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  How does it feel when you light up a cigarette? Do you feel a rush of conflicting emotions? You may feel calm and happy and at the same time you may also feel frustration and regret. Most smokers are well aware of the negative consequences of their habit. Many are planning to quit, but the temptation of  nicotine can be hard to resist.  Each time you smoke a cigarette, your brain gets a rush of feel-good chemicals known as dopamine. Inevitably, however, these levels drop, and you feel the need to smoke more nicotine to get the rush. This basic cycle defines most types of addiction. What makes smoking especially dangerous, however, is its prevalence and the resulting fatal health complications. You already know that smoking greatly increases your risk of cancer. Unfortunately, most people aren’t aware of just how much smoking can increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease — and that too at an early age. In fact, of all the things that increase your risk of he...

Addiction is a disease that can affect a person's brain and behavior. Some substances, such as alcohol, marijuana and nicotine, induce addiction in a person. When a person becomes addicted to these substances, they cannot resist the urge to keep using them despite knowing the harm they cause. Addiction may be triggered by the use of drugs for self-gratification in a social environment. After which people start using them over and over again. Some people tend to become addicted after taking drugs under peer pressure and then continuing on their own. It is often seen that in the initial phase, a friend or relative urges them to just try it once. How fast one becomes addicted to these drugs depends on individual susceptibility and the kind of drug it is. Certain drugs such as opioids (painkillers) carry a higher risk of addiction and are also the main cause of addiction. With time, they will start wanting more and more doses of these narcotics. Soon this want turns into a need. ...

  Alcohol is the biggest enemy of the body because it damages multiple organs at once. It not only wrecks havoc on the liver, but also adversely affects the brain. According to a recent study, one sip of alcohol is enough to affect your brain in just 30 seconds. Alcohol affects those chemicals and processes, which carry messages from the brain to other parts of the body. Due to this, the brain slows down and its balance is disturbed. Drinking too much alcohol weakens the memory. Health Effects of Alcohol on Women 1.      Heart Disease People who consume alcohol every day are more likely to develop heart diseases. The connection between heart problems and alcohol is a direct one. Women who drink alcohol regularly are more likely to develop heart diseases than men. According to a recent article, excessive alcohol consumption increases the risk of many heart-related problems such as high blood pressure, heart failure, and stroke. Apart from this, drinking a...