Older adults are especially vulnerable, which may be due, at least in part, to their increased risk of heart and lung disease
Effects of Nicotine on the Brain Research into the effects of nicotine on the brain has shown that nicotine, like cocaine, heroin, and marijuana, increases the level of the neurotransmitter dopamine, which affects the brain pathways that control reward and pleasure
Washington (CNN) -- Nine new graphic cigarette warning labels showing cancerous lesions and other impacts of smoking were unveiled Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration, part of the agency's sweeping new powers to regulate tobacco and tobacco products
and 3) During your postpartum checkup, did a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker ask you if you were smoking cigarettes? Women could have had more than one health care visit during the postpartum period