Medications
This type of nicotine replacement can be applied to your skin and gives you a constant flow of nicotine over 24 hours
What are nicotine patches?
The substance in tobacco products that is addictive
What is nicotine?
You may feel this symptom which makes you feel nervous and on edge
What is anxiety?
This organ begins to recover soon after you quit smoking and you are able to breath better
What are the lungs?
Spring begins officially at this cosmic moment of equal parts day & night
What is the equinox
This nicotine replacement medication can be chewed and "parked" between your cheek and gum
What is nicotine gum?
Nicotine triggers release of this chemical which makes you feel good
What is dopamine?
This is another word for grumpy which you may also experience when you try to quit smoking
What is irritability?
20 minutes after you quit smoking you will have a decrease in these two vital signs related to your heart
What is heart rate and blood pressure?
MLB fans are full of boundless optimism during this another term for baseball's preseason
What is Spring Training?
This medication can be used to quit smoking and for depression
What is Bupropion (Wellbutrin, Zyban)?
This is the term related to when you are near someone that smokes
What is second hand smoke?
You may have an increase in this feeling which can lead to weight gain
What is increased appetite?
This chemical (that people have detectors in their homes for) will decrease 12 hours after you quit
What is carbon monoxide?
A state flower the California species of this blooms in great numbers in the spring
What is a poppy?
What is 21 mg?
The term to describe the feeling of wanting to smoke
What is a craving?
This quick quit strategy may increase your risk for withdrawal
What is cold turkey?
This color that stains your teeth and hands will go away in the weeks after you quit smoking
What is yellow?
Observed in spring Beltane Eve is a major celebration for these modern-day followers of witchcraft
What are Wiccans?
This medication blocks the nicotine receptor in the brain where nicotine binds
What is varenicline (Chantix)?
This device has high amounts of nicotine even though it does not contain tobacco
What is an e-cigarette or vape?
Setting this date can help you plan your taper of cigarettes to avoid withdrawal
What is a quit date?
These are the little hairs in your longs, throat, and nose that recover 1-9 months after you quit
What are cilia?
The modern tradition of spring break began in the 1930s as part of a swim meet in this Florida city named for a military man
What is Fort Lauderdale?