Usually, lung cancer.
Death.
The nicotine in it.
The primary cause of death among tobacco-growing settlers was nicotine poisoning. These settlers ingested too much nicotine, and they got sick and died.
Not officially. However, given that smoking and other forms of nicotine delivery are the number one preventable cause of death, it certainly should be.
No, but it could elevate your chances of death
yes
Yes, nicotine patches do contain nicotine.
There is no nicotine in Marijuana, nicotine is in cigarettes.
Alternative sources of nicotine besides tobacco include electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), nicotine patches, nicotine gum, nicotine lozenges, and nicotine inhalers.
Nicotine is a stimulant - it acts upon the nervous system of bugs causing them to be unable to breath and they suffocate. The same is true for humans - if you take in enough nicotine it becomes more difficult to breath - the nicotine contained in smoke is a lower dosage than if you ate the cigarette. DO NOT eat cigarettes or any other tobacco products - they can kill you as easily as they kill bugs.
Alternative sources of nicotine aside from tobacco include: Synthetic Nicotine – Lab-created nicotine that’s chemically identical to natural nicotine but contains no tobacco. – Common in tobacco-free nicotine pouches, gums, and vapes. Nicotine from Other Plants – Small amounts of nicotine occur naturally in plants like tomatoes, eggplants, and potatoes. – However, these sources are not commercially viable for nicotine extraction. Key takeaway: Synthetic nicotine is the only practical, scalable alternative to tobacco-derived nicotine used in modern nicotine products.
Nicotine is colourless