Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of lives

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No reason other than nicotine

It’s not just nicotine though. Effects of MAO inhibition and a combination of minor alkaloids, β-carbolines, and acetaldehyde on nicotine self-administration…

We don’t know the full role Tobacco specific Nitrosamines and other alkaloids play, but it’s there.

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It reinforces the effect of the nicotine. That’s literally why tobacco companies were adding acetone to cigarettes back when they were publicly denying it was even addictive.

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