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Why do people smoke?
The bio-physiological elements involved in smoking relate to how the brain reacts to nicotine. While smoking a proportion of nicotine reaches the brain within about 15 seconds. In the beginning nicotine improves the mood and concentration, reduces anger and stresses, provides relaxation to muscles and decreases the appetite.
On regular use of nicotine lead to changes in the brain affecting mental health which then lead to nicotine secession symptoms when the supply of nicotine reduces. Temporarily smoking reduces these secession symptoms and can therefore reinforce the habit. Most smokers habit this cycle and becomes nicotine dependent. Psychological and social factors also play a great part in keeping smokers smoking..
