Every tenth person or a half of regular smokers in the world dies of the consequences of this habit. Despite this, the share of smokers has been still increasing globally. People are vulnerable to the dependence to this bad habit in different ways. On the molecular level, the substance nicotine is responsible for dependence. Nicotine binds to certain receptors in the brains, which causes the feeling of pleasure and delight. Since all these receptors slightly differ among people, we are vulnerable to dependence in different ways.
If you are interested in your vulnerability for dependence, we can give you an answer, since it is hiding in your hereditary record – the genes.
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