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The brain responds to long-term nicotine exposure by increasing the number of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), while simultaneous changes in glutamate and GABA signaling boost excitatory signals to dopamine neurons

Within 15 years of quitting: Your risk of coronary heart disease is the same as that of a non-smoker

Airway inflammation The immune response to inhaled tobacco smoke leads to the recruitment of inflammatory cells, such as neutrophils, lymphocytes and alveolar macrophages [41]

Varenicline is known to be substantially excreted by the kidney, and the risk of toxic reactions to this drug may be greater in patients with impaired renal function