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| − | '''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''' is the active ingredient in tobacco and one of the most addictive drugs known to man. |
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
[[category:Chemical Compounds]] | [[category:Chemical Compounds]] | ||
[[category:addiction]] | [[category:addiction]] | ||
[[Category:Drugs]] | [[Category:Drugs]] | ||
Revision as of 16:45, March 14, 2010
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 C10H14N2. It was first isolated by the German chemists Poiselt and Riemann. When it comes into the body's system it is absorbed into the bloodstream as continine, which remains in the system for 48 to 96 hours.