When its absorbed into the bloodstream, nicotine creates a pleasurable kick and releases the hormone beta-endorphin, which inhibits pain receptors.[3] It also releases dopamine, a neurotransmitter that is vital to our brains reward response
and the cigarette or cigar lasts longer
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Julia Chen-Sankey , Ph.D.,M.P.P., is a social and behavioral public health scientist and an assistant professor in the Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy at the Rutgers School of Public Health in the USA
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