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What are the ingredients in tobacco and nicotine?
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See below: Tobacco is a plant that contains nicotine, it also contains many other harmful substances besides nicotine that can promote cancer, heart disease, lung disease. Nicotine is the addictive chemical or "ingredient" in tobacco, its why people can't quit the tobacco despite it being harmful.
Answered 11/28/2017
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