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Wellness influencers rebrand nicotine as cognitive enhancer with scant evidence

Researcher outlines documented health risks of nicotine exposure

Kathuria documents nicotine's physiological harms: activation of the sympathetic nervous system increases heart rate and blood pressure, disrupts sleep, and places strain on the heart with repeated exposure. She emphasizes particular concern for prenatal and adolescent exposure, which can harm fetal development and alter neural systems governing attention, learning and addiction vulnerability.

Researcher outlines documented health risks of nicotine exposure
theconversation.com

“Nicotine activates the sympathetic nervous system – the body's "fight or flight" response – which increases heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts sleep.”

Hasmeena Kathuria

Hasmeena Kathuria Pulmonary physician-scientist, University of Wisconsin-MadisonWellness influencers and tech startups Promoters of pro-nicotine messaging

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