The proper question would actually be:
Does nicotine stimulate the brain vomit reflex, and change the way it functions, leading to addiction?
In answer to your question, the health textbook says yes. However, this is to be taken with a grain of salt, as the same health textbook claims that death is a short-term effect of alcohol use.
Next time, try spell check and maybe another attempt at second grade english, thanks.
Addiction is a complex disorder characterized by compulsive drug use. People who are addicted feel an overwhelming, uncontrollable need for drugs or alcohol, even in the face of negative consequences. Repeated drug use alters the brain-causing long-lasting changes to the way it looks and functions. These brain changes interfere with your ability to think clearly, exercise good judgment, control your behavior, and feel normal without drugs. These changes are also responsible, in large part, for the drug cravings and compulsion to use that make addiction so powerful.
The changes of puberty are initiated by the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that plays a key role in regulating hormones. It begins to release gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which stimulates the pituitary gland to produce hormones that trigger the development of secondary sexual characteristics and reproductive functions. This hormonal cascade marks the onset of physical and emotional changes associated with puberty.
Tolerance, Addiction, Dependence
Nicotine stimulates the release of various neurotransmitters in the brain, particularly dopamine, which leads to feelings of pleasure and reward. It can also increase heart rate and blood pressure, as well as improve concentration and focus. Long-term nicotine use can lead to addiction and changes in brain chemistry.
False. The brain plays a crucial role in addiction, as it is involved in the reward system, decision-making, and impulse control. Substances and behaviors associated with addiction can alter brain chemistry and structure, leading to compulsive behaviors and cravings. Understanding these neurological changes is essential for developing effective treatments for addiction.
addiction
Addiction is caused by changes brought about in the brain by drug use, which cause the individual to need the drug in order to function. "Allergy" was the explanation used in the mid-20th Century, when we knew much less about addiction than we know today. While there is some genetic predisposition to addiction -- especially to alcohol -- addiction does not qualify as an allergy, which is an abnormal response of the immune system with an entirely different mechanism.
It changes the metabolic functions. The metabolism
Yes, because drug addiction changes the brain in fundamental ways. Drug Addiction is defined by the DSM4 manual (any condition, if it does exist, is in this manual) as a "brain disorder". Therefore, drug addiction is an illness and it is very real and treatable.
It depends what kind of addiction you are talking about. Some addictions, like an alcohol addiction or a crystal meth addiction, have unique characteristics like one's teeth falling out, or cirosis of the liver. However, in a broad aspect, addiction can include anti-socialism, lack of motivation/loss of goals or ambitions, extreme temper changes/mood swings, noticeable change in attitude and demeanor, and - most obviously - excessive indulgence into that which you are addicted to. If there are more questions you may have about addiction, check out the "Addiction Dictionary" I included in the "Related Links" Section. Hope This helped!
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get them to look at their addiction in a different way. Then assist them making changes in lifestyle.