The popularity of CBD has skyrocketed over the past few years. Cannabis stores are popping up in almost every major city, even in jurisdictions where THC-rich marijuana is outlawed. CBD flowers, oils, and tinctures are enjoying ever-increasing interest due to their perceived calming, relaxing properties, which have been used by many people to deal with …
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CBD As a Tobacco Alternative
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How to Deal With Smoking Relapse?
You didn’t mean it to happen, but the moment simply got the better of you. For the last few days, weeks, or months, you had been rather proud of yourself for kicking such a nasty habit and abstaining. Deservedly proud, because quitting smoking is no mean feat. But then, an irresistible waft of smoke caught …
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The Ireland E-Cigarette Ban Explained
In December of 2023, Ireland took a bold step in addressing health and environmental concerns by launching a ban on disposable vapes. It was a move that reflects a growing social awareness in Ireland and a direct, confident response to the challenges fueled by the popularity of vaping among the younger demographic. In hindsight, given …
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How to Clean Your Heated Tobacco Device
If you have arrived here looking for information on how to clean your heated tobacco device, you have probably already discovered the joys of these life-changing devices. We shall spare you the long introduction of what they are or how they work – you already know. You will also be aware that tobacco-heated products (or …
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The State of Smoking in Ireland: Facts and Figures
If you were asked to name a few stereotypical indulgences associated with Irish citizens, your first thought would probably be whisky, folk music, or dancing. Smoking might be one of the last things that springs to mind. Over the centuries, however, smoking has been a firm part of Irish culture in one form or another, …
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Why Your Skin Looks Worse After Quitting Smoking (and What to Do About It)
The list of potential diseases and ailments brought on by smoking makes for some of the most macabre reading you will ever digest – the sheer number of boxes that are ticked as a result of this awful addiction is truly quite shocking. While most vices result in one or two negative health consequences, smoking …
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What Are Smoking Triggers and How to Overcome Them?
After a wonderful meal washed down with a lovely glass of red, you’re faced with an all-too-familiar craving: the post-meal cigarette. It’s a deeply ingrained ritual that is hard to ignore. The urge often lingers in the back of your mind, but you’ve always managed to dismiss it before. Until now, that is – because …
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Quit Smoking Timeline Step-by-Step: The Journey Towards a Smoke-Free Life
It takes a mere 20 minutes after smoking for the immediate effects to wear off. If you are stopping smoking, that is when the new, improved version of you begins… In just 20 short minutes. At that point, your heart rate and blood pressure return to normal levels, and you have expelled the immediate negative …
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The Mechanisms of Addiction: Why is Quitting Smoking So Hard?
They say quitting smoking is as hard, or possibly even harder, as quitting serious drugs. If you have not experienced smoking cessation before, you might see that as a little dramatic – but you should be under no illusion that quitting smoking is anything less than monumentally tough. While the withdrawal symptoms are not even …
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