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Nicotine is a psychostimulant that is being researched for schizophrenia, ADHD, and Alzheimer's. Nicotine is also used in tobacco which provides the rewarding effects of smoking, and causes addiction.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoClinical trials are now underway on drugs that use nicotine -- which acts on the acetylcholine receptors in the brain -- to treat wounds, depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, Tourette Syndrome, ADHD, anxiety, and other disorders. "Nicotine is highly stigmatized -- and for good reason, because the delivery system is so deadly," said Don deBethizy, CEO of biotech firm Targacept and formerly a researcher with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. "But the drug itself and the research generated by studying its effects on the brain both show great promise for helping us improve our physical and mental health." The development of nicotine patches for smokers trying to quit, as well as studies showing that smokers seemed to be protected from certain diseases, helped spur research into therapeutic use of nicotine. Still, nicotine-based pharmaceuticals face a stigma given the drug's long association with smoking.
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What Are Some Uses For Nicotine?
Nicotine is used as a pesticide.
Dangerous as it may be what chemical's ability to mess with your dopamine and glutamate levels may mean it has medical uses when it comes to Parkinson's Tourette's and Alzheimer's?
Nicotine
Are there legal uses of nicotine?
yes
Does alcohol have any medical benefits or uses?
No
Are there any medical uses of wine?
In a medical facility no one uses wine. But it can be used for disinfection of a wound because of the alcohol in it.
Does this drug have any medical benefits or uses?
Some drugs do in fact have medical benefits.
What are the medical limits to nicotine?
r u that dum?
Do Sunflowers have any medical uses?
Im not sure if this is a medical use but one thing is sunflower oil.
Are there any poems about the drug nicotine?
Nicotine by Ezra Pound
How does a cigarette nicotine level differ from an electronic cigarette nicotine level?
A "Tobacco" cigarette is a sampled measure of nicotine; I think they test 1 out of every 10,000 for nicotine level. E-Cig's use a very specific volume of medical grade nicotine.
Is there any nicotine in ecigarettes?
yes the point of it is it has nicotine but not any the other harsh chemicals cigarettes do
What are the medical uses for thorium?
Thorium hasn't medical uses.
