Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Health, Diet, Nutrition News & Skin Care Information - Nicotine

Nicotine is a colorless, poisonous alkaloid, derived from the tobacco plant and used as an insecticide.Nicotine is highly addictive. Nicotine provides an almost immediate "kick" due to a discharge of epinephrine from the adrenal cortex. This results in a release of excess glucose which is followed by depression and fatigue, leading smokers to see



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