What Happens When You Quit Smoking?
Many people don’t truly recognize the harshly addictive quality of nicotine until they try to quit for the first time. Nicotine withdrawal causes a broad range of symptoms in varying levels of severity, and prove very difficult for many people to overcome. Addiction to nicotine is particularly hard to break for many because of the psychological dependence that is acquired. With nicotine, use is very frequent throughout the day, and is usually done publicly. This means that instead of hiding cigarette use like people hide most illicit drug use, it is deeply ingrained in their everyday life. Physical withdrawal is over relatively quickly, but the psychological dependence on it lasts much longer. Here, symptoms are divided by the physical – such as actual physical pain that manifests, and by psychological…