BENEFITSOFSMOKINGMikeWolfI’masmoker,Ismokedforthirteenyears.Forover300yearspeoplehavechosentosmoke,it’sahabitwhichhasgivenmillionsenjoymentandsatisfaction.Imeansmokingisahabitjustlikemakingup.EverybodytoldmethatSmokingisharmfultohealth.Iagreewiththisopinion,butIthinktherearealotofbenefitsofsmoking.Thismayseemverystrange,butIfeelthatsmokingisactuallygoodforallofthesmokers.Hereisalistofsomeofthebenefitsofsmoking:1.ThesourceofwisdomThenicotineinthesmokecausesachemicalreactioninyourbrainthatmakesyoufeelbetter.WhenIwasthinkingandwriting,Ialwaysmetmanyproblems.ThenIbegantosmoked,aliterarythoughtspringstomymindatthattime.UniversityofCalifornia-SanDiegoresearcherspresentedastudytotheSocietyforNeuroscienceearlierthisyearshowingthatsmokingcigarettessharpensshort-termlearningandmemoryamongyoungpeople.2.ThebridgeofcommunicationPeoplealwaysfellshyandconstraintwhentheyfacetoastranger,butifyoupassacigarettetohim(orher),Itcangetpeoplemuchcloser（evenifheisnotasmoker）.CigarettesplayanimportantroleinHumaninteraction.Cigarettesareusedformakingfriendsinapartyorabar.3.ThepartnerofsoulWhenyoufeellonelyorneedrelax,smokingcanhelpyou.Whenapersonwalkoutsidealone,he(orshe)maybefeellonelyandhelpless,cigarettealwaysaccompanyhim(orher).Takingadeeppuffisjustlikeusingrelaxationbreathing.Anotherbenefitofsmokingisthatislessensfeelingofdepressionoranxiety.It’sthenicotineinyourcigarettesthatisresponsibleformakingthesefeelingsgoaway.Thinkofthenicotineasamedication,andyourcigaretteasamedicationdeliverydevice.4.ThesymbolofhealthResearchersattheBrookhavenNationalLaboratoryinUpton,NewYork,reportedthatsomethingincigarettesmokelowersthelevelsofanenzymeknownasMAOB.Thiscoincideswithanincreaseindopamine,knownforyearstobethebrainchemicalresponsibleforpartofnicotine'spleasure.Smokers,saytheresearchers,mayhavealowerriskofParkinson'sdisease,becausethenervediseaseisaggravatedbyshortagesofdopamine.Researchersinthestudy,however,cautionedthatsuchbenefitsdon'tout-weightherisksofmoreseriousailments.Toughtherearemanybenefitsofsmoking,weallknowmanymoreharmsofsmokingthanbenefitsofsmoking,so,Iwanttotelleverybody,don’tsmoke,smokingisharmfultoyourhealth.