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How an e-cigarette could lead to cocaine
Quote: E-cigarettes designed to help people quit smoking may act as a ''gateway'' to harmful illicit drugs, researchers have said.
Like conventional cigarettes, the devices are said to raise the risk of addiction to banned substances such as cannabis and cocaine.
Scientists pointed out that while eliminating many of the toxic compounds found in tobacco, e-cigarettes delivered highly addictive ''pure nicotine''.
In mice, nicotine was found to alter brain biochemistry and prime the animals to develop a need for cocaine.
Analysis of human data suggested it had the same effect in people, with cocaine addiction rates highest among former cigarette smokers.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/health...caine.html
This is getting beyond ridiculous.
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09-04-2014 07:47 AM |
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