Every smoker knows that there are 20 cigarettes in a pack, but how many have wondered why? The specialists gave the answer!
According to them, a cigarette raises serotonin levels for 40 minutes. The hormone decreases, there is a desire for another round of smoking. A package therefore provides 13 hours – a full day, if we exclude sleep.
Serotonin, also known as the hormone of happiness, directly influences our mood, sleep and many other essential functions of the body.
Last year, Romanians spent, on average, 94 lei per month per household to buy cigarettes, tobacco, smoking articles and accessories, shows the data presented by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Statistics by region on spending on cigarettes, tobacco and accessories show that the maximums are found in Bucharest-Ilfov and West, and the minimums – in Moldova (Northeast) and Oltenia.
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