Fact Check
October 13, 2026
Relapse after quitting: most of it happens in the first two weeks, and one cigarette is rarely just one
Most people who quit on their own are smoking again within two weeks. Here is what the research says about when relapse happens, what triggers it…
September 30, 2026
Quitting smoking: what happens, day by day
The body starts repairing within minutes and keeps going for years. Here is the real timeline after the last cigarette — day by day, with every…
September 30, 2026
Quit snus day by day: the mouth heals in two weeks, blood pressure climbs in week five
A Swedish cohort followed the first twelve weeks of snus cessation. Blood pressure, weight and HbA1c got worse — and the one thing that heals fastest…
September 26, 2026
Smoking halved. Nicotine did not.
Swedish smoking has halved since 2003, but total nicotine use has not fallen — and Sweden now has almost the highest daily nicotine use in the…
September 19, 2026
Are the 7,000 chemicals added on purpose? No. But 599 others are
Most of the 7,000 chemicals form by themselves when tobacco burns, but 599 additives are put in on purpose, and more than 100 of them have…
September 19, 2026
No, a cigarette does not contain 1,000 chemicals — the smoke contains over 7,000
Cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, and around 70 of them are known or suspected to cause cancer. Here are the sources, opened and checked.