Saturday, July 13, 2013

First cigarette can lead to addiction

Someone a dependence after smoking the first cigarette, and someone - No. The reason for this phenomenon, scientists have tried to find out, from the University of Ontario, according to Reuters. Scientists conducted a study and found that the brain processes and stores the taste of nicotine and its effect on the body. It turns out that nicotine triggers a series of neurochemical reactions ("path") in the brain, which can lead to a person quickly addicted to the substance. Experts have found brain "way", in the use of the hormone dopamine, which signals to the nerve cells of the pleasant and invigorating effects of nicotine occurs. This "way" is the mesolimbic - he is responsible for the vulnerability of people to drugs, alcohol and nicotine. Under Canadian neurologist, is the mesolimbic pathway that. The first perception of nicotine, such as making a particular receptor subtype, the brain is sensitive to the taste of cigarettes When the brain remembers the pleasant sensation for themselves, the relationship appears immediately. According to the researchers this discovery in the development of pharmacological therapies for nicotine addiction is important.

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