Are nicotine weaning products a bad joke? Posted by wwwiwanttoquitsmokingcomNicotine gum, patch and lozenge marketing continues to assert that clean nicotine weaning products double a smoker's chances of quitting Recent findings raise serious concern over whether they benefit or are a barrier to those seeking freedom from nicotine (Charleston SC) October 15 2003--Do over-the-counter (OTC) nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products like the nicotine gum, patch and lozenge really help smokers quit? "Double your chances" has been the cornerstone of NRT ...

In Defence of Moralizing High Technology Modern societies are more and more becoming technical The revolution in computer usage is a major contributor to this state of affairs But this technicality has its demerits despite its huge advantages While technical societies confer the enormous benefits of modernity and admirable sophistication on life, they also bring about the doubtful benefit of restructuring individual and group psyche in a technical fashion The habit of “technicalizing” ways of doing things may ease work, ...