I must stop this !
Candid street shot, Barcelona.
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Most smokers use tobacco regularly because they are addicted to nicotine. Addiction is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and abuse, even in the face of negative health consequences. It is well documented that most smokers identify tobacco use as harmful and express a desire to reduce or stop using it, and nearly 35 million of them want to quit each year. Unfortunately, more than 85 percent of those who try to quit on their own relapse, most within a week.
Of primary importance to its addictive nature are findings that nicotine activates reward pathways—the brain circuitry that regulates feelings of pleasure. A key brain chemical involved in mediating the desire to consume drugs is the neurotransmitter dopamine, and research has shown that nicotine increases levels of dopamine in the reward circuits. This reaction is similar to that seen with other drugs of abuse and is thought to underlie the pleasurable sensations experienced by many smokers. For many tobacco users, long-term brain changes induced by continued nicotine exposure result in addiction.
www.nhs.uk/smokefree/help-and-advice/local-support-servic...
gosmokefree.nhs.uk/quit-tools/addiction-test/
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"£400 bribes to help pregnant women stop smoking: Mothers-to-be twice as likely to quit if they have a financial incentive
Pregnant women were offered vouchers if they stopped smoking
Doctors found that financial incentives increased the likelihood of success
5,000 babies die each year in the womb or after birth due to smoking"
By Jenny Hope for the Daily Mail
Published: 28 January 2015
I must stop this !
Candid street shot, Barcelona.
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Most smokers use tobacco regularly because they are addicted to nicotine. Addiction is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and abuse, even in the face of negative health consequences. It is well documented that most smokers identify tobacco use as harmful and express a desire to reduce or stop using it, and nearly 35 million of them want to quit each year. Unfortunately, more than 85 percent of those who try to quit on their own relapse, most within a week.
Of primary importance to its addictive nature are findings that nicotine activates reward pathways—the brain circuitry that regulates feelings of pleasure. A key brain chemical involved in mediating the desire to consume drugs is the neurotransmitter dopamine, and research has shown that nicotine increases levels of dopamine in the reward circuits. This reaction is similar to that seen with other drugs of abuse and is thought to underlie the pleasurable sensations experienced by many smokers. For many tobacco users, long-term brain changes induced by continued nicotine exposure result in addiction.
www.nhs.uk/smokefree/help-and-advice/local-support-servic...
gosmokefree.nhs.uk/quit-tools/addiction-test/
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"£400 bribes to help pregnant women stop smoking: Mothers-to-be twice as likely to quit if they have a financial incentive
Pregnant women were offered vouchers if they stopped smoking
Doctors found that financial incentives increased the likelihood of success
5,000 babies die each year in the womb or after birth due to smoking"
By Jenny Hope for the Daily Mail
Published: 28 January 2015