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Animal Study Finds Effects of Nicotine on Brain Mirror Those of Cocaine
5/9/2011

A new study found that the effects of nicotine on the parts of the brain involved with addiction are similar to the effects of cocaine. The study found that one 15-minute exposure to nicotine caused a long-term increase in the excitability of nerve cells involved in reward.

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