{"id":7202,"date":"2020-11-11T21:38:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T21:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=7202"},"modified":"2020-11-11T21:49:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T18:49:53","slug":"how-we-get-addicted-to-nicotine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/how-we-get-addicted-to-nicotine\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicotine: How do we get Addicted to it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/how-we-get-addicted-to-nicotine\/#How_Nicotine_Addiction_occurs\" >How Nicotine Addiction occurs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Nicotine affects the neurons of the brain, artificially<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/nutrition\/how-to-increase-dopamine\"> increasing the levels of dopamine.<\/a>\u00a0Dopamine is the hormone causing euphoria.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10893\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10893\" class=\"wp-image-10893 size-medium\" title=\"How acupuncture combats Nicotine addiction.Eviasis.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/%CE%B7%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%BC%CE%AF%CE%B1.eviasis-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"How acupuncture combats Nicotine addiction.Eviasis.ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How acupuncture combats Nicotine addiction<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Nicotine_Addiction_occurs\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">How Nicotine Addiction occurs<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">With the constant increase in smoking, the brain produces less and less natural dopamine, thus causing nicotine addiction. As a result, the smoker has to increase the dose of nicotine he smokes in order to feel the pleasure of the artificial increase in dopamine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Many smokers attempt to quit smoking with the help of different means and methods, but only a few manage to get rid of this harmful habit. <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/quit-smoking\/\">Acupuncture<\/a> is the only treatment method that will help a person get rid of the bad habit of smoking. 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