Nicotine

Nicotine

The drug in tobacco that is addictive. Nicotine also activates a specific kind of acetylcholine receptor.

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nicotine

Tobacco; General tobacco

An alkaloid derived from tobacco, responsible for the psychoactive and addictive effects of smoking.

nicotine

Chemistry; Analytical chemistry

A poisonous chemical compound that is found in the tobacco plant. It is the chemical in cigarette smoke that causes addiction.

nicotine

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

The drug in tobacco that is addictive. Nicotine also activates a specific kind of acetylcholine receptor.

nicotine

Pharmaceutical; Cancer drugs

A plant alkaloid, found in the tobacco plant, and addictive central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that causes either ganglionic stimulation in low doses or ganglionic blockage in ...

nicotine

Health care; Cancer treatment

An addictive, poisonous chemical found in tobacco. It can also be made in the laboratory. When it enters the body, nicotine causes an increased heart rate and use of oxygen by the ...

nicotine

Health care; General

A highly toxic and addictive component of tobacco. While the amounts obtained from smoking may not be enough to be immediately fatal, there's a cause-and-effect relationship to ...

gene

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

Strands of DNA that contain the blueprint of all the molecules that make up our bodies.

nicotine gum, nicotine patch

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

Two methods of delivering small amounts of nicotine into the bodies of people who are addicted to nicotine to help them quit smoking cigarettes by preventing nicotine withdrawal.

acute effects

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

The short-term effects of a drug. Acute effects are those that people feel shortly after they ingest a drug and are under its influence (e.g., while they are intoxicated).

localization of function

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

A principal of brain organization that states that specific places (circuits) in the brain carry out specific functions.

cerebral cortex

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

The large, deeply folded outer layers of the brain that make our heads so big. The cortex carries out complex perceptual, cognitive, and motor tasks.

thalamus

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

A brain structure that lies between the brain stem and the cortex and acts as a relay to the cortex for almost all sensory inputs and other kinds of information.