Nikhil Dev

Was going through this article in wired today and found something that might interest people like me. When I started smoking, that was because I used to go to these shady pool parlors and thought that smoking was cool. Little did I know about the addictive nature of tobacco. But now, almost 8 years down the line, its a daily dose that has to be taken.This article is kind of a hope to people like me to give up the habit.

Nicotine is the worlds most addictive drug. But scientsts are now able to modify the genetic structure of the tobacco plant to contain 15 to 20 lesser carcinogens than the usual around 60 that regular tobacco contains. The point of relief is that Nicotine is one of the carcinogens that has been removed. Which makes the cigarette non addictive. This means that you would not have the urge to have the cigarette.

This would be a hope to people like me who want to break the habit.

But the bottom line is that the leaf is still dried and burnt. So it still turns to smoke and inhaling any kind of smoke is injurious. I don’t think any kind of genetic engineering can stop you from inhaling the smoke.

The article can be found here
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/03/the-cigarette-o.html

I would really be interested to know if you read this post and are trying to fight away the habit. Also do let me know the things that you tried. Cos I am need of everything that I can do to beat the habit.

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