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  2. Nicotine - Wikipedia

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    According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, "nicotine is not generally considered to be a carcinogen". [39] [40] The Surgeon General of the United States indicates that evidence is inadequate to infer the presence or absence of a causal relationship between exposure to nicotine and risk for cancer. [41]

  3. List of cigarette smoke carcinogens - Wikipedia

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    A 2011 report in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) lists 65 carcinogens or possible carcinogens: "Our list of hazardous smoke components includes all nine components reported in mainstream cigarette smoke that are known human carcinogens (IARC Group I carcinogens), as well as all nine components that ...

  4. Health effects of electronic cigarettes - Wikipedia

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    Nicotine promotes endothelial cell migration, proliferation, survival, tube formation, and nitric oxide (NO) production in vitro, mimicking the effect of other angiogenic growth factors. In 2001, it was reported that nicotine was a potent angiogenic agent at tissue and plasma concentrations similar to those induced by light to moderate smoking ...

  5. Snus - Wikipedia

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    Nicotine products in general have been linked to reproductive harms such as stillbirth, premature birth, and low birth weight. [4] Conversely, non-tobacco-based nicotine pouches (also known as "nic pouches") are classified as non-carcinogenic [5] [6] [7] since nicotine itself is not a carcinogen. However, they are still harmful to ...

  6. Tobacco and life insurance: Here’s what you should know - AOL

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    Depending on the test and frequency of use, it’s possible to pass a nicotine test after you’ve been smoke-free for a few weeks. However, most life insurance providers will only classify you as ...

  7. Nicotine poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Nicotine is an agonist at nicotinic acetylcholine receptor which are present in the central and autonomic nervous systems, and the neuromuscular junction. At low doses nicotine causes stimulatory effects on these receptors, however, higher doses or more sustained exposures can cause inhibitory effects leading to neuromuscular blockade. [4] [30]

  8. FDA seeks to limit nicotine in cigarettes, most cigars. Vapes ...

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    The proposed rule doesn't ban nicotine but lowers the amount allowed in cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco and most cigars to 0.7 milligrams per gram of tobacco − a smaller ...

  9. Tobacco smoke - Wikipedia

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    Temperatures in burning cigarettes range from about 400 °C between puffs to about 900 °C during a puff. During the burning of the cigarette tobacco (itself a complex mixture), thousands of chemical substances are generated by combustion, distillation, pyrolysis and pyrosynthesis. [1] [2] Tobacco smoke is used as a fumigant and inhalant.