We are not sure about the exact amount of nicotine required by you. The doctor can find the degree of nicotine dependence. You can be more dependent if you smoke more cigarette each day especially after awakening. You can also find the exact dose of nicotine replacement medication by knowing your degree of dependence.

Treatments and drugs

You can be successful in quitting smoking with some treatments in scientific studies. You can get help from medication as well as counseling. You can cut in half your risks of dying in next 15 years if you have stopped smoking before 50. the heart rate goes down when you smoke after just 20 minutes. The level of carbon dioxide returns to normal in your blood after 12 hours. The lung function and circulation starts within three months.

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.