Cigarettes are not generally considered to be addictive, but scientists have now scanned the brains of people addicted to cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes and analyzed them, revealing that people addicted to cigarettes are also addicted. will go. According to Mail Online, scientists from the Medical University of South Carolina in the United States showed the three drug addicts their drugs, alcohol, cocaine or cigarettes, as well as monitored their brains through MRI scanners.
When smokers were shown cigarettes, a clear portion of the front of their brains became active, and scientists were surprised to find that smokers had more brain activity than addicted alcoholics who were exposed to cocaine. It was equal to normal people. In the end, the scientists found that 53% of smokers, 55% of cocaine addicts and 48% of the prefrontal cortex region of the brain in front of alcohol addicts were active. Dr. Colin Henlin, head of the research team, said: "The aim of this study was to improve the treatment of drug addicts, for which we wanted to know how drugs affect people's brains. During this time, it was found that cigarettes, cocaine and alcohol affect many identical parts of the prefrontal region of the brain, as well as many different parts. Cocaine affects the brain in three different ways, while alcohol and cigarettes affect a very large part in one place. These parts of the brain are related to memory. That's why smokers and drug users lose their memory in old age and suffer from diseases like schizophrenia. ”
