tobacco addiction
Smoker's chemical dependence
Tobacco addiction is physical and psychological dependence on tobacco products, primarily driven by nicotine.
The addiction develops through regular use and manifests as cravings, withdrawal symptoms, and difficulty quitting despite known health risks.
After thirty years of smoking, her tobacco addiction proved harder to break than she'd imagined.
- habit formationEstablishing automatic behavioral patterns
- nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
- lung cancerMalignant growth in chest
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
- smoking cultureCustoms surrounding tobacco use
dependence · withdrawal · stress relief · tolerance · brain chemistry · societal norms · dopamine · reinforcement · emphysema · cravings · advertising · warning labels · coping mechanism · triggers · mental health · receptors · public policy · cardiovascular disease
- smoking harmslung cancer, emphysema, COPD, smoker's cough, chronic bronchitis
- addictionsubstance abuse, drug dependence, substance dependency, substance use disorder, alcoholism
- tobaccocigarettes, cigars, snuff, snus, cigarillos
- compulsionsOCD, compulsion, obsession, handwashing, hand washing
tobacco addictionclean living
Morally upright lifestyle
healthy lifestyle · wellness · self-care · physical fitness · self-discipline
tobacco addictionself-mastery
Control over one's behavior
autonomy · self-control · willpower · liberation · independence
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