What is Nicotine?

What is Nicotine?

  • Nicotine is a substance found in tobacco. It is found in all tobacco products such as: cigarettes, pipe, tobacco, chewing tobacco, and cigars.
  • When a person smokes a tobacco product, they inhale the smoke which contains nicotine as well as over 500 chemicals.
  • Nicotine is the drug in tobacco that causes addiction. When a user is addicted to nicotine, they feel as if they need nicotine in order to function normally.
  • The smoke from tobacco also contains tar which is damaging to the mouth, throat, and lungs.
  • Nicotine reaches the brain within 10 seconds after intake.
  • Nicotine is a stimulant to the brain and the central nervous system.

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