Question

Why is nicotine considered a stimulant

Answer 1

Answer:

This question lacks a simple answer. In short, it’s both. To understand the implications of this, one should know what a stimulant and a depressant are. Then, they can understand why nicotine is such a dangerous drug.

Explanation:

A stimulant is an umbrella term. It covers a wide range of substances that increases the activity of different bodily systems. The main one they affect is the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord).

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Answer 2

Answer:

It is considered a stimulant because it increases your heart rate. How does smoking harm the respiratory system? Tar clogs lungs, decreases your ability to breath, harms aveoli.

Explanation:

Stimulants is an overarching term that covers many drugs including those that increase activity of the central nervous system and the body, drugs that are pleasurable and invigorating, or drugs that have sympathomimetic effects.

Central nervous system (CNS) stimulants are common in clinical practice, and have a high potential for abuse. The CNS stimulants can be classified as analeptic stimulants, psychomotor stimulants, or methylxanthines. Doxapram activates peripheral chemoreceptors and central respiratory centres in a dose-dependent manner.

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