Nicotine - A Destructive Addiction
Posted on March 16, 2008 - Filed Under Health and Fitness | Leave a Comment
Tobacco was thought to have medicinal values when it was first introduced in the early 1500s. It was used to treat diseases of the ear, eyes, nose and mouth. Jean Nicot was the one who promoted tobacco as medicinal plant. But, as the time moves on, it was found that tobacco contains nicotine, which basically aids in the process of addictiveness. Nicotine is an alkaloid (the material, origin of charge) which is found in the leaves of numerous plants. Basically the prime root of nicotine is created from the extract of dried leaves of tobacco plant which is used for making cigarettes, pipe tobacco, cigars, chewing tobacco and snuff. As nicotine enters the body system, it is circulated quickly throughout the blood. It can annoy the blood-brain barricade.
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