How Nicotine Works
How Nicotine Works
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Sure, nicotine doesn’t cause cancer, but it does rearrange the brain’s reward system. Humans have been ingesting this plant for more than 6,000 years, but we generally understood little of it. Join Chuck and Josh as they explain how nicotine works.