PSYC62H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Nicotiana Tabacum, Smoke Inhalation, Pipe Smoking
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Vaping: inhaling vapor from an e- cigarette: tobacco use is widespread, in 2009, 70 million. 18. 4 percent in 2013: 6. 1 percent of middle and high school students had reported ever using an e-cigg between. Acute effects of tobacco use: tobacco is responsible for many of the severely adverse effects associated with nicotine, tobacco contains thousands of chemicals, including nitrosamines. Caffine: mild psychostimulant effects: increased heart rate, blood vessel constriction, breathing rate, reduced appetite, attention, alertness, and positive mood. From actions to effects: why people consume caffeinated. This chapter has covered two widely used psychostimulant drugs: nicotine and caffeine. Tobacco products are the key source of nicotine. Cigarette smoking is the most common form of nicotine administration, but other forms of tobacco such as smokeless tobacco and e- cigarettes are popular as well. Tobacco use has a long history, dating back to the ancient uses in the americas and then reaching europe after columbus"s expedition to the new world.
