies and stairwells, and requires smokers to stand away from doors and windows to prevent smoke from wafting in. Places like college dorms, nursing homes and foster or adoptive family houses are also smoke-free under the law.
The benefits to going smoke-free are extensive, said property managers who have made the switch — there are lower maintenance costs because no one has to clean up cigarette butts, faster turnaround times on available units because smoke residue isn’t stuck in wall paint and carpets, decreased fire and damage risks, and the opportunity for reduced insurance costs.
“By and large, everyone likes it — it keeps the hallways cleaner, it smells better,” said Steve Tancer, director of property management and operations for RPM Development Group in Montclair. Seven of RPM’s 25 properties are smoke-free, including buildings in Newark, Somerset and Orange.
One concern is whether smokers feel discriminated, but Tancer said they didn’t find that to be the case.
“There was virtually no resistance,” he said.
Green Nicotine Electronic Cigarettes Says Thank You
Monday, September 12th, 2011-
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We just wanted to take the time to let all of our customers know how much we appreciate your business. There is nothing like building a company that helps change lives. For just over 2 years Green Nicotine E Cigarettes has helped change the lives of families around the globe. It has been our customer’s great word of mouth that has made this possible…Thank You!!!
In the beginning, we never could have imagined just how quickly our electronic cigarettes would catch on. Today we are working on large contracts to make Green Nicotine more accessible, and affordable, around the world. These large avenues of distribution have only been made possible because of our loyal customers and all the referrals you send our way. Personally, I can not thank you all enough.
The past two years has truly humbled us. Seeing so many of you continually come back to us gives us such a great sense of accomplishment. Having your young children thank my staff for our products “because it helps mommy/daddy” is an expierence I just simply can not explain.
From the start, we were out to make a difference. We just never realized just how much potential Green Nicotine really had. There truly is nothing like making a living, making a difference.
It is my promise, as we grow, a portion of what you invest in us will be invested back in the world around us. We plan to help better the lives of the children throughout our country. Your loyalty has made this possible…and for that…we thank you.
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Sean
President/CEO
