How long does it take to become addicted to smoking

From youth to middle age to old age, it can be said that there are quite a few people who smoke, and most of them have a certain addiction to smoking. They will feel at a loss if they do not smoke a cigarette every day. This is what we call a smoking addiction. Everyone knows the harm that smoking does to the body, but many people cannot quit. This issue should be treated with caution. Especially for those who are just starting to learn to smoke, they must not let themselves become smokers, but how long does it take to become addicted to smoking?

Causes of smoking addiction

1. The need for social interaction;

2. Influence among friends;

3. If you are too tired from work, smoking can help you relax;

4. Often stay up late, smoking can refresh you;

5. Driven by curiosity, but already addicted;

6. The impact of smoking on other family members and self-image.

7. Personal mood swings, dull mood

1. There are two types of smoking addiction: mental addiction and physical reactions. If you smoke for fun to look cool or learn to smoke for social occasions, you will never become addicted at the beginning. On the contrary, you will experience nausea and dizziness because you smoke too heavily at the beginning. But because of the novelty and the constant reminder to myself, "I want to smoke a few more

Practice, practice, you will often want to smoke. But this cannot be considered an addiction, it can only be called a habit. This will not take long, maybe half a month or a month.

It is after cigarettes have accompanied you through many difficult stages or unhappy things, because once you learn to smoke

When I’m unhappy, I always want to smoke a few more cigarettes, and gradually I develop a psychological dependence on it. As long as you have the willpower, you can quit and it's not difficult. If you have physiological reactions such as drowsiness and discomfort after stopping smoking, then you are already a hardcore smoker.

2. According to the quantity, two or three cigarettes a day will lead to nicotine dependence in about a month. If you are mentally dependent on cigarettes, you will become addicted in less than half a month.

Smoking is harmful to the body: the social cost of addiction is indisputable: smoking leads to an increase in cancer and heart disease, alcoholism is the main cause of domestic violence and car accidents, and injecting heroin and cocaine causes the spread of AIDS. According to statistics, due to direct or indirect causes brought by drugs, cigarettes and strong alcohol, such patients account for one-third of all hospitalized patients and one-quarter of the total number of deaths. It is particularly worth noting that "addiction" has become the culprit in major violent cases. In the United States, medical and social costs caused by drugs have reached 240 billion U.S. dollars.