Posted by linkadge on November 5, 2010, at 17:07:43
In reply to Re: That 'Pill' Is Smokin'!, posted by morgan miller on November 4, 2010, at 17:51:12
>There are also possible long term health risks >with nicotine, one of them being increasing >growth of cancer cells.
Nicotine is not exactly proven carcinogenic. It promotes angiogenesis (blood vescle growth) which can be good or bad. In the case of a stroke, angiogenesis can be very good. Nicotine achieves this by activating certain growth factors. Actually, exercise also enhances angiogenesis.
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