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Smoking: pharmacology

Watch Dan describe the effects nicotine has in the body and explain how these effects are produced.

Watch Dan describe the effects nicotine has in the body and explain how these effects are produced.

In the video, Dan also explains why people become dependent on nicotine and presents examples of the types of withdrawal symptoms that may occur if a person who was addicted to nicotine suddenly gave up smoking.

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