NicotineNicotine is one of the thousands of ingredients found in the tobacco leaf. It constitutes about 0.6-3.0% of the dry weight of the tobacco leaf. The cigarette contains an average of about 1 mg of this absorbed substance. At this level of concentration, it acts as a stimulant in humans. As it enters your body, it is distributed in the bloodstream. It takes 7 seconds for it to reach the brain where it produces a number of effects mainly a head rush. I enjoyed those. I would feel light headed and relaxed. But these feelings were due to my addiction. It’s not like tasting a cake and knowing if you like it or not. With cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products you have no choice. You think you enjoy it when in fact you are addicted. When I realized that I was really addicted to cigarettes and continuously subjecting myself to its effects, I decided to do everything in my power to quit. I tried and failed many times before finding this
method that worked
for me. I did not want to try the
patch
nor the
gum
because I didn’t believe that they would help me quit. I didn't want to spend the money too.
I had to face the
withdrawal effects
too. I had to fight the cravings too. But I kept fighting until I had finally quit. That’s the problem with cigarettes, easy to start and difficult to quit.
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