Concept information
Preferred term
smoking and health
Definition
- People smoke in order to obtain a “hit” with nicotine. The reward from smoking occurs when nicotine, absorbed into the general circulation from the lungs, meets nicotine receptors in the brain. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior; Smoking and Health]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/smoking_and_health
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