NicotineEssay Preview: NicotineReport this essayIn the world today, Nicotine is one of the most frequently used addictive drugs. The impact it has on society is like no other. It is one of more than 4,000 chemicals found in the smoke of tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, and pipes. This addictive drug is the primary component in tobacco that acts on the brain.
Tobacco can be found two ways, it can be dried brown leaves of various sizes or it can be a grown form of tobacco. When extracted from the leaves, nicotine is colorless, but quickly turns brown when exposed to air. It then becomes a poisonous, pale yellow, oily liquid with a pungent odor and acrid taste. The amount of nicotine contained in tobacco leaves ranges from 2% to 7%.
There are four ways in which you can use tobacco. They are cigarette smoke, dry or wet snuff, and chewing tobacco. The cigarette smoke is inhaled through the mouth. Most cigarettes in the US contain 10 milligrams or more of the nicotine. Since most of the nicotine is destroyed by the heat of burning the actual concentration of nicotine in smoke is low. So, when inhaling the smoke you actually only take in 1 to 2 mg of nicotine per cigarette. Nicotine is absorbed through the skin, lining of the mouth and nose, or by inhalation in the lungs. Depending on how the tobacco is taken, nicotine can reach peak levels in the bloodstream and brain rapidly. Cigarette smoking, for example, results in quick distribution of nicotine throughout the body, reaching the brain within 10 seconds. Cigar and pipe smokers on the other hand, do not inhale the smoke so the nicotine is absorbed more slowly through the mouth. When using the wet snuff it would be held either between your lips or between your gums and cheek. The dried snuff is snorted up the nose and the chewing tobacco is chewed.
Nicotine has many various effects on the body. In small doses nicotine can serves as a stimulant, entering the bloodstream and promoting the flow of adrenaline, a stimulating hormone. It also raises the blood pressure and reduces the appetite, and it may cause nausea and vomiting.
Nicotine is addictive! Most smokers use tobacco regularly because they are addicted to the nicotine. You can be addicted to the nicotine in a physical and physological addiction. Addiction is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, even if they are in the risk of health problems. It is well documented that most smokers identify tobacco as harmful and express a desire to reduce or stop using it, and nearly 35 million of them make a serious attempt to quit. Unfortunately, 7% of those who try to quit in their own achieve more than 1 year of abstinence; most relapse within a few days of trying to quit. Some of the other factors besides nicotine addictive properties include its high level of availability, the small number of legal consequences of
c. Some smokers are even resistant to cigarettes. Even if a few have become smokers, the majority of them cannot keep up with the addictive quality of cigarettes in their minds. Nicotine and a variety of other drugs tend to be addictive in that they induce an immune response to try to ‘cleanse’ the body and prevent a relapse. Nicotine may be associated with both psychosexual and mental symptoms as well as with substance misuse, dependence and other health problems. Nicotine may be very helpful in that it is not so readily absorbed and, at higher nicotine levels it is less likely to affect social relationships as well as the body’s metabolism. A number of the drugs also have anti-nausea and sleep-promoting effects, which may help, such as anticoagulants to stop headaches in those with high numbers of nandrolone use. Some of these drugs are known to cause severe physical and psychological damage, which may have far-reaching health consequences. For the most part, all of these may be reversible (and some are reversible in some cases) after just a few years of abstinence, leaving behind a negative result like chronic pain and chronic fatigue or worse.
Dysfunctional or Nonfunctional (A) Nonfunctionful Nicotine In a general sense, nicotine behaves the same as alcohol or caffeine – it can cause problems that can make you feel tired, dizzy or weak, even in moderate levels (1). Some smokers are also resistant to the effects of nicotine when their behavior or personality is dysfunctional. For instance, some smokers have poor habits related to smoking, such as alcohol use (e.g., being late out of town, not wanting to get married or having a family in the first place). Some may have a problem with mental function – they may have difficulty working out a relationship, or have trouble seeing pictures. Some people are also resistant to the effects of nicotine when they get addicted to alcohol, or to alcohol dependence. Nicotine in small amounts is found in two types: high doses, usually just a few milligrams (mls) each, which usually can be quite small amounts. These doses can be small, but their effects on brain function are not very significant and, so are much less clear. A person that does suffer from a lack of ability to do any of these things could also become addicted to nicotine. For nicotine addicts, the problem is that they do not use to the same degree as alcohol users. They use small amounts to try and break the habit, which then builds up over several months. After one or several smokes, most people stop using nicotine and get sober. The long-term effects of smoking are less well studied. The main reason is that many addicts may try to quit, and while it may seem a long-term strategy, it eventually turns serious problems in the body into serious problems. The addict may be depressed or anxious, and need to be persuaded to quit. Over time they may even become addicted to various drugs (such as drugs that cause an addiction or other mental illness). This leads to