You’re only as sick as your secrets. ~Author Unknown
One question. Why do teenagers become more easily addicted to smoking than adults?
A recent study explored why teenagers are more susceptible to substance abuse than adults. Nicotine increases the dopamine level in the brain. The study examined dopamine levels in adolescent and adult rats after nicotine withdrawal. The withdrawal signs, both physical and neurochemical, were found to be less in adolescent rats than in the adult rats.
The results of this study may not stop at nicotine. The study author believes that the findings might also be relevant to other addictive drugs and learning how and why teenagers and adults become addicted.
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