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EXPLORING THE CONTROVERSIAL ROLE OF NICOTINE IN MEDICINE AND SOCIETY

Priya Lakshmi Narayanan·Ramesh Kumar Venkatesan
Published 12 June 2025
Vol. 13, No. 2 (2025)
pp. 26-32
CC BY 4.0
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    Priya Lakshmi Narayanan
    Master of Dental Surgery (MDS), Senior Lecturer, Department of Pediatrics and Preventive Dentistry, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Thalambur, Tamil Nadu, India
    IN
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    Ramesh Kumar Venkatesan
    Master of Dental Surgery (MDS), Senior Lecturer, Department of Pediatrics and Preventive Dentistry, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Thalambur, Tamil Nadu, India
    IN

Nicotine, which is a component of tobacco is often thought and educated to be hazardous. Even though they are hazardous and a risk factor for many diseases and malignancies they have some beneficial effects in our body. Some of them are to treat Aphthous ulcers, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Ulcerative cheilitis etc. Researchers have also found them to be useful in maintaining body weight. Considering Celsius definition for toxicity “All things are poison, and nothing is without poison; only the dose permits something not to be poison”. Nicotine when consumed in a lower dose and in healthier forms, do a much of salubrious properties. All the adverse effects of nicotine were found when used in higher doses and various commercial forms. Nature provides us all we need; it is in our hand to make better use of it as in case of this nicotine. Nicotine is a boon from the nature that could cure and prevent various diseases and condition. When nicotine is used in a wholesome way it is the best drug that can be consumed, but when used in a non-healthy way it might cost your life. So be natural and be with nature, it provides us what we need!!!.

JournalColumbia Journal of Health Sciences and Nursing
ISSN2998-8179
Volume / IssueVol. 13, No. 2 (2025)
Pages26-32
Published12 June 2025
DOI10.5281/zenodo.15649747
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LicenseCC BY 4.0 — reuse with attribution
PublisherKeith Publications
Narayanan, P., Venkatesan, R. (2025). EXPLORING THE CONTROVERSIAL ROLE OF NICOTINE IN MEDICINE AND SOCIETY. Columbia Journal of Health Sciences and Nursing, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 26-32. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15649747

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