Causes And Effects Of Nicotine And Cocaine
It is clear that businesses have an obligation to inform their customers about their product's ingredients and dangers. Looking at the case of Rose Cipollone we see that she was a heavy smoker. Her doctor's had to remove part of her right cancerous lung and informed her that she had to quit smoking. Unfortunately, she was addicted to smoking. Her doctor's removed the rest of her lung that year and she finally quit smoking. She then sued the Liggett Group, the makers of the cigarettes she smoked. The lawsuit charged that the company knew of the link between cancer and smoking in the early 1940's. The company was found innocent of conspiring with other tobacco companies to hide the dangers of cigarette smoking but guilty on the grounds of falsely claiming its products were safe.
Let us examine the hype surrounding the supposed danger and addiction of nicotine. The Food and Drug Administration tells us that nicotine (the addictive drug found in cigarettes) is just as addictive as cocaine and should be illegal.
Nicotine and cocaine are two different things that may be just as addictive as each other but they certainly do not produce the same effect. Let us take a closer look at the properties of nicotine.
Nicotine is a chemical, C10H 14N 2, which is found in the tobacco plant. People say that pure nicotine (a colorless, odorous liquid) is poisonous. You would think nobody would want to do such a thing, smoke poison.
Nicotine is quite different from cocaine. The effects of any drug demand on such factors as: amount taken, past drug experience, manner in which the drug is taken, and where it is taken.
Cocaine's short-term effects appear soon after a single dose and disappear within a few minutes or hours. When taken in small amounts (up to 100 mg), cocaine usually makes the user feel euphoric, energetic, talkative, and mentally alert. It can also temporarily dispel the need for food and...
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