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NICOTINE PAGE |
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Street Names |
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names / smoke / skyf / entjie etc. |
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inhalation |
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cardio vascular by nature, also central nervous
system stimulant |
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NICOTINE is an addictive drug. It
causes changes in the brain that make people want to use it more
and more. It is the active ingredient in
tobacco that is used in everyday cigarettes, cigars and pipe
tobacco
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Smokers will never admit they are drug addicts
because smoking a cigarette is a socially accepted pastime,
although governments worldwide are driving laws to curtail
smoking in public
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APPEARANCE |
Nicotine is rarely traded in its raw natural
state. We know it best as the brown shredded leaves of the
tobacco plant. In its raw form it is a dark brown thick
liquid
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PRESENTATION |
It is available as cigarettes that you buy at
the corner cafe, as rolled tobacco, as cigars, as pipe tobacco.
Nicotine is also available as a medication in tablets or skin
patches for smokers who want to stop smoking and get rid of the
craving
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EFFECT |
Nicotine causes a short-term increase in blood pressure, heart
rate and the flow of blood from the heart. It also causes the
arteries to narrow
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The smoke includes carbon monoxide, which reduces the amount of
oxygen the blood can carry
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This, combined with the nicotine effects, creates an imbalance
between the demand for oxygen by the cells and the amount of
oxygen the blood can supply. |
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Historically, nicotine is one of the hardest
addiction to break, because its use is so prevalent and supplies
are not illegal. People often put on weight when they stop
smoking because they substitute their nicotine craving with food |
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Morphine |
 Opium |
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