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Nicotine Addiction

People use tobacco for different reasons. But one thing is the same—nicotine is addictive. Learn how smoking cigarettes affects you and those around you. And take a quiz to find out why you use tobacco.

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Reasons People Smoke

Learn how nicotine changes your brain and what makes you feel like you need to smoke.

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Quiz: Why I Use Tobacco

Take this quiz to identify your triggers for using tobacco and get tips to help you deal with them.

NIH… Turning Discovery Into Health^®

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