How cigarettes calm you down
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How cigarettes calm you down
Friday, April 24, 2009
The calming neurological effects of nicotine have been demonstrated in a group of non-smokers during anger provocation. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions suggest that nicotine may alter the activity of brain areas that are involved in the inhibition of negative emotions such as anger.
Jean Gehricke led a team of researchers from the University of California who studied the effect of nicotine patches on the subjects' tendency to retaliate in response to anger provocation. The subjects played a computer game and could see a video screen of another player who they believed to be their opponent, although, in fact, they were playing alone. After each round, the victor could give his opponent a burst of unpleasant noise – at a duration and volume set by the winner. In some of the subjects, nicotine was associated with a reduced tendency to retaliate, even after provocation by the 'opponent'.
According to Gehricke, "Participants who showed nicotine-induced changes in anger task performance also showed changes in brain metabolism. Nicotine-induced reductions in length of retaliation were associated with changes in brain metabolism in response to nicotine in brain areas responsible for orienting, planning and processing of emotional stimuli".
The authors say that their findings support the idea that people of an angry disposition are more susceptible to nicotine's effects, and are therefore more likely to become addicted to cigarettes. They conclude, "Novel behavioral treatments that affect the cortical and limbic brain areas, like anger management training, may aid smoking cessation efforts in anger provoking situations that increase withdrawal and tobacco cravings".
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BioMed CentralThanks to BioMed Central for this article.
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k thank you.
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cigarettes is no child's play
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Bullshit. total bullshit.
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I think marijuana, fast paced gambling and illicit sex also calm you down... unfortunately, like cigs, they increase your risks of horrible dieseases and ruin.
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So it is better to find less harmful ways to calm yourself down....
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yes it really calms one down, especially when exams are nearing and you feel damn f up. 1 stick is enough to calm you down ALOT
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Originally posted by AndrewPKYap:
So it is better to find less harmful ways to calm yourself down....
Smoking is healthy! Did you see my thread on the 100 year old smoker? -
lol.. i see ah bengs always smoking, but still so hot tempered
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Smoking sucks...
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I was a heavy smoker but that was 10 years ago now I avoid even 2nd hand smoke.I have one question fro whose eho believe this thread.
How do you stay calm if your doctor tells you that you have lung cancer.Smoke more?
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Originally posted by AndrewPKYap:
I think marijuana, fast paced gambling and illicit sex also calm you down... unfortunately, like cigs, they increase your risks of horrible dieseases and ruin.
Marijuana calms you down but is more cancerous than tobacco.
Gambling raises your adrenaline level so it doesn't calm you down
Sex is definitely good theraphy but Illicit sex calms you down only if you don't get caught with your pants down