Nicotine: How Long Does It Last In The Body

1) What is the drug?  What is the chemical name and the common ?

Nicotine is derived from the tobacco plant. Chemical name is 3-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolydinnyl)pyridine. Common forms are tobacco, cigarettes, and cigars.

2) Ways the drug is obtained (synthetic or not) Does it come from another living thing, or is it synthesized (made) in the lab?

Nicotine can be a synthetic drug however it also can be made several types of plants. It is naturally in tobacco and the nightshade family.

3) —What does it do to the body that makes the user take it or abuse it? (Why do users LIKE using this drug or why can't they stop using this drug?)

the drug is a stimulant which speeds up the messages from the body to the brain. After the body gets rid of the drug,

the person feels withdrawal symptoms and to avoid the symptoms, a person would be compelled to take another one.
4) —What body systems are affected by it?
When a person smokes, the chemical(?) is inhaled deep into the lungs, which is then absorbed into the bloodstream that is circulating throughout the body and through the lungs.

It is quickly transported all over the body to the heart, blood vessels, nervous system and endocrine. (Circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, muscular, nervous system)

—5) How much time does it need to take affect, How long does it last in the body?

Nicotine does not take long to take effect and can reach the bloodstream and brain rather quickly. This depends on how the drug was ingested, how much they ingested, and how long the person has been taking nicotine.

6) Can the body system recover from the drug, does it have any permanent effects to the body

The circulatory system can recover once it gets rid of the nicotine and it regulates the amount of fats and plaque inside the bloodstream and attached to vessel walls. (This can happen because nicotine is a stimulant which causes a flight or fight response which means that stored fats are released into the bloodstream to give the energy to run or fight. However, there is nothing to run from or to fight so there is excess fat in our bloodstream and plaque may form from all the fats and other nutrients inside the bloodstream). Also, the increased heart rate and blood pressure will return to normal soon after ingesting the

frug.
The respiratory system can partially recover because there may be permanent damage to the lungs. The effects on the respiratory system are
“irritation of the trachea (windpipe) and larynx (voice box) reduced lung function and breathlessness due to swelling and narrowing of the lung airways and excess mucus in the lung passages
impairment of the lungs’ clearance system, leading to the build-up of poisonous substances, which results in lung irritation and damage
increased risk of lung infection and symptoms such as coughing and wheezing
permanent damage to the air sacs of the lungs.”
    The nervous system can recover once it gets rid of the nicotine and
    The endocrine system will recover once it regulates the amount of adrenaline released by the adrenal glands. Nicotine can control the amount of adrenaline released because it binds to a part of the brain that controls the flow of adrenaline.