Stage 9

The Summit and After

The long game, relapse, staying quit, starting again

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Almanac

In what you inhale today

Benz[a]anthracene

In the smoke when fat drips onto the coals.

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My Counter

Myth or Fact

Smoking reduces stress

MYTH — it works the other way.

The relief a cigarette gives is the temporary silencing of the withdrawal tension it created itself. The smoker is solving, with a cigarette, the tension the cigarette caused. Measurements confirm it: once the first weeks pass, anxiety symptoms in people who quit go DOWN.

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Term of the day

Cotinine

Nicotine's trace in the body.

The substance nicotine breaks down into. It lasts far longer than nicotine itself (a half-life of about 16 hours), which is why laboratories measure cotinine rather than nicotine to assess tobacco exposure. It is also used to demonstrate second-hand exposure.

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Fact of the day

Today's note

After 72 hours there is no measurable nicotine left in your body. The steepest slope is the first 3 days — then it's downhill.

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Almanac

In what you inhale today

Benz[a]anthracene

In the smoke when fat drips onto the coals.

See more →

tar2star.com/blog

My Counter

Myth or Fact

Smoking reduces stress

MYTH — it works the other way.

tar2star.com/blog

Term of the day

Cotinine

Nicotine's trace in the body.

tar2star.com/blog

Fact of the day

Today's note

After 72 hours there is no measurable nicotine left in your body. The steepest slope is the first 3 days — then it's downhill.

tar2star.com/blog

See every chemical → (94) · Source: the FDA harmful constituents list and IARC classifications.