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Some people believe nicotine products will help them to focus or give them greater energy. However, studies have shown that these effects only last for a few seconds. Over the long term, nicotine use results in lower energy and a reduced ability to focus on necessary tasks.

What is happening here is more complex than it may seem. That’s because a nicotine addict’s emotional state is being affected by use of the drug. Their body craves nicotine and causes distress, emotional disturbances, and even anxiety when they don’t use nicotine. As a result, if they take a puff off a cigarette or a vaporizer and feel a sense of relief, their body and mind feel rewarded for triggering these emotional troubles by the use of nicotine. Even worse, people often feel rewarded in a psychosocial way for their nicotine abuse. For example, some students will meet during their lunch break to smoke cigarettes or vape in private. They may share cigarettes from their packs, take hits off the same vaporizers,

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Facts and Figures: Smoking and Vaping