NICOTINE IN CIGARETTES

Here is Wikipedia's definition of nicotine. The last sentence is interesting as it states that the levels of nicotine in cigarettes etc are increasing yearly, even though they know the harm it causes. This is sheer negligence, and maybe even worth a few convictions, but it seems that the health of the individual is less important than the money that is made by selling the cancer causing. chemically loaded time bombs.

"Nicotine is a potent parasympathomimetic alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants (Solanaceae) and a stimulant drug. It is a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist. It is made in the roots and accumulates in the leaves of the plants. It constitutes approximately 0.6–3.0% of the dry weight of tobacco^[1] and is present in the range of 2–7 µg/kg of various edible plants.^[2] It functions as an antiherbivore chemical; consequently, nicotine was widely used as an insecticide in the past^[3][4] and nicotine analogs such as imidacloprid are currently widely used.
In lesser doses (an average cigarette yields about 1 mg of absorbed nicotine), the substance acts as a stimulant in mammals, while high amounts (50–100 mg) can be harmful.^[5][6][7] This stimulant effect is likely to be a major contributing factor to the dependence-forming properties of tobacco smoking, nicotine patches, nicotine gum, nicotine inhalers and liquid nicotine vaporizers.^{[citation needed]} According to the American Heart Association, nicotine addiction has historically been one of the hardest addictions to break, while the pharmacological and behavioral characteristics that determine nicotine addiction are similar to those determining addiction to heroin and cocaine. The nicotine content of popular American-brand cigarettes has slowly increased over the years, and one studyfound that there was an average increase of 1.78% per year between the years of 1998 and 2005.<sup>[8]"



There is no better time to give away the smoking habit than right now. and hypnotherapy is the easiest way to do it.</sup>