How addicting are cigarettes?

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Just out of curiosity, a lot of people stress how addicting cigarettes are. I’m only 13, I do not smoke (that’s why I’m asking) and do not intend to, I simply think that if people stress it so much it would be either to keep us from smoking or because it really is that addicting. By the way, is there anything you can compare it to? And what happens if an addicted person doesn’t smoke for a long time? Do they freak out or something?

Dr. Nina Hettinger I · Accepted Answer

Nicotine addiction does not develop easily. If one smokes a stick per month for example, he does not become an addict. One becomes addicted only after smoking too many cigarettes for months. Constant smoking especially if uncontrolled hastens nicotine addiction.

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How Addictive Are Cigarettes

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This Site Might Help You. RE:How addicting are cigarettes?Just out of curiosity, a lot of people stress how addicting cigarettes are. I’m only 13, I do not smoke (that’s why I’m asking) and do not intend to, I simply think that if people stress it so much it would be either to keep us from smoking or because it really is that addicting. By…

Dr. Nina Hettinger I · Answer

They Are Very Addictive .. My Advice To You Never Start Smoking .. Im 19 I Started When I Was 1O Maybe 11 And Still Smoke Now, Ive Tried To Quit On A Number Of Occasions But Always Failed With It

Dr. Nina Hettinger I · Answer

To rank today’s commonly used drugs by their addictiveness, we asked experts to consider two questions: How easy is it to get hooked on these substances and how hard is it to stop using them? Although a person’s vulnerability to drug also depends on individual traits — physiology, psychology, and social and economic pressures — these rankings reflect only the addictive potential inherent in the drug. The numbers below are relative rankings, based on the experts’ scores for each substance: 100Nicotine99Ice, Glass (Methamphetamine smoked)98Crack93Crystal Meth (Methamphetamine injected)85Valium (Diazepam)83Quaalude (Methaqualone)82Seconal (Secobarbital)81Alcohol80Heroin78Crank (Amphetamine taken nasally)72Cocaine68Caffeine57PCP (Phencyclidine)21Marijuana20Ecstasy (MDMA)18Psilocybin Mushrooms18LSD18MescalineResearch by John HastingsRelative rankings are definite, numbers given are (+/-)1%

Dr. Nina Hettinger I · Answer

If it is a controlled setting, feel free to experiment, your lungs will restore to normal in a decade after quitting. I know people who stand outside in the middle of winter because they don’t want to give up the pack.Nicotine can be quite addicting. However, the most dangerous chemical when it comes to addiction occurs naturally inside of you. It is the thrill seeking hormone dopamine. It can be released an any numbers of ways (including smoking in some cases). If you learn how to master the secretion of this horemone (I throw myself off cliffs) then you can wire your body to do some amazing things.

Dr. Nina Hettinger I · Answer

I’ve tried all sorts of drugs (including cocaine) and the only one I truly got addicted to is nicotine (cigarettes). If I don’t have a smoke I feel on edge.

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Dr. Nina Hettinger I · Answer

That’s a good question. I use to smoke but I never had a physical addiction. I dont smoke anymore! Whoo! But I did because it was calming and I like that, but I never had a horrible craving. I craved but I wouldnt go mad over it!

Dr. Nina Hettinger I · Answer

The government forced the cigarette companies to show people (via package labels) just what smoking does to your body. Nobody in their right mind would do that on purpose so they MUST be addicted to the point where they cannot stop smoking.

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