what is tobacco addiction?
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The five-stage transtheoretical model for readiness to change can be applied to addictive behaviors such as smoking. 11 The five stages in this model are precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance.
Your attempts at stopping have caused physical and mood-related symptoms, such as strong cravings, anxiety, irritability, restlessness, difficulty concentrating, depressed mood, frustration, anger, increased hunger, insomnia, constipation or diarrhea. You keep smoking despite health problems.
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Nicotine is the known addictive substance in tobacco. Regular use of tobacco products leads to addiction in many users. Nicotine is a drug that occurs naturally in tobacco and it's thought to be as addictive as heroin or cocaine.
On average, the life expectancy of a smoker is 10 years less than a nonsmoker.
Cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, 70 of which are known to cause cancer.
Nearly 9 out of 10 smokers start before the age of 18 and almost all start smoking by age 26.
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