Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
What causes the body to crave a cigaret? is it stress related? or did the body deplete all the nicotine and wants more?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Addiction: The nicotine receptors get filled up and then the nicotine gets metabolized. As the receptors become more exposed the body senses that that has happened and once more that's what an addiction is.
Answered 10/23/2014
3.6k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
How does nicotine affect an exercise nuclear stress test? Would it cause a false negative or a false positive or neither?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Can the nicotine in electronic cigarettes cause heart disease?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
I have had gastritis for awhile and need to quit smoking cigarettes. Will a nicotine patch still cause pain? I guess I am asking if smoking is what
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Acne keeps coming and going and it's coming bad what causes it?, can stress cause it? Or smoking cigarettes? Does the sun help get rid of it?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
What was the original reason behind adding nicotine to cigarettes?
Wanted to know if cigarettes cause other addictions besides nicotine?
Do cigarettes cause schizophrenia or does nicotine specifically cause it ?
Can electronic cigarettes/nicotine cause cancer?
How is nicotine expelled from the body? I am a light smoker, i smoke 2-3 cigarettes in a 24 hour period.
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
