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The Pharmacology of Nicotine

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Abstract

Columbus brought tobacco from the New World. In the following centuries, the smoking of tobacco spread throughout the world, despite vigorous opposition. The tobacco plant was named Nicotiana tabacum after Jean Nicot, who promoted his belief that the plant had medicinal value.

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Miller, N.S. (1991). The Pharmacology of Nicotine. In: The Pharmacology of Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse and Addiction. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3044-1_19

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