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one of the most addictive drugs known to man
'''Nicotine''' is a pyrodlidine alkaloid found in the plants of the Solanacae family, especially the [[tobacco]] plant. Its [[chemical formula]] is C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>14</sub>N<sub>2</sub>. It was first isolated by the German chemists Poiselt and Riemann. When it comes into the body's system it is absorbed into the [[blood]]stream as continine, which remains in the system for 48 to 96 hours. Nicotine has been shown to be more addictive than [[cocaine]] and even [[heroin]]. Nicotine is used medicinally to treat ulcerative colitis, [[breast cancer]] among women with the high risk BRCA gene, Kaposi's sarcoma, schizophrenia, and asthma. Nicotine is also used to treat headaches.
'''Nicotine''' is the active ingredient in tobacco and one of the most addictive drugs known to man.
Nicotine has been shown to be more addictive than [[cocaine]] and even [[heroin]]. Nicotine is used medicinally to treat ulcerative colitis, [[breast cancer]] among women with the high risk BRCA gene, Kaposi's sarcoma, schizophrenia, and asthma. Nicotine is also used to treat headaches.
It is a pyrodlidine [[alkaloid]] found in the plants of the Solanacae family, especially the [[tobacco]] plant. Its [[chemical formula]] is C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>14</sub>N<sub>2</sub>. It was first isolated by the German chemists Poiselt and Riemann. When it comes into the body's system it is absorbed into the [[blood]]stream as [[continine]], which remains in the system for 48 to 96 hours.
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