I’ve been meaning to share this article by Michael D. Lemonick, that I saved in 2007.
There are many interesting points mentioned. Note, for example, what Dr. Nora Volkow, from the National Institute of Drug Abuse explains:
“Studies have shown, for instance, that women may be more vulnerable to cravings for nicotine during the latter part of the menstrual cycle, when the egg emerges from the follicle and the hormones progesterone and estrogen are released. The reward systems of the brain have different sensitivities at different points in the cycle…There is way greater craving during the later phase.”
Continue to article: How We Get Addicted from cnn.com to learn many other interesting facts about addiction.
