BANGKAPOS.COM – There are a number of reasons why people find it difficult to stop smoking so far.
Professor of the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing (FKKMK) Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Yogyakarta, Prof. Dra. RA. Yayi Suryo Prabandari, M.SI, P.HD, said that there are at least seven things that can be difficult for people to stop smoking.
The following explanation:
1. Cigarettes or tobacco are addictive
Yayi revealed, the first and foremost reason why people find it hard to stop smoking, namely because cigarettes or tobacco are addictive.
He explained the nicotine addiction cycle contained in cigarettes.
When nicotine is absorbed into the blood and passed on to the brain, it will be received by α4β2 receptors.
After that, the release of dopamine which gives a sense of comfort.
When dopamine is reduced, the sense of comfort disappears and the desire to re-smoke arises.
“And so on, so it is difficult for people to stop smoking,” Yayi said as a guest speaker in the New Normal Era Quitting Smoking Webinar held by the 9CM Community together with the FKKMK UGM Behavior and Health Promotion Center, FCTC Indonesia, and Quit Tobacco Indonesia, Saturday (27) / 6/2020).
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