NICOTINE HITS THE PLEASURE CENTER OF THE BRAIN. “Stimulation of nicotinic cholinergic receptors releases a variety of neurotransmitters in the brain. One of them, dopamine, signals a pleasurable experience and is critical for the reinforcing effects … of nicotine and other drugs of abuse, as well as for compelling drives such as eating.”
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