Experimentation with substances during the teenage years can lead to alterations in brain structure, particularly in areas related to decision-making, impulse control, and reward processing
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There is simply no context in which it is appropriate to allow nicotine, carbon monoxide, ammonia, cyanide, or any of the other nefarious chemicals present in cigarettes inside your body
As with most addictive substances, nicotine activates the brains reward circuits and also increases levels of a chemical messenger in the brain called dopamine , which reinforces rewarding behaviors