Smoking leads to enhanced conversation and sociability because all the parties involved are satisfying their cravings and enjoying the rush of brain chemicals.

Smoking leads to enhanced conversation and sociability because all the parties involved are satisfying their cravings and enjoying the rush of brain chemicals. Dopamine causes other types of social bonding too, like office workers who go to the gym together, or have a drink after work. The sad part about smoking however is the control dopamine begins to take over the smoker, so that smoking becomes the high point of their day. http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro01/web1/Ferrell.html http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro01/web1/Ferrell.h... I can't count how many opportunities were missed while I was smoking at the price of the few opportunities it afforded.