Nicotine Addicts

Once people start smoking they can become addicted because of the nicotine in the cigarettes causing you to smoke more, than in the long term it causing cancer. Nicotine has a big effect in the brain and body causing disliked changes in behaviour making you depressed or drowsy. It will also create a physical dependency that will cause unpleasant symptoms.

Tobacco addiction is the strong craving for the addictive substance nicotine. It has caused health problems in millions of people across the country, and its effects are one of the leading causes of death in the United States. I have had many family members develop serious health concerns due to their tobacco addiction and know personally what a horrible thing it is. All of my grandparents have smoked in the past and two of them have serious problems that came from the effects of their tobacco addiction. Tobacco addiction is a serious problem, so in this essay I will be expanding on it, and its many causes, effects and treatments.

The smoking habit is the principal cause of illness, disability and death around the world. More than five million of people in the world die due to smoking habit every year. If we don’t take care of this in 2030 the amount will be ten million. Seven million of these deaths would be in poor countries.

Significant number of people has been addicted to the habit of smoking despite of knowing the fact that it is injurious to health. In the past, it was considered as the taboos and only adult group was habituated but currently, it is common among both adolescent and adult population. Cigarette smoking is habit of inhaling smoke of cigarette and releasing it. A study by Gong (2011, pp.48) reveals that the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adult of age group 45-65years is higher than adolescent age group 15-24 years with 63% and 33.6% respectively.

Why do people get addicted to nicotine so easily? There’s an abundant amount of reasons as to why people can get addicted to nicotine-based products. Nicotine is a stimulant that is very addictive and consumed through tobacco products (Brands, 1998). It is under as a schedule II drug, which contains other drugs for example: cocaine, various opioids, and other addictive products. It contains drugs with a very high potential for abuse and dependence (Ginzel, 2008). This stimulant, nicotine, is said to be more addictive than heroine itself; a drug that is illegal and administered by needles (Brands, 1998).

As stated earlier there is more to addiction than just substance use, such as genetic factors which account for about fifty percent that individuals will develop an addiction. Environmental factors can play a role in the addiction process and can pave the way for the genetic factors to manifest and aid in the addition process. Repeated long term use of substances, rewire the brain reward circuitry. Other factors such as cognitive and affective disorders, aid in self-deception and an inability to deal with feelings. Lastly, the developmental stage of the person. This by no means is a complete list of factors and at this time no one can say with any reasonable certainty why some people are addicted, and others are

The addictive tobacco component is nicotine, it transports to the brain and gives pleasurable feeling to the smoker, and this feeling makes the person continue using tobacco (life script, 2016).

Have you ever wondered why people smoke even though they know it is bad for them? They do this because smoking is addictive. Once you start you can't stop until you really put in the effort to quit.

Addiction is the term used when a person takes part in an activity, or ingests a substance that gives them pleasure, but then the continuous use of it becomes compulsive and starts interfering with their everyday life. The behaviour of an addict can easily be recognised as it represents confusing human activity. (Shaffer, 1996). These behaviours can include gambling, excessive sexual behaviours, smoking and drug and alcohol abuse.

Imagine you are running and with each step your breath becomes shorter and shorter. Your lungs are working twice as hard and you have not even gone half way. Sweat is running down your forehead as is becomes harder for you to breath. You used to be able to run with such ease but now you are out of breath. While thinking back at what has changed to make your breathing so heavy you drop your pack of cigarettes. Smoking cigarettes is a dangerous habit. Not only can it cause cancer and other health problems to yourself but it can also pose a risk to others. Many people get addicted to smoking cigarettes. They may have been pressured into trying one or have seen a commercial about smoking and wanted to try it out for himself. Some find pleasure in smoking and use it as a relaxation from their stressful lives but that is not a good enjoyment.

There is no single reason as to why addictions do develop. However there are certain triggers that can cause a person to start abusing substances for example environmental factors or family factors such as growing up in an environment where alcohol and drug abuse is considered a normal behaviour. Other key triggers can include: the loss of a loved one, peer pressure or those with low self-esteem may abuse substances in an attempt to

According to the Thematic Household Survey Report No. 59 (2016), between 2012 and 2015, the overall number of daily cigarette smokers has slightly decreased from 10.7% to 10.5%. Approximately 79% of daily cigarette smokers are economically active, and the average daily consumption of cigarettes for men is 13.5 sticks while those for female is 11 sticks. Although the overall trend of smoking has decreased within several years, reasons for why people not trying to give up smoking which are worth to explore. One of the main reasons is because cigarette smoking has formed a habit among daily cigarette smokers. As most daily smokers consume cigarettes like prescription drugs (1 to 2 sticks within couple hours), they are highly addictive to the cigarette

There are 420 milions people around the world are addicted and the number of them are increasing every day. The meaning of addiction is a strong desier to have or to do somthing , such as drugs. Moreover, the problem of being addicted is not only on yourself, in fact because you effect all people around you. The National Institute on Drug Abuse Orgnization has mentioned that, "Drug abuse and addiction have negative consequences for indiveduals and for society." In addition, as seen in many families when they have an addicted person, the whole family starts to disintegrate. However, there are no doubt that every problem has solutions. One solution to solve the drug addicted person problem is to see a psychiatrist doctor, because this will be

There is no right answer to “What causes addiction?” Addiction is 50% hereditary. The other half is just bad situation handling. Once a person with a history of addiction in the family is born, they may have the addiction gene. A person with this gene is more at risk than others to become an addict. A person who smoke, or drink, for the first time will experience ‘high’ that will never be experienced again. People become addicted by trying to reach the first ‘high’ they’ve experienced, and it will not happen again.

While there are several many elements that make up the causes of substance disorders, I personally lean towards the cognitive-behavioral view to explain substance disorders. Behaviorist state that through operant-conditioning individuals become addicted to substances because of the “reward” that is delivered by a drug (Comer, 2016). I know from my own life that when I smoked cigarettes, I would feel an almost immediate sense of relaxation. This sensation caused me to feel more compelled to smoke a cigarette whenever I felt stressed. Even though I stopped smoking a long time ago, even now, when I feel stressed I feel compelled to light up a cigarette. While I personally have only experienced the instants “reward” of nicotine from cigarettes,