Do some people take up tobacco because of how it’s marketed to them, or is it because they’re genetically predisposed to using it
Explore This Issue ACEP Now: Vol 43 No 10 October 2024 Toxins The plants major toxic alkaloid is nicotine, which binds to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), is considered a psychostimulant, can produce analgesia and anxiolytic effects, and stimulates specific reward pathways in the brain at low doses
Youth, racial and ethnic minorities, and low-income communities are particularly vulnerable to targeted tobacco industry marketing and advertising
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The researchers re-engineered plant viruses to produce high levels of specially designed virus-like nanoparticles in tobacco plants