Dopamine pathways and addiction recovery:

Why smoking during addiction treatment reduces your chances of lasting sobriety by 30%

🚬 THE MYTH WE'VE ALL BELIEVED

For decades, addiction treatment centres have operated on the "quit the hard drugs first, worry about cigarettes later" principle.

This approach treats smoking as a lesser evil - a crutch we can address once the "real" addiction is under control.

🧠 THE NEUROSCIENCE REALITYNew JAMA Psychiatry research following 2,600 Americans reveals the truth: people who quit smoking during recovery had 30% higher sustained remission rates from other substance use disorders.