Nicotine is so powerful and addicting, it turns out a smoker’s craving will not go away until nearly every single one of his brain’s nicotine receptors are completely saturated by the drug.

Based on new research out of the UCLA School of Medicine published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, this can usually be taken care of by smoking 2.5 cigarettes.

The problem, however, is that nicotine doesn’t stay glued to the receptors for very long. As soon as the drug diffuses away, the craving starts all over again, pushing smokers to light up repeatedly throughout the day.

No wonder Tobacco companies desperately sought to grow plants super rich in nicotine (you may want to read this very interesting article “Dark Secrets of Tobacco Company Exposed“)

Besides enslaving your mind, cigarettes destroy the small blood vessels that feed your brain. Chronic smokers almost always have a Swiss-cheese type appearance to their brain on MRI; there are holes all over the place.Teenagers also need to be aware of the harmful effects of cigarettes on their brain. New studies show tobacco knocks the young brain off its growth trajectory and impairs working memory (which is a major determinant of IQ).

I think I remember Terry Robinson once saying nicotine is the most addicting substance known to man, even more powerful than cocaine.

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