Smoking habit

Addiction is defined as a compulsive physiologic and psychological need for a habit forming substance. One of the most challenging addictions to break is that of nicotine. Research have shown that nicotine’s habit-forming effect is at par or even exceeds that of cocaine and heroin. Aside from its habit-forming effect, it also increases the release of epinephrine in the body which in turn causes an increase in heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration. Nicotine tricks your mind by pairing danger with pleasure.