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Millions light up and inhale; it will only take a moment for it to
reach the brain. The heart races and the blood vessels constrict.
This is nicotine, a poison that affects multiple body systems
according to Casaundra Mckim-Collins, a registered nurse with the Fort
Hood Tobacco Cessation Program.
What many may find surprising is it decreases your ability to deal
with stress. People say it helps them calm down; it is physiologically
impossible for a stimulant to help you calm down. What it does do is
it plays on those feel-good feelings, but it is very short acting.
Active duty, retirees and family members who wish to rid themselves
of the addiction can participate in their local smoking cessation program,
which can offer a variety of strategies to help manage stress and
withdrawal.
| Date Taken: | 06.10.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 07.09.2014 12:41 |
| Category: | Newscasts |
| Audio ID: | 37187 |
| Filename: | 1407/DOD_101797112.mp3 |
| Length: | 00:01:00 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Genre | News |
| Location: | FORT HOOD, TEXAS, US |
| Hometown: | FORT CAVAZOS, TEXAS, US |
| Web Views: | 61 |
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