Nicotine Addiction

For centuries, people have smoked and chewed tobacco for the                                                  fast acting pleasurable feeling provided by nicotine. Nicotine affects       you by mimicking the actions of a naturally occurring chemical   messenger in your body called  acetylcholine. By attaching to acetylcholine receptor sites, nicotin stimulates nerve impulses. These impulses are sent to  various parts of the brain, and other body organs, thereby creating the mild sense of euphoria and relaxation that leads to the habit of smoking. With chronic smoking the number of receptors      and the levels of acetylcholine increase dramatically.  These changes       in your body chemistry lead to tolerance and physical addiction.        

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Because nicotine stimulation influences the memory and pleasure center of the brain, the addiction is also Psychological. The brain desires nicotine's pleasurable feeling, and the memory center knows how to get it – creating an emotional need for another cigarette! This habit is reinforced with each inhalation, approximately 10 times per cigarette, 200 times per pack, millions of times over a 20-year pack-a-day habit. The psychological side is reinforced by physical cravings that, if not satisfied, lead to:

Medical Stop Smoking Center’s program removes these physical symptoms. There is no need for you to feel ill and out of touch with normal daily routines. Without the physical side of the addiction reinforcing your emotional desire to smoke, you will be better equipped to Break Your Habit.