{"id":2630,"date":"2023-06-18T17:17:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T21:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oyston.com\/blog\/?p=2630"},"modified":"2023-06-18T17:36:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T21:36:03","slug":"safer-nicotine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oyston.com\/blog\/safer-nicotine\/","title":{"rendered":"Safer Nicotine Products for People who Smoke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Most people who still smoke know that smoking is dangerous to them and want to quit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>They have tried and failed to quit because they have become dependent on nicotine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without it, they get withdrawal symptoms and cravings that lead them back to smoking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicotine, separated from cigarette smoke, is a fairly harmless natural substance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not the part of cigarette smoke that causes cancer, heart disease and lung disease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>In this 30 minute video a physician explains why safer nicotine products offer people who smoke new alternative sources of nicotine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> that are very much less harmful than continuing to smoke, and that can help people quit smoking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The video was originally intended for physicians and health care providers, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>but is of interest to anyone who smokes or who cares for someone who smokes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/safernicotine.wiki\/mediawiki\/images\/6\/6e\/A_Physicians_Guide_to_Safer_Nicotine_Products_for_People_who_Smoke_%28video%29.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oyston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PlayButton.png?resize=1024%2C587&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oyston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PlayButton.png?resize=1024%2C587&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oyston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PlayButton.png?resize=500%2C287&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oyston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PlayButton.png?resize=768%2C440&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oyston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PlayButton.png?w=1268&amp;ssl=1 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> It was written by a retired medical doctor who has seen the damage that cigarette smoking can do, and has spent over 15 years working on ways to reduce the disease, disability and death caused by smoking cigarettes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oyston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/HeaderFroPPT.png?resize=1024%2C296&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oyston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/HeaderFroPPT.png?resize=1024%2C296&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oyston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/HeaderFroPPT.png?resize=500%2C145&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oyston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/HeaderFroPPT.png?resize=768%2C222&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oyston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/HeaderFroPPT.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Safer nicotine products, including vaping, heat-not-burn devices, snus and oral nicotine pouches<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If people who smoke switch to safer sources of nicotine, they will improve their health and maybe even save their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was written by a retired medical doctor who has seen the damage that cigarette smoking can do, and has spent over 15 years working on ways to reduce the disease, disability and death caused by smoking cigarettes. 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