BY: LEVI STONE - As simple as it sounds, quitting smoking is your best bet in disease prevention.
However, kicking the habit is no easy task. Sure, there are patches, prescription medications, gums, lozenges, electronic cigarettes, and several other smoking cessation products to help but ask anyone who wants, is, or has quit and they’ll let you know exactly how hard it is.
See, cigarettes have a common bond with illicit drugs in that they stimulate the portion of our brains that control reward and pleasure.
Cigarettes, or any tobacco product for that matter, contain nicotine. Like cocaine, marijuana, and heroin … when nicotine enters the blood stream, it triggers a response for the body to produce more of the powerful neurotransmitter dopamine, flooding the brain with a sense of delight and satisfaction.
Repetitive use causes long-term brain changes which incite cravings and the body’s “need” for more nicotine. And as nicotine isn’t the only addictive agent within tobacco products, other components and actions help fuel this addiction that plagues more than 68 million people in the United States alone.
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