Question

What makes a nicotine substitute effective?

A. It contains nicotine.
B. It contains a chemical that acts like nicotine.
C. It contains all the same chemicals as tobacco smoke.
D. It contains neurotransmitters.

Answer 1

Tobacco smoke contains a number of toxicologically significant chemicals and groups of chemicals, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (benzopyrene), tobacco-specific nitrosamines (NNK, NNN), aldehydes (acrolein, formaldehyde), carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, nitrogen oxides, benzene, toluene, phenols (phenol, ...

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