Fourteen-year-old Isham hangs out with a group of friends who are older and are smokers. Isham has only tried cigarettes a few times, but he is at risk for becoming a smoker not only because the exposure from his peers increases his chances of developing the habit of smoking but also because nicotine, the active chemical ingredient of cigarettes, can produce __________.

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Nicotine, the active chemical ingredient of cigarettes, can produce biological and psychological dependency very quickly. People who smoke as few as 10 cigarettes early in their lives stand an 80 percent chance of becoming habitual smokers.

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