Lots of people smokes because of various reasons know to them alone. It’s possible that you
derive something from smoking, but the hidden disadvantages is more than advantages and so
call benefits you derives from smoking. Smoking poses a lot of threat to your health. Most
especially the nicotine which is the major component of cigarette you takes is a poisonous
substance. But tobacco companies will never tell you that.
Nicotine found in every cigarette is also a component of other substances like weed killers and
insecticides because of it’s from alkaloid plants. Alkaloid plants are poisonous plants. They are
bitter to taste and extremely potent.
Nicotine in cigarettes has different effect on smokers. Some smokers prefer taking cigarette to
relaxes and cool off when they are stressed or upset. Some prefer to take it because nicotine in
it stimulates their body and raises their energy level. Most often, smokers get addicted to
nicotine to the extent that they will always find reason to smoke more cigarettes to feel same
effects always.
Since nicotine is more addictive compared to heroine, it will always gives same effect anytime.
These effects vary according to each person and how much they inhaled daily. Every smoker
often experience faster heart beat, rise in blood pressure and constriction of veins due to high
content of nicotine in cigarette they smoke. It also affects “reward circuits” – a section of the
brain that regulates pleasurable feelings.
Nicotine as a powerful substance affects the neurotransmitter dopamine, raises dopamine’s
level in the brain’s reward circuits, thus causing the smoke to experience pleasure anytime it’s
taken. Apart from dopamine, nicotine also affects serotonin, neropinephrine and beta-endorphin
which controls mood, appetite and reduces anxiety respectively.