First, the pharmacology of nicotine, the primary psychoactive component of tobacco cigarettes, will be discussed including its role in neurotransmission, drug reward pathways, and nicotine dependence [ Pharmacology Cigarette smoke is composed of a complex array of chemical constituents including products such as carboxylic acids, phenols, water, humectants, terpenoids, paraffin waxes, tobacco-specific nitrosamines, (TSNAs), and catechols [ and subunits ( 17, 910
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As mentioned above, nicotine selectively activates nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), particularly those containing the 42 and 7 subunits, which in turn modulate dopamine, glutamate, serotonin, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and acetylcholine pathways associated with enhanced cognitive processing