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    (Benowitz, 2010). So, what is the cause of this continued use of tobacco? The answer is addiction to nicotine. Nicotine is the main chemically active component in tobacco that leads to tolerance and dependence, which is a common characteristic of other addictive drugs and alcohol. Of course, the nervous system, especially the brain, plays a huge role in how nicotine is processed in the body. Nicotine affects receptors in the brain and brain activity which in turn affects neuronal network functioning

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    Teratogen: Nicotine Did you or someone you know smoke cigarettes while pregnant? Were you ever around someone smoking while pregnant? Have you been smoking, and recently discovered you were pregnant? “A teratogen is an environmental agent such as a drug, chemical, virus, or other factor that produces a birth defect” (Feldman, 2011 pg. 64). Nicotine is a well-known harmful chemical that is used in cigarettes. It is also a known teratogen. Nicotine Nicotine is the main chemical in tobacco products

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    find themselves splitting hairs defining upon what is and is not a tobacco product, with vaporizers being such intricate pieces of technology, with only portions of which contain nicotine. The case against the vaporizer stands that while they help users of traditional tobacco kick the habit, they leave an addiction to nicotine, fueling the economy of the vaporizer instead of that of big tobacco. While many will denounce

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    Introduction Cigarette smoking is one of the most common known causes of diseases. It has a negative effect on the body and others who are around the person smoking, but being able to quit can positively change a person’s health. Nicotine is one of the biggest component in a cigarette, it stimulates the central nervous system which then gives the smoker a pleasurable feeling. The cigarette’s stimulants make smoking very addictive, which causes smoking cessation challenging for a person. There are

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    herbs. People would heat herbs on a very hot stone, then use the hot herbs to vape, which then lead to the first idea of the e cigarette, described as the smokeless non-tobacco cigarette. Then came nicotine, everyone's favorite drug. There were many different ideas going around on how to ingest nicotine, but the one everyone considers to be the least harmful may not be as harmless as it seems. This leads tobacco companies to introduce e cigarettes to the public, which lead to the modern vape. The

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    Breathe in. Breathe out. It’s been said that for every cigarette a person smokes it takes seven minutes away from his or her life. Nicotine is known to be very addictive and kills hundreds of people with diverse diseases each year. Whatever may draw a person to start smoking, there are numerous effects of those breathes. The use of tobacco, specifically smoking cigarettes, is found to have no benefits to human health or the environment. The unknown chemicals and ingredients will leave the consumer

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    smoke second-hand. Since the public has become aware of the health risks induced by smoking, cessation tools such as nicotine replacement therapy are being invented to help terminate the desire to smoke. As technology improves, smoking devices like the electronic cigarette are invented and can be considered an effective cessation tool. Electronic cigarettes can deliver low doses of nicotine to ease withdrawal symptoms. Furthermore, as electronic cigarettes increase in

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    Smoking cigarettes is very bad for you for numerous reasons. One reason why smoking is bad for you is because it badly injures the liver. But, the worst part of smoking cigarettes is because of the nicotine contained in these cigarettes. Nicotine is a stimulant drug contains a plant called Solanacee. The nicotine is the reason why people get addicted to cigarettes. The chemicals that are contained in cigarettes are very toxic. But, this is something that the people don’t realize and still smoke anyways

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    of to conventional cigarettes. Products, such as nicotine patches and nicotine are being employed considering that prolonged time, but haven't proved their really worth. Nevertheless, electronic cigarettes, launched during the very last decade stand out from

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    to be an electronic nicotine delivery system that allows users to inhale aerosol vapor that contains nicotine and other chemicals. A heating element within the e-cigarette heats the main component of the e-cigarette known as the e-liquid which allows for the releasing of the chemical filled aerosol. The aerosol vapor e-cigarette contains nicotine and many other substances. Nicotine is an addictive substance that almost all e-cigs contain. Some e-cigs that claim to be nicotine free still contain

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