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Cigarettes, electronic vapor devices, and other products that contain nicotine can cause serious health effects such as lung cancer and heart disease. WORDS TO UNDERSTAND

arduous: referring to something that is difficult, requiring hard work cessation: bringing something to an end, such as nicotine use dependency: a state in which a person’s body relies on a drug or other substance to feel healthy hormone: a chemical produced in the human body that stimulates actions in the body or brain. neurotransmitter: a chemical that carries messages between nerve cells in the brain and central nervous system. psychosocial: related to the interaction between individuals and social groups

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