Smokers have one thing in common. They are addicted to the nicotine in cigarettes.
When a smoker takes a puff, it takes only 10-19 seconds for the effects of the nicotine to reach the brain – that’s faster than that uptake of heroin or cocaine. In fact, many drug addicts say they would rather give up heroin or cocaine than cigarettes.
Sources: American Academy of Pediatrics 1997; Smoking Cessation: Clinical Practice Guideline Number 18. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, April 1996. |
