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Nicotine is an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants (''Solanaceae'') which constitutes approximately 0.6–3.0% of dry weight of tobacco, with biosynthesis taking place in the roots, and accumulating in the leaves.
Public health groups strongly support bipartisan FDA tobacco legislation

Public health groups strongly support bipartisan FDA tobacco legislation

Exposure to nicotine may change adolescents' brains and behavior

Exposure to nicotine may change adolescents' brains and behavior

100,000 fewer New Yorkers smoking

100,000 fewer New Yorkers smoking

68 percent of smokers want help quitting

68 percent of smokers want help quitting

Tips on getting a good nights kip

Tips on getting a good nights kip

Smoking tobacco with a water pipe increasingly popular among women

Smoking tobacco with a water pipe increasingly popular among women

Second-hand smoke scars and affects healing

Second-hand smoke scars and affects healing

Vast majority of college smokers don't quit

Vast majority of college smokers don't quit

Strongest evidence yet for the role of genetic factors in smoking addiction

Strongest evidence yet for the role of genetic factors in smoking addiction

Welsh plaster invention will help diabetics

Welsh plaster invention will help diabetics

A revolutionary new plaster could help diabetics

A revolutionary new plaster could help diabetics

Alcohol boosts the pleasurable effects of nicotine

Alcohol boosts the pleasurable effects of nicotine

Cigarette Smoking May Lower Rates of Neurodegenerative Diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

Cigarette Smoking May Lower Rates of Neurodegenerative Diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

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