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• One gram of nicotine is 5 to 10 times more effective for creating changes of humour that the same quantity of amphetamine.
• The body produces natural substances that are found in the suprarenal glands in order to combat prolonged stress by stimulating the hypophysis. In smokers it is initially nicotine that quickly induces the hypophysis to produce the hormone. Except that when addiction takes over, more and more nicotine is required to produce the same quantity of hormones. If you smoke less you will feel more stressed (abstinence crisis). Standard nicotine dose for addicts: 35-40 milligrams. •.
• Nicotine is a drug as it creates psychological dependence. It increases the liberation of dopamine, a neurotransmitter whose function is to put the nerve cells into communication with each other. When dopamine is liberated, the nerve cells send the brain a message similar to the one transmitted by the cells of those who take heroin, cocaine, amphetamines and alcohol.
• The difference between nicotine and heroin is in the addiction potential: if in fact nicotine is more toxic than heroin, this is more shocking because, as well as the gratifying effects, it has more pronounced cognitive-incentive effects compared with nicotine. The emotional significance which the stimuli assume through dopamine is amplified by heroin.
• Smoking is a camouflaged form of suction, like the thumb, chewing gum and bottle of beer ... It is a form of anxiety containment, just like other drugs, alcohol, the disco and even the family, as shown by the young people who remain at home with their parents even up to thirty.
• Nicotine is one of the fastest and most powerful poisons we know. Only 60 milligrams are needed to kill an adult in a few minutes. Considering that the smoke obtained from one cigarette contains 10 milligrams, just a few cigarettes would be sufficient to cause serious malaise, but the organism of habitual smokers is inured and tolerates greater quantities.
• Short-term illnesses: nausea, vomiting, increased cholesterol, pressure, breathing, pulsations, gastric acidity (including stomach ulcers), intestinal motiliy (diarrhoea) and adrenalin. Palpitations, coughing, hand tremors, and contraction of the arteries …
• Long-term illnesses: cancer of the oral cavity, throat, oesophagus, lungs, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and womb. Chronic bronchitis, asthma, emphysema, heart attacks, arteriosclerosis, ictus, duodenal ulcer, circocele, amenorrhea, premature childbirth. Probable increase in hair loss, greater risk of cataracts in the eyes, yellowing of the teeth, skin aging, partial impotence …
• Some young people have difficulty walking normally as the blood reaching the leg muscles is not sufficient.
• Normally 1/3 of the cigarette is indirectly smoked by those in the smoker's vicinity.
• Particularly dangerous for children, who could become intoxicated accidentally through the negligence of parents, is the nicotine released by nicotine patches which penetrates the blood vessels directly. A quantity of the substance equivalent to the amount obtained by smoking four to seven cigarettes remains in the used product thrown away by adults.
• If a mother smokes during pregnancy, the baby will be born underweight