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Working toward a vaccine to stop nicotine addiction

U.S cigarette consumption 1900–2000

Is it really safer to smoke e-cigarettes instead of tobacco?

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Working toward a vaccine to stop nicotine addiction

Working toward a vaccine to stop nicotine addiction

Developing a vaccine to fight nicotine addiction.

Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Is it really safer to smoke e-cigarettes instead of tobacco?

Is it really safer to smoke e-cigarettes instead of tobacco?

Examining whether e-cigarettes are safer than tobacco cigarettes.

Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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tobacco

tobacco

Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum).

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U.S cigarette consumption 1900–2000

U.S cigarette consumption 1900–2000

Adult per capita cigarette consumption and major smoking and health events in the...

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