"It appears that smokers have an altered opioid flow all the time, when compared with non-smokers. And smoking a cigarette further alters that flow by 20 to 30 percent in regions of the brain important to emotions and craving" as explained in an WikiPedia article. This may help us understand a link between cigarettes and desire to smoke. Learn More About … [Read more...] about Opioid Receptors – Emotions and Cravings Explained
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Two Nicotine Addiction Puzzles Explained
The stranglehold of nicotine addiction leads to more than four million smoking-related deaths each year. Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have now explained two roots of that addiction. The discoveries may offer new hope not just for smokers, but eventually also for sufferers of Parkinson's disease, a debilitating movement disorder that affects some 40 … [Read more...] about Two Nicotine Addiction Puzzles Explained
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