The Science of Nicotine Addiction
Anyone who has been a smoker for a long time knows that it’s an addictive habit. If you go too long without a cigarette, you start feeling that familiar craving that urges you to have a cigarette as soon as possible. This craving is intense and uncomfortable though, more like a really deep itch that you have to scratch. Smoking is addictive on two fronts: physical and psychological. The psychological aspect of addiction to smoking is actually about the habitual nature of it. But the physical part of smoking is due to the presence of nicotine, because nicotine is very addictive and causes physical dependency. However, although the first few cigarettes may give you a “high” feeling, future cigarettes that you smoke won’t usually give you that good feeling anymore.…
