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It\u2019s hard to believe with all the information and education that has been provided about the dangers of smoking there are still teenagers who decide to adopt the habit.\u00a0 Smoking kills more people every year than all other drugs combined, nearly 400,000 people.\u00a0 Yet teens still continue to smoke.\u00a0 Most adult smokers began as teens, and most people who don\u2019t begin in their teens will never start.<\/p>\n
UCLA conducted research on the effects of smoking on brain function in teen smokers versus non-smokers.\u00a0 The results are very disturbing.\u00a0 The activity of the prefrontal cortex (the area used for decision-making) was seen to be much less in relation to higher levels of nicotine addiction.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
In other words, the more the teens smoked, the less their brain functioned.\u00a0 This is especially bad news for adolescents because this part of their brain has not yet fully developed.<\/p>\n
Part of the sad irony in this situation is that the part of the brain that is inhibited by smoking is the part that would allow a person to decide to stop smoking.\u00a0 The more you smoke the less ability you have to rationalize dropping the habit.![\"Cigarettes,](\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Smoking-2.jpg\")
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The attempt to portray tobacco companies as \u201cevil\u201d has not had the effect on teens that many people hoped.\u00a0 Teens are often looking for a way to rebel, so although older generations may heed the warnings and avoid such a harmful product, the youth don\u2019t always understand the dynamics of addiction and haven\u2019t realized their mortality.<\/p>\n
Luckily there are many products and services on the market to help people who want to stop smoking.\u00a0 The best thing is to never start smoking, but if it\u2019s too late for that there are a few options below that may help you out.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Contact a Stop Smoking Counselor<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Purchase a Stop-Smoking-Aid such as Zyban<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Use nicotine gum or patches to ward off cravings<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Substitute exercise for smoking, and change your daily routine.<\/p>\n
Smoking is a really tough addiction to break, but the quality of your life and your life itself depend on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s hard to believe with all the information and education that has been provided about the dangers of smoking there are still teenagers who decide to adopt the habit.\u00a0 Smoking kills more people every year than all other drugs combined, nearly 400,000 people.\u00a0 Yet teens still continue to smoke.\u00a0 Most adult smokers began as teens, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-health-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t