Carmo Juliana Teixeira do, Andrés-Pueyo Antônio, López Esther Alvarez
Faculdade de Ciências Humanas, Sociais e Exatas, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2005 Jul-Aug;21(4):999-1005. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2005000400002. Epub 2005 Jul 11.
The concept of smoking has evolved considerably in recent decades. From a habit in the 1960s, tobacco consumption came to be viewed as a chemical dependency in the 1970s and an addiction in the 1980s, until smokers' clinics were implemented in the 1990s. To understand the mechanism of the smoking habit, it is important to recall that smoking represents much more than physical dependence on nicotine. Over time, smokers receive social, behavioral, and cultural stimuli that reinforce their habit and probably serve as the causal elements for establishing their psychological dependence. Both the psychological and physical components of tobacco dependence play a fundamental role in maintaining the habit.
近几十年来，吸烟的概念有了很大的演变。从20世纪60年代的一种习惯，到70年代烟草消费被视为一种化学依赖，再到80年代被视为一种成瘾行为，直到90年代设立了戒烟诊所。为了理解吸烟习惯的机制，重要的是要记住，吸烟所代表的远不止是对尼古丁的身体依赖。随着时间的推移，吸烟者会受到社会、行为和文化方面的刺激，这些刺激强化了他们的习惯，并且很可能是导致他们产生心理依赖的因素。烟草依赖的心理和生理成分在维持这种习惯方面都起着根本性的作用。
