Damage to Area of the Brain Linked to Smoking Urge Reduction

A new understanding was given to smoking addiction, with the discovery of a samll spot in the brain linked to the habit itself. Those who have experienced damage in this porton of the brain have reported instentaneous loss in the urge to smoke. The discovery was stumbled upon in a case of a stroke victum who had somked for years, and suddenly had no desire to somke immediately following the incident. Researchers are focusing their efforts toward finding an effective means of implementing the knowledge they have gained.

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