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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.
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What is the most addictive substance?
Nicotineprobably nicotine
What is most addictive about cigarettes?
a substance in it called nicotine
Is nicotine addicting?
Yes. Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances known.
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.
What is the addictive chemical in cigarettes?
Nicotine, a toxic substance is the chief active chemical of tobacco that makes it addictive. Tar, a dirty chemical which darkens the lungs And some chemical called Para-Methoxybenzaldehyde, which i don't know what it can do.
What drug class is smoking classified in?
Though cigarette smoke contains over 400 known substances (of which at least 40 are known carcinogens), its effects are generally of the stimulant category due to the nicotine.
What is in tobacco to make people keep smoking?
Nicotine, one of the most highly-addictive substances known.
Is tobacco and other forms of cigarettes addictive?
Tobacco contains nicotine, which is one of the most highly-addictive substances known. We aren't familiar with what kinds of other cigarettes you mean, but if they have any tobacco in them they are potentially addictive.
What are the top 5 most addictive drugs in a cigarette?
nicotine
What is the most addictive chemical in cigarette's?
Nicotine
What is the addictive drugs in tobacco?
The main addictive drug in tobacco is nicotine. Though many people who switch to Nicotine Replacement Therapy (such as Personal Vaporizers (E-Cigarettes), Gum, and Nicotine Patches often find that they do not get the same feeling as with cigarettes. There are many chemicals in cigarettes that give you the rush and relaxation of smoking a cigarette, but nicotine is proven to be the most addictive.
How serious is nicotine dependence?
Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances known, and one of the most difficult addictions to "kick." Tobacco use causes cancer, lung and heart disease, and birth defects.You will have to decide for yourself how serious that is.
