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Heres my not-so-scientifically backed OPINION/hypothesis of why we CAN be addicted to any substance: We evolved with the behavior-reward system to motivate us to find good, healthy foods

Postgrad Med

I Feel Younger Now Than When I Smoked in My 20s Signs of Nicotine Addiction A pack-a-day smoker smokes a cigarette about once an hour, says Erik Augustson, PhD, MPH, a behavioral scientist based in San Francisco and the former director of tobacco control research at the National Cancer Institute

The cooling, anaesthetic effect and flavor of menthol helps disguise the harshness of tobacco and has lured generations of Americans into tobacco use, leading to lifelong addiction, disease and risk of death from lung and heart disease and cancer

Role of KEAP1/NRF2 and TP53 mutations in lung squamous cell carcinoma development and radiation resistance

Nicotine dependence is a specific form of substance use disorder recognized in medical literature