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The Cigarette is a Drug-Delivery System Smokers typically take 10 puffs per cigarette over a 5-minute period A 1-1/2 pack (30 cigarettes) per day smoker gets 300 hits of nicotine to the brain each day The process of smoking drugs is similar across all drug types and failure to address all smokable drugs may predispose clients to relapse (Sees & Clark, 1993) Nicotine Is Mood-Altering Nicotine is a mild stimulant and a depressant Nicotine is more serious than heroin or cocaine (NIDA) It is psychoactive (changes information processing in the brain) and highly addictive Nicotine stimulates dopamine, just like heroin and cocaine, changing brain cells and damaging bodily functions

What levers, such as the MIPS's Improvement Activities, could be used to support participants to close the care loop back to accountable care entities or primary care or both

If it goes into effect, the new rule would upend the tobacco market, says David Spross, executive director of the National Association of Tobacco Outlets