Stress and smoking
An abundance of medical research indicates a correlation between high personal stress and increase the impact of mental and physical health problems. Some of the ways we try to alleviate stress, such as smoking, may have health consequences in the long term severe ironically that generate more stress.
Nicotine is a thousand times more powerful than alcohol and five to ten times more potent than cocaine. Most smokers use tobacco regularly because they are addicted to nicotine. Addiction is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, even in the face of negative health consequences. tobacco smoke provides that least 60 carcinogenic chemicals known, small amounts of poison, and includes arsenic, and more than 4,000 other substances in the body.
- More than $ 75 billion of total US health care costs annually is directly attributed to smoking. In addition, the cost of lost productivity due to smoking is estimated at $ 82 billion per year.
- It is estimated that 20.9% of all adults (45.1 million) of the cigarettes smoked in the United States. The incidence of smoking among patients with posttraumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression, and other mental diseases are two to four times higher than the general population. the incidence of smoking among people with schizophrenia is as high as 0%.
- Recent research suggests that smoking, even intermittently can cause the development of tobacco dependence in some adolescents.
The reward pathways active nicotine - the brain circuitry that regulates feelings of pleasure. Research shows that nicotine increases levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Dopamine is involved in addictions to other drugs such as cocaine and heroin. Nicotine reaches the brain within eight seconds after someone inhales tobacco smoke.
- Nicotine can be stimulating or relaxing, depending on the mood and determination of a person. The effects include increased blood pressure and heart rate, faster breathing, constriction of the arteries, the sudden release of glucose, and the stimulation of the central nervous system. Nicotine suppresses the production of insulin by the pancreas and stimulates the adrenal glands.
- Most cigarettes in the US market today contain 10 mg or more of nicotine. The average smoker takes in 1 to 2 milligrams of nicotine per cigarette when inhaling
- withdrawal symptoms of nicotine common include :. Anxiety, depression, headaches, fatigue, increase in appetite, constipation, slow heartbeat, trouble sleeping, sweating, pain in the limbs, cough / dry throat, mouth ulcers, irritability , lack of concentration, hostility, and dizziness.
- Post weaning weight gain is about 5-10 pounds.
- advanced symptoms in the first few days of smoking cessation and can disappear within weeks. For some, the symptoms can persist for months. Each year, nearly 35 million people make an effort to quit smoking. Only 6% of those who try to quit are successful for more than a month.
- Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in America.
Cigarette smoking accounts for about one in five deaths each year. More deaths are caused by tobacco use than by all deaths from HIV, illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, suicides and murders combined.
- Smoking causes cancers of the bladder, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, lung, cervix, kidney, pancreas and stomach . In addition, it has many effects of childhood reproductive and early unwanted, including increased risk of infertility, premature delivery, stillbirth, low birth weight and SIDS. Postmenopausal women who smoke have lower bone density.
- Smoking causes coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. Smokers are 10 times more likely than nonsmokers to develop peripheral vascular disease. In addition, it doubles the risk of a person for the race.
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