Research has been done by Silverstein et al in which it was found that biological factors may influence a person’s first positive or negative experience with their first cigarette. For example whether they feel nausea, or choke. Although this does not explain why a person initially picks up a cigarette it does give us an explanation for why some people continue the initiation of smoking. Those with worse experiences due to the biological factors may be less likely to continue to start smoking. Hall et al also suggests that nicotine addiction is likely to involve multiple forms of genes that each have a small effect that interacts with each other and environmental factors.
Hypnosis and Smoking Cessation The act of smoking cigarette is not only a key preventable risk factor of diseases, but a significant cause of undue mortality. Smoking is associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, vascular disease, cancer and death of smokers. A large percentage of people who engage in smoking habits are conscious of the risks that the habit poses their lives, and only a small number of current smokers are reluctant to stop the act; however, majority of smokers may not be successful in their attempt to cease smoking on their own. Although, hypnotherapy is a plausible option for smoking cessation, most research findings based on hypnotherapy as a way of ceasing to smoke, have been inconsistent on its randomization.
Anti depressants such as MAOI’s which increase the available amount of nor adrenaline in the brain, were found to be effective for elevating the symptoms of depression. So when noradrenalin is increased in the brain, symptoms of depression get better, suggests that it is chemicals that are the root cause of depression. This idea is also found in the results of taking reserpine, a drug used to treat high blood pressure. Depression is a unwanted side effect of this drug, as this drug acts by lowering levels of nor adrenaline. So again strongly suggests that low activity noradrenaline, is a factor contributing to the cause of depression.
This increases the heart rate of the individual, which leads to the release of dopamine, associated with pleasure. Acetylcholine receptors in the brain adapt to what they regard as normal levels of the hormones released, making smoking a necessity to maintain the new ‘normal’ level of pleasure. This is why smoking becomes a ‘necessary’ habit to maintain, as stopping can cause withdrawal symptoms such as irritable behaviour, sadness, anger, stress, fidgeting and depression. Smoking is considered as ‘addictive’
This is why people become addicted. They enjoy the feeling the dopamine brings to them and once it is over they crave more. Some short term effects of taking Meth include a decrease in fatigue and an increase in attention, activity, and respiration. It also can cause hyperthermia and euphoria.
If were brought up around smokers either your parents or guardians smoke then you are more likely to become a smoker as this to you is a normal behaviour. The stimulus in this example is a person’s family smoking this can be detected by sight and smell, the response to this is to becoming a smoker yourself. The strengths of this approach are it is something you can physically see with your eye. You can see if someone’s smoke and all their family do too. It is a scientific approach because there is a cause and effect, the cause is seeing someone smoking the effect is you smoking; this is a positive because when something is said to be scientific more people are likely to believe it and accept the results from it.
This group of drugs includes cocaine, methamphetamine, as well s nicotine. Though amphetamine does have some positive effects, including, a stimulation of cognitive activity and control of impulses, the greater effects are much ore detrimental. Due to is relative simplicity of manufacturing and overwhelming abundance; methamphetamine use is a plague on America. I personally have seen people deteriorate before my eyes due to methamphetamine use. Cocaine is another stimulant that often leads to dependence in users.
It has great programs in place for people to keep up their efforts. Nevertheless I believe to solve the issue of tobacco sociality must work together. A few advertisements will not stop people from doing this because they are easy to ignore. I think the best way to stop tobacco users is to ban cigarettes completely. Yet that would also cause more problems with people suffering from serve withdrawal symptoms.
Extrinsic influence Extrinsic is doing things for the purpose of external rewards as money, praise from others or awards. This extrinsic for halting from smoking cigarettes could be considered as having a better smile; people would praise you for having clean teeth. If a person desire form obtaining form cigarettes, and they are controlled because of addiction then the effectiveness of the extrinsic motivation will enhance; however, these are bad urges with regard to long term success of smoking because too hard to quit, when stressed is pressuring a person then he or she wants to smoke (Wagner, 1990, pg.
More over, drugs can also make them who use drugs become addicted. Therefore, smoking can be categorized as an activity related with the drug use for the effects caused by smoking have the similarity as drugs itself. Like we can read on the following quotation taken from www.drugrehabtreatment.com/just-say-no.html