Did they go after nicotine because of money

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The problem is that any good effects that tobacco may bestow where COVID-19 is concerned, could be outweighed by the harm.

Additionally, one would imagine that if nicotine or some other chemical in tobacco had any real use, they could isolate it without the rest of the toxic smoke that comes with cigarettes.

The study I posted was only on nicotine and not tobacco. I found more information as to why nicotine can act as a healing agent, and why it can also act as a harmful agent.

"More and more, scientists are demonstrating nicotine’s powers beyond its addictiveness. Recent studiesTrusted Source suggest that nicotine has several cancer-causing effects:

• In small doses, nicotine speeds up cell growth. In larger doses, it’s poisonous to cells.
  
• Nicotine kick-starts a process called epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). EMT is one of the important steps in the path toward malignant cell growth.
  
• Nicotine decreases the tumor suppressor CHK2. This may allow nicotine to overcome one of the body’s natural defenses against cancer.
  
• Nicotine can abnormally speed up the growth of new cells. This has been shown in tumor cells in the breast, colon, and lung.
  
• Nicotine can lower the effectiveness of cancer treatment."
  

Does Nicotine Cause Cancer? Know the Facts