Smoking addiction begins when one of the following habits is formed:
* nicotine dependence occurs through smoking cigarettes
* drug addiction occurs through substances like cannabis (marijuana), cocaine, and heroine.
When the smoking of these harmful substances becomes habitual and compulsive, an addiction develops. If the substance is subsequently withheld, a smoking addict experiences withdrawal symptoms because the body has to re-adjust itself to function without the substance.
Scientific research has shown that most young smokers were influenced to begin the habit by observing their friends or older siblings smoke. A teen’s susceptibility to peer-pressure is also affected by his parents’ approval or disapproval of smoking. Likewise, advertising may reinforce the smoking habit. Media marketing techniques can create the impression that smoking is a socially acceptable norm.
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