tobacco house shooting A weekend shootout at a smoke shop in the Benton Park West neighborhood has resulted in that business being asked to close – and possibly condemned. LINK IN BIO Police: Fight between customers escalates

All drugs of abuse, from nicotine to heroin, cause a particularly powerful surge of dopamine The likelihood that the use of a drug or participation in a rewarding activity will lead to addiction is directly linked to the speed with which it promotes dopamine release, the intensity of that release, and the reliability of that release. How Addiction Hijacks the Brain, Harvard Mental Health Letter Addiction occurs when your brain develops a tolerance to the dopamine being released and you continue to use the drug in order to recapture that initial good feeling

All states and territories need adequately resourced enforcement officers and laws that support swift action against retailers involved in illegal sales

The absence of nicotine does not make them safer for your lungs

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discussion 371362 Barnes PJ, Shapiro SD, Pauwels RA (2003) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: molecular and cellular mechanisms