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Why Winter Makes Nicotine Cravings Stronger (and How to Beat Them)

Entry by Hilary Dubin

Why Winter Makes Nicotine Cravings Stronger (and How to Beat Them) If you’ve tried quitting vaping or smoking during winter, you might have noticed that it feels harder. You’re not imagining it. Co...

Use NRT to Quit Nicotine without Gaining Weight

Use NRT to Quit Nicotine without Gaining Weight

Entry by Hilary Dubin

How to use NRT to quit nicotine without gaining weight  Many people worry about gaining weight when they quit nicotine. That fear alone keeps a lot of people smoking, vaping, or using pouches. But ...

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The Impact of Vaping & Nicotine on Football Players

Entry by Caroline Huber

The Impact of Vaping & Nicotine on Football Players Surprised to see your favorite athlete smoking, vaping, or using Zyn? The reality might surprise you. For famous athletes (think: Mike Tyson,...

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Does Vaping and Smoking Make Cold & Flu Season Worse?

Entry by Hilary Dubin

Why Vaping and Smoking Make You More Vulnerable During Cold and Flu Season The holidays are a time for travel, gatherings, and cozy nights in, but it’s also a time for cold and flu season. Between ...

How to help your partner quit vaping or smoking

How to help your partner quit vaping or smoking

Entry by Hilary Dubin

Is your partner’s vape a third wheel in your relationship? Does it ever feel like your partner is more excited to see their vape than they are to see you? If a vape is taking up residency on your n...

The Surprising Reason Why Chefs Quit Smoking

The Surprising Reason Why Chefs Quit Smoking

Entry by Sophie Kennedy

The unexpected star of this season of The Bear? Not a major spoiler but: Carmy’s nicotine gum. We see Carmy popping gum while toiling over menus and Sydney wincing as she tries some herself this se...

Why does quitting vaping feel like a breakup?

Why does quitting vaping feel like a breakup?

Entry by Sophie Kennedy

Why does quitting vaping feel like a breakup? Parting ways with anyone you spent your late nights and early mornings with is emotional–be it an ex, situationship, or, yes, your vape. Not only does ...

My Journey With Nicotine: Hilary Dubin

My Journey With Nicotine: Hilary Dubin

Entry by Hilary Dubin

Snow JUUL It was a bluebird December day on Mammoth Mountain in 2017. I was skiing with my boyfriend at the time when he took a tumble and found himself lying in the snow. As he gathered himself to...

A Quitter's Travel Guide: Navigating Cravings at 35,000 ft.

A Quitter's Travel Guide: Navigating Cravings at 35,000 ft.

Entry by Caroline Huber

A brief history of smoking on planes: It’s hard to imagine, but in the not-so-distant past, smoking was permitted (and even encouraged!) on airlines. It was only in 1988 that the U.S. Department...