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  In the New World, tobacco was both thought of as a panacea for all that could ail you and also as a spiritual conduit. Using it cured you, kept you safe, and could give you visions. And it also helped with what was more common in those days: a less reliable food supply. In other words, more people were more hungry more of the time. Tobacco, and the  nicotine  it contained, was an effective appetite suppressant and a food substitute. When you smoked, it both distracted you from thinking about food as well as suppressing the cravings. Nicotine: The Appetite Suppressant We still use tobacco as an appetite suppressant, but more to combat the desire to eat than to survive the times when food is not available. However, the poor (and supermodels) still smoke to alleviate hunger. Historically it appears that many psychoactive substances were adopted precisely because they helped alleviate hunger. Hallucinations were much more common in those days – both because of the use of to...

  Nicotine is an alkaloid which is usually considered the addictive element in tobacco. But there’s strong evidence to suggest it is not the only addictive element in tobacco. E-liquid contains nicotine, but not other addictive alkaloids (such as anabasine, anatabine and cotinine) found in cigarettes, and some research suggests that vaping may not be as addictive as smoking. How is nicotine measured in E-Liquid? E-liquid nicotine strength is measured in mg, with the mg equivalent to the strength in percentage terms. Here’s some examples: 18mg: 1.8% 20mg: 2% 0mg: 0% 3mg: 0.3% 12mg: 1.2% The current maximum strength allowed in the UK and Europe is 20mg, or 2%. In reality, most e-liquids available in Europe and the UK contain a maximum of 18mg. This is in stark contrast to a few years ago, when many heavy smokers and former smokers (around 9% of vapers at the time), used nicotine strengths higher than 19mg. ALSO READ: NICOTINE – HOW IT WORKS? NICOTINE CHEMICAL COMPOUND 5 SUR...

  What It Is? Nicotine is a plant alkaloid, which means that it's a naturally occurring chemical that contains nitrogen. It's also a highly addictive stimulant. Nicotine is most popularly known for its use in cigarettes and tobacco products, but it has some other uses. Although nicotine is predominantly found in tobacco plants, it’s also present in tomatoes, eggplants, potatoes, and green pepper plants. And while they all belong to the nightshade family, the quantities of nicotine in these other plants are much lower than in tobacco plants.   How It Works?   There are certain proteins in our bodies referred to as receptors. These receptors only receive specific neurotransmitters or chemicals. The receptors that nicotine binds to are called nicotinic-cholinergic receptors. Nicotine is an agonist, which means that when it binds to receptors, it brings about a biological response. Nicotinic-cholinergic receptors are found in many places in the body including the brain, neuro...

 Nicotine chemical compound Nicotine , an organic compound that is the principal alkaloid of tobacco. (An alkaloid is one of a group of nitrogenous organic compounds that have marked physiological effects on humans.) Nicotine occurs throughout the tobacco plant and especially in the leaves. The compound constitutes about 5 percent of the plant by weight. Both the tobacco plant ( Nicotiana tabacum ) and the compound are named for Jean Nicot, a French ambassador to Portugal, who sent tobacco seeds to Paris in 1550.     Crude nicotine was known by 1571, and the compound was obtained in purified form in 1828; the correct molecular formula was established in 1843, and the first laboratory synthesis was reported in 1904. Nicotine is one of the few liquid alkaloids. In its pure state it is a colourless, odourless liquid with an oily consistency, but when exposed to light or air, it acquires a brown colour and gives...