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However, the overall effectiveness and safety of alternative nicotine products remain unclear due to limited evidence and the lack of reliable biomarkers [31]

4 Because nicotine is a highly addictive substance, going without smoking for even a few hours can cause uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that make it difficult to quit

Tobacco leaves were gifted to the Spanish explorers, and the European crewmembers observed how the leaves were used and revered throughout the Indigenous populations for spiritual and therapeutic practices

"The Whig Fable of American Tobacco, 1895-1913," Journal of Economic History 66#1 (2006), pp