Question 5 • Fall 24 Personal Fitness IC
Nicotine quickly affects the brain by stimulating its reward center, which can produce feelings of pleasure and reinforce use. That makes “stimulation of the brain’s reward center” the short-term effect. Diabetes, dental problems, and mouth cancer are longer-term health risks; withdrawal effects occur when nicotine use is reduced or stopped after dependence develops.
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