Nicotine is an addictive in tobacco. This drug is absorbed by the nose. It enters the lungs when it is inhaled. It is a psychoactive drug that has stimulant effects on the electrical activity of the brain. It also has got calming effects during the time of stress and also on hormonal and other systems through body. This is the major reason for many people to get addicted to smoking .They perceive smoking as a remission for their problems.

Frequent exposure to nicotine causes activation of pleasure centers in the brain. Smokers get used to nicotine and develop a kind of tolerance towards it. Gradually, consumption of higher dosages also will not make a smoker sick than when he first started with smoking. Nicotine produces many effects when a person decides quit smoking. So many times nicotine in cigarettes is replaced by nicotine chewing gum, nicotine patch etc. As with many other addictions, nicotine addiction is also harmful.

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