<span>Nicotine
is not a narcotic drug. Narcotic drugs refer to drugs that are prohibited by
law and the use of which is a violation to the governmental regulations. Heroin
and cannabis are the most common narcotic drugs. These drugs could induce
severe side effects to the
body and could totally alter a person’s state of mind. It mainly
has a psychoactive compound that has sleep-inducing properties. In the US the
three primary narcotic drugs are morphine, codeine, and thebaine. </span></span></span>
I'm not 100% sure if this is the answer but it makes sense. The body is dependent on the drug to make it feel 'normal' So it would be physical dependence because obviously, the body is dependent on that drug. That's basically what withdrawals are.
