香烟可不能充当缓和剂,也无助于人控制情绪, 相反,对尼古丁的依赖性却能增加人的压力.Far from acting as a relaxant aid for mood control, nicotine dependency an aid for stress....

“缓和剂”的英语可以翻译为：alleviative，demulcent，[化] moderater，emollient，alleviant ...