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The nicotine is what CAUSES the stress in the first place, and you have to relive it by smoking or ingesting the nicotine in another way. So essentially what yo
by halikular 5y ago
The nicotine is what CAUSES the stress in the first place, and you have to relive it by smoking or ingesting the nicotine in another way. So essentially what you have done is raised the baseline stress level and you temporarily lower it when you get your nicotine. Then the stress levels will be ascending proportionally to the nicotine concentration in your blood which is constantly metabolized and descending. Nicotine has a half life of about 1-2 hours, so it doesn't last very long.
- TaupeRanger 5y agoHard to follow this. Do you mean the lack of nicotine causes stress during withdrawal? Of course it does, but that doesn't mean a person can't get a net overall decrease in stress by smoking regularly. I'm not suggesting it of course, but I can understand the personal motivation of someone who does.
- halikular 5y agoThe nicotine levels rapidly decrease just minutes after smoking and stress levels are beginning to climb in response until you smoke another cigarette. The cycle repeats and the average stress levels over time than for a non-smoker. If you're addicted you always stress about when you are getting your next dose of nicotine.
- robben1234 5y agoWhat about non-regular smokers? Anecdotally I smoke once a month to once a year (sometimes not cigarettes but vape, hookah, cigars) and feel the stress relief without going into cycles. Even when I was semi-regularly vaping nicotine heavy liquid it wasn't because of _need_ to get the next dose, but the distinct relief.