Cause and Effect

Nicotine

Tobacco plant produces leave (tobacco leave) , which contains a high addictive drug called nicotine.  It is one of the substances that people use to make a cigarette because nicotine is a high  addictive drug. It's the 'hit' for the smoker. That is why there are so many smokers found it hard to quit their habit. There are around 35 million people, who had tried to put their huge effort to quit smoking but only 7 percent of those ,who had made it but then relapse within a couple of days after trying so hard to quit. Tobacco Industry in 1964 has proved that nicotine is a high addictive drug. There are 9 million Americans died because of it. The latest research has shown how nicotine give a side effect for the brain,which is causing behavioral effects. Behavioral effects such as: they don't feel left out anymore and the prevent of withdrawal. There is a certain feeling that they will take it as a secure pleasure called Reward Pathways. It will happen when nicotine is controlling the brain circuitry. Smoker will always continue smoking frequently every single day to preserve the drug's pleasurable and prevent the feeling of insecurity. The  health cause of consuming nicotine in the short period of time is the heart will beat faster and therefore the stomach, kidneys and lungs can't preform maximumly. The health effect for the long term period are chronic bronchitis, laryn, bladder, cervix , emphysema, heart desease and cancer. 

Ingrid Juliani Indra