The drug nicotine can produce nicotine dependence with tobacco products. There are numbers of chemicals including nicotine in cigarettes, cigars and pipes even in smokeless tobacco. You will take nicotine even it is harming you. There can be physical and mood altering effects with nicotine in your brain which pleasing temporarily. There can be irritability and anxiety when you quit smoking. There can be many problems with nicotine dependence including high rates of heart disease, stroke and cancer.

Symptoms

There can be nicotine dependence even with small amount of tobacco. The symptoms of nicotine dependence include:

• It is difficult for you to stop smoking although you have tried it one or two times.
• There are withdrawal symptoms when you try to stop like strong cravings anxiety, depresses mood, frustration, increased hunger, insomnia and diarrhea.
• There are health problems like lungs and heart problems but still you keep smoking.
• There are no social or recreational activities with your family and friends as you can not smoke with them.

When to see a doctor

You should talk your doctor when you try and unsuccessful in quitting smoking. You can get help from treatment plan of stop smoking counselor. You will need to focus on physical and psychological aspects of tobacco dependence as well.

Causes

There is nicotine in tobacco which forces you to smoking. The neurotransmitters chemicals of brain are released which help regulate mood and behavior. Dopamine is one of these chemicals which can take part in the addiction process. There are physical as well as psychological factors involve in the tobacco dependence. There are certain behaviors which can lead to smoking.

You might have need of smoking at certain times of day, after meal, certain places, the stress situations, when you are talking on phone or when you are driving.

You will need to make some changes in your behavior in order to overcome your dependence of tobacco.

Risk factors

There are risks of tobacco and nicotine dependence if you smoke. There are more chances of if you start smoking at an early age. The children start their smoking usually with their friends.

There can be other factors as well which can influence nicotine dependence like:

Genetics

The nicotine dependence can be due to genes. It can be inherited if you start smoking at an early age. Some people may develop dependence very quickly while others not. Some people can smoke once in a while and they can stop smoking without symptoms of withdrawal. It is all due to the genetic factors.

Depression, mental illness and substance abuse

You can become addicted of smoking if you have depression and other mental illnesses. The people using more drugs and become smokers and it is form of self medication of some of the illnesses.

Complications

There are numbers of chemicals enter into your body when you inhale tobacco smoke. There are 60 known cancers causing chemical and more than 4800 harmful substance in the tobacco smoke.

There are negative health effects of smoking like:

Lung cancer and other lung diseases

Smoking can cause lung cancer and lung disease like chronic bronchitis and it can also make asthma worse.

Hear and circulatory system problems

There are risks of cardiovascular diseases like hear attack and stroke with smoking even if you smoke only four cigarettes daily. Smoking can make cardiovascular illness worse. There can be reduces risks of heart attack with stopping smoking.

Other cancers

There can be larynx, throat and mouth cancer with smoking and it can also causes problems to the bladder, pancreas, kidney, stomach and cervix.

Physical appearance

There can be change in the skin with the tobacco chemicals which can cause wrinkles and premature aging.

Infertility and impotence

There can be high risks of infertility in women and impotence in men with smoking.

Pregnancy and newborn complications

There can be risks of miscarriage, preterm delivery and sudden infant death syndrome in pregnant women if they smoke.

Cold, flu and other illnesses

There can be respiratory infection like colds, flu and bronchitis in smokers.

Diabetes

The insulin resistance is increased with smoking which can cause type 2 diabetes. The smoking can increase the complications like kidney disease if you have diabetes.

Impaired senses

The senses of taste and smell deadens with smoking.

Risks to your family

The smoking in your spouse or partners can cause lung cancer and heart disease. There can be more chances of sudden infant death syndrome, asthma and ear infections if you smoker.