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What is Nicotine? Help and Info
Nicotine is a chemical naturally produced by If you’d like to speak to someone, local treatment
several types of plants and vegetables. It is most services will be able to provide support for you and
commonly associated with the tobacco plant, your family, and can answer questions you may
Nicotiana Tabacum, a member of the Nightshade have about nicotine.
family of plants.
• QUIT offers a range of confidential services to
Nicotine is one of many thousands of chemicals help smokers quit smoking.
found in the Tobacco plant. It is the main addictive quit.org.au or 13 78 48
chemical in cigarette products. • Parents, Elders and trusted friends
• GPs and Pharmacists
• Local Alcohol and Other Drug Services
adin.com.au/help-support
or look under A in the phone book Nicotine
Nicotine • Fire, Ambulance Police 000
is a central • Lifeline Australia 13 11 14
nervous system • Kid’s Helpline 1800 55 1800
stimulant - it • Poisons Information Centre 13 11 26
speeds messages
up to and from the • Family drug support a 24/7 service Nicotine...
brain . fds.org.au or 1300 368 186
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• www.everybodys.business is it just smoke?
• tuneinnotout.com - youth website
• Medicines Line 1300 MEDICINE
We don’t know if Nicotine itself is a carcinogen – if • Get the effects by txt! 0439 TELL ME
it causes cancer by itself– but it does seem to have Simply text the name of the drug you want to know about
a role in the disease, and appears to enhance the Check out more brochures in this series. Nicotine is one of many thousands of
growth of cancer . chemicals found in the Tobacco plant. It is
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the main addictive chemical in cigarette
How is it used? products.
Nicotine is used in many ways. It is found in tobacco, Repeated use can cause dependency
which may be rolled into a cigarette, pipe or cigar and impact on many aspects of a
and smoked, or bought as loose leaves or pellets and These plus more are available at aldaf.org.au smoker’s health.
chewed or held in the mouth to release nicotine.
More recently, nicotine is added to a fluid (made 000 In an emergency call 000
of vegetable glycerin and propylene glycol) and
heated into a vapour to inhale, using an ‘electronic
cigarette’ (e-cig) or ‘vape’.
Nicotine is also used for quit smoking devices, known
as Nicotine Replacement Therapy, in adhesive skin
patches, lozenges and chewing gums.
References: Visit www.den.org.au to find a comprehensive list of references for this resource