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A addictive drug found in tobacco leaves?
The Nicotine itself is an addictive drug itself / some claim that nicotine is more addictive than heroine/ I forgot to sign to respond to this one.
Is nicotine more addictive the cocain and heroin?
Quantifying the "addictiveness" of a drug is difficult, because each person's brain chemistry is slightly different and the values therefore differ from one person to another. Suffice it to say that both are highly addictive. Of the two, nicotine is probably the sneakier.
Is tobacco less addictive than alcohol?
Yes, Tobbaco is way more addictive than alcohol.
What is more addicting alcohol or tobacco?
Tobacco is much, much more addictive than marijuana. The active ingredient in tobacco (nicotine) is physically addictive (meaning, there are physical withdrawal symptoms when you quit smoking). The active ingredient in marijuana (THC) is NOT physically addictive.Furthermore, many studies have shown that nicotine is at least as addictive, if not more addictive, than heroin. The same cannot be said of marijuana.
Is giving up cigarettes harder than giving up heroin?
no. there are no physical withdrawal symptoms from nicotine as there are with heroin. however nicotine is more addictive than heroin.
Why is alcohol rehabilitation harder than other drug rehabilitations?
because its more addictive
Are cigars more addictive than cigarettes?
Cigars are WAY better than cigarettes because they are bigger and are more tastier. Another thought: I would not consider cigars addicting, though they do contain nicotine. The nicotine is absorbed into the mouth. Habit forming? Yes, cigars can be habit forming.
The average does of smokeless tobacco contains?
The nicotine does in smokeless tobacco is at least double that of the amount in a cigarette. That is what makes it so much more addictive than smoking cigarettes.
Is nicotine the most addictive substance known to man?
Yes. Nicotine is more addictive than heroin, cocaine or any other drug. it is the most difficult drug to quit. Sustained remissions from nicotine are generally short-lived, with multiple relapses and infrequent remissions. It is responsible for more deaths (from chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, lung cancers and cardiovascular deaths) than any other drug, although alcohol related diseases come in second. Interestingly, cigarettes and alcohhol are legal, despite the risks and dangers they pose to society, whereas illicit drugs, though posing dangers, as well, precipitate far less morbidity and mortality than the drugs our society has legalized. Just grist for the mill, and food for thought.Opiates, in the form of heroin and other substances are almost as addictive as nicotine, but quit rates exceed those of nicotine, nevertheless. Interestingly, of all the opiate-based medications used in hospitals, in order to treat pain, only 1-2% of patients become addicted, as a result.
What is the chemical in cigarette smoke that make smoking addictive?
It's obviously not, or not just, nicotine, otherwise NRT would have a far greater long term success rate than 1.6%
What is more addictive - cocaine or weed?
cocaine is more addictive than weed
Is tobacco less addictive than alchohol?
alcohol can only be physiologically addictive but cigarettes because cigarettes have nictine which addicts the person.
