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Business - Market

Nicorette launches a new nicotine lozenge

Nicorette is launching a new nicotine substitute, and this one is one of the most original on the market. The tab is a hard candy with menthol flavouring. These candy-like lozenges have been the brand’s the brand’s flagship product for a decade, designed to make quitting smoking more fun. The research & development by GSK for this product […]En savoir plus

Vaping material

How much nicotine is in a cigarette?

Numerous vapers wonder about the amount of nicotine in cigarettes, and their curiosity is legitimate. The specific levels of this alkaloid necessary to combat the effects of withdrawal necessarily affect a vaper’s choice of e-liquid. However, answering questions about nicotine levels in cigarettes is complicated. According to a study carried about by Penn State University’s […]En savoir plus

Scientific studies

USA: irrational suspicion towards vaping is growing

A study organised by Georgia State University has produced some alarming figures. From 2012 to 2017, the number of Americans who perceive electronic cigarettes to be dangerous has grown by a factor of 3. The principal author, Jidong Huang, offered various explanations to this surprising development. Jidong Huang’s work was based on a sample of 5,000 testimonies by American […]En savoir plus

Scientific studies

Nicotine is harmful to infant brains

The dangers that tobacco poses to pregnant women are already well known. Nicotine as well as other toxic chemicals in smoke are harmful to fetuses. Nicotine in particular, which is capable of traversing the placental barrier, can affect the infant’s growth, but a new study suggests that the risks may be far worse.   In […]En savoir plus

Trends

Altria turnings towards edible nicotine

In the face of declining smoking rates, Altria, the manufacturer of Marlboro cigarettes, is looking to innovate. The company has just partnered up with Lexaria Nicotine to offer edible nicotine, which is much healthier than cigarettes. This subsidiary of Lexaria BioScience has been making approved oral nicotine supplements for years. The deal was made on […]En savoir plus

Scientific studies

Study: choosing the correct dose of nicotine can help fight tobacco dependency

A new study carried about by an English university shows that allowing smokers to choose their nicotine dose at the moment they quit tobacco increases their chances of success. Dunja Przulj, a psychologist working at Queen Mary University of London, carried out the study, which shows that nicotine replacement therapies are more successful when smokers […]En savoir plus