Stress and Smoking
The majority of smokers smoke cigarettes when they are stressed to help calm them down. The question is, does smoking help to reduce stress?
The answer is yes and no.
When you get stressed your whole body tenses up and blood is pumped into the muscles. This is in reaction to a survival program which gives you the option to fight, flight or freeze. When you take nicotine into your body it causes the blood vessels to constrict and this interferes with your blood circulation. This in turn adds to stress. Smoking cigarettes actually adds stress into an already stressful situation!
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