NICOTINE IS A CHEMICAL THAT OCCURS NATURALLY IN TOBACCO. IT IS ADDICTIVE AND NOT RISK-FREE. HOWEVER, CONTRARY TO THE BELIEFS OF SOME, NICOTINE IS NOT THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF SMOKING-RELATED DISEASES.

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Consider for a minute some facts

that science has now proven to be fiction.

Like lightning never striking in the same place twice.

Swallowed chewing gum staying in the body for seven years.

Or thinking that the earth is flat,

which we all now know not to be the case.

Nicotine has also been misunderstood.

While it is addictive and not risk-free,

nicotine is not the primary cause of smoking-related diseases.

These are principally caused by the chemicals released when tobacco is burned.

Nicotine is a naturally occurring substance found in tobacco leaves.

Once it enters the bloodstream, it is metabolized by the liver

and is constantly cleared by the body.

Nicotine is one of the reasons people smoke,

along with other factors such as taste and ritual.

For adult smokers to switch from cigarettes to smoke-free alternatives,

these products need to contain nicotine.

The best choice for any smoker is to quit cigarettes and nicotine use altogether.

Smoke-free alternatives are only for adults who would otherwise continue smoking.

Find out more at pmi.com.

 

WHY NICOTINE IS NOT THE MAIN PROBLEM

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Nicotine is addictive and not risk-free. However, nicotine is NOT the primary cause of smoking-related diseases.


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It’s the burning of tobacco that poses the biggest risk to smokers. A cigarette, when combusted, produces over 6,000 chemicals.


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Around 100 of these chemicals have been identified as causes or potential causes of smoking-related diseases.

THE BEST CHOICE

for any adult is to quit products containing tobacco and nicotine altogether. Smoke-free products exist only for those adults who would otherwise continue to smoke.

DOES NICOTINE

CAUSE HARM?

Nicotine is highly toxic, but only when ingested or absorbed in high doses—beyond those typically found in regulated smoking or vaping products.

Nicotine can also temporarily increase a person’s heart rate and blood pressure.

Certain people should not use nicotine—such as minors, women during pregnancy or while breastfeeding, or people with certain health conditions, such as severe high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes.

Nicotine is addictive and not risk-free.

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