Understanding Drug Addiction Drug addiction, also known as substance use disorder, is a chronic disease that alters the brains functioning, particularly in its reward system
Tobacco products contain nicotine, a highly addictive chemical substance
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However, Dr Scollo said, in the past six years international medical authorities have issued definitive statements about other conditions are caused by that smoking, including liver, pancreatic and stomach cancers, all of which are not included on the packaging