TOBACCO ADDICTION

            CHEVER WAY WE LOOK AT IT, SMOKING IS SELF- DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR THAT AFFECTS MANY AREAS OF THE SMOKER’S LIFE AND WELL-BEING. THE MAJOR AREA THAT SUFFERS OF COURSE IS HIS HEALTH PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE TOBACCO ADDICTION.

NICOTINE IS THE ACTIVE DRUG IN TOBACCO AND IS HIGHLY ADDICTIVE IN NATURE. WHEN INHALED IN THE CIGARETTE SMOKEIT ENTERS THE SMOKER’S BLOODSTREAM AND INTO THE BRAIN WITHIN 10 SECONDS. IT HAS THE EFFECT OF CREATING TEMPORARY FEELINGS OF EASE AND ELATION WHICH ARE HOWEVER SHORT-LIVED. AND BECAUSE THE SMOKER WISHES TO FEEL THAT PLEASURE AGAIN, THE CRAVING FOR THE NEXT PUFF SOON COMES BACK AND HE NEEDS TO LIGHT UP AGAIN. FAILURE TO THIS, THE PERSON BECOMES ALL AGITATED AND IRRITABLE BECAUSE THEY ARE GO INTO WITHDRAWAL.

            THAT IS THE REALITY OF TOBACCO ADDICTION. AS SOON AS THE NICOTINE GETS INTO THE BRAIN A SERIES OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS ARE EXPERIENCED. ADRENALINE IS RELEASED AND THE HEART RATE, AND BLOOD PRESSURE, INCREASE AND BLOOD FLOW IS SLOWED DOWN. BLOOD SUGAR IS ALSO INCREASED AS THE PANCREAS RELEASES MORE INSULIN.

OTHER CHEMICALS ARE ALSO FOUND IN CIGARETTES THAT COMPOUND THE TOBACCO ADDICTION AND INCREASE THE RISK OF DISEASES. IN ADDITION TO NICOTINE, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 4,000 TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CIGARETTE SMOKE.

TAR IS WHAT IS MOST ASSOCIATED WITH PULMONARY DISEASES AND SMOKING LUNG CANCER.

CARBON MONOXIDE IS WHAT IS LINKED WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS UP TO AND INCLUDING HEART ATTACKS. LESS AND LESS OXYGEN IS AVAILABLE TO THE BODY AS AIRWAYS BECOME MORE CONSTRICTED AND CLOGGED UP. THUS THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM BECOMES LESS ELASTIC AND MORE DYSFUNCTIONAL.

HOW DOES ONE GET OUT OF THE TOBACCO ADDICTION THEN ? ANSWER….STOP SMOKING NOW. IMMEDIATELY ON CESSATION, THE BODY BEGINS TO HEAL. THERE WILL BE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS BUT IN 3 TO 4 DAYS THE NICOTINE HAS LEFT THE                                  BODY.