Here’s How Nicotine Affects Your Brain

The addictive drug can boost your cognition and won’t give you cancer, but that doesn’t mean it’s safe for casual use

Dana G Smith
Elemental
Published in
8 min readNov 21, 2019

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Illustration: George Wylesol

EEveryone is talking about the potential harms of vaping, and for good reason. One in four high schoolers report having used an e-cigarette in the past month, a 135% increase from just two years ago. Even…

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Dana G Smith
Elemental

Health and science writer • PhD in 🧠 • Words in Scientific American, STAT, The Atlantic, The Guardian • Award-winning Covid-19 coverage for Elemental