- When are we talking about physical addiction?
- Increase in dopamine levels when smoking cigarettes
- Fighting physical addiction using NEXUS sticks
When are we talking about physical addiction?
Very often, physical dependence on cigarettes is defined as the adaptive state of the human body. Nicotine is the main addictive compound - it interacts with many tissue receptors, but its greatest addiction is caused by its effects on receptors in the brain, which build up over time.
When inhaling cigarette smoke, it spreads through the respiratory tract to the lungs, and then the nicotine contained in the smoke passes through the epithelium of the alveoli into the bloodstream. The nicotine from cigarette smoke rapidly enters the millions of neurons in the nervous system.
Nicotine in the brain stimulates the release of many neurotransmitters (including dopamine). It is dopamine that is mainly responsible for the addictive qualities of cigarettes. It triggers signals that stimulate the feeling of reward, which the smoker experiences as a brief satisfaction, an increase in mood as well as an improvement in concentration.
Increase in dopamine levels when smoking cigarettes
While smoking a cigarette, the level of dopamine increases significantly, and then its concentration drops sharply - as a result of which the smoker begins to feel the so-called hunger (dopamine deficiency) and reaches for another cigarette - thus becoming addicted.
Changes in the smoker's body make him demanding more and more nicotine. Therefore, a heavy smoker begins to smoke a cigarette more and more often - it is the result of tolerance - the body's habituation. Regular smoking causes more and more nicotinic receptors to be created and they become less sensitive to arousal.
Fighting physical addiction using NEXUS sticks
In summary, smoking traditional cigarettes leads to severe addiction, both physically and mental, which has a very negative impact on the health of both the smoker and the environment.
Therefore, it is worth replacing this harmful addiction with alternative means. They are very helpful in fighting addiction NEXONE heaters and new generation sticks NEXUS with nicotine and NEXUS FREE without nicotine. NEXUS sticks as the only ones on the market do not contain tobacco (they have a herbal composition), and it replaces nicotine nicotine salt.