linkedin post 2014-12-16 13:10:24

CIGARETTES FOR ANXIETY REDUCTION. “Many report that they smoke to relieve anxiety … researchers observed that low doses of nicotine and a nicotinic receptor blocker had similar effects to reduce anxiety-like behavior in an animal model. They found that inactivation of beta2 subunit, a specific sub-class of nicotinic receptors that bind nicotine, appears to reduce anxiety. ”

http://www.news.vcu.edu/article/Researchers_Find_Why_Nicotine_in_Cigarettes_May_Relieve_Anxiety

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