Quitting Nicotine
True or False: Nicotine is an addictive substance
True
Is nicotine addiction easy to overcome?
No, nicotine is so addictive and is much harder to quit in comparison to other addictive chemicals for example tobacco
True or False: Nicotine has no immediate side effects
False: nicotine consumption may have immediate side effects such as increasing heart rates and irritation throughout the body
True or False: Vaping and ZYNS have no long term effects
False: any sort of nicotine intake can cause long term effects like mouth or lung cancer
Can you get a nicotine addiction after one use?
Yes, although it is unlikely you can still get addicted after only one usage of nicotine
What is harder to quit: Vaping or Smoking
Vaping is way harder to quit than traditional Smoking
True or False: Nicotine cannot lead to cancer
False, studies have shown nicotine addictions can lead to developing cancer
Can nicotine potentially cause heart attacks?
Yes, nicotine can increase heart rates to a point where you can experience heart attacks
Are ZYNS a better alternative than Vaping?
No, both are bad as they both are very addictive and cause different types of cancer
True or False: Vaping can cause seizures
True, vaping can cause a increasing heart rate which can lead to seizures or heart attacks
True or False: Smoking and Vaping are the easiest preventable death
True, there are so many ways to help prevent nicotine addiction which are much easier in comparison to other death preventions
Do social and environmental factors have an influence on nicotine addiction?
Yes, anything from social media ads to peers influence your perspective on nicotine
Can nicotine improve alertness?
Yes, nicotine can actually make you more alert and aware of your surroundings
What is more addictive: ZYNS or Vaping
Vaping, it gives your brain a faster rush from the nicotine and makes it more rewarding to the brain
True or False: Nicotine releases only dopamine throughout the brain
False, nicotine results in the release of a variety of neurotransmitters in the brain not just dopamine
True or False: Nicotine pouches are a better alternative than Vaping
Fals, although they save you from lung cancer, they can cause mouth and gum cancer
True or False: It is nearly impossible to overcome nicotine addiction
False, nicotine addiction is difficult but there are many resources available to help quit nicotine
Why does your brain react to nicotine addiction?
When the brain is "awarded" with the rush from nicotine it wants more of that rush which is how addiction is caused
True or False: Nicotine pouches can cause mouth, throat, and pancreas cancer.
True, all forms of nicotine intake can cause all of these different types of cancer
Yes, nicotine usage can reduce fertility and can make you lack in hormone production
True or False: Once someone quits nicotine there is no risk of relapsing
False, no matter how many times someone quits nicotine, they can still get addicted again
True or False: Inhaled smoke delivers nicotine to the brain in less than 20 seconds, causing it to be the reason it's addictive.
True, because nicotine travels so fast to the brain is gives you a rush feeling which is why people feel addicted
Yes, there are ways of nicotine intake that can cause mouth or gum cancer
True or False: Nicotine gum or patches can completely eliminate cravings and withdrawal symptoms.
False, although both of these options help fight nicotine addiction, over time you will need to just fully stop using nicotine products
Does nicotine addiction travel through genes?
Yes, studies have shown that addiction to nicotine can be traced hereditary and can be continued through generations