Does Nicotine Cause Cancer?
Pretty much everyone understands that smoking cigarettes leads to cancer. Most people also know that cigarettes contain nicotine. Numerous Surgeon general’s warnings and “stop smoking” campaigns have made it clear that nicotine is dangerous and smoking causes cancer. But does nicotine cause cancer? The answer is no, it does not. Nicotine has an entirely different negative effect on the body and is not directly related to the cancer-causing properties of cigarettes. All that nicotine usually does is cause addiction. If there is too much nicotine in the body, an overdose may occur. Too little nicotine causes withdrawal symptoms. But it isn’t actually responsible for cancer. You can blame that on tar. This is the sticky, black substance in cigarettes that provides the bulk of the product’s flavor. If cigarette manufacturers…
