After only 2 days of trying smoking, children could depend on it. This finding contradicts the long-held view that smoking takes longer to cause addiction.
"The important thing of this study is that it contradicts the opinion that has been approved for decades, that people have to smoke at least 5 cigarettes a day for a long time to become a slave to cigarettes" Joseph DiFranza, research leader from the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, said.
The study also found that children need only 7 cigarettes a month to have symptoms of drug dependence.
Children volunteered to interview 11 times in 4 years. They also took saliva samples to determine the amount of nicotine and their relationship to addictive behaviors.
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