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What organ dose nicotine target that results in change to mood and anxiety?

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Answer:

The Brain

Step-by-step explanation:

Nicotine acts in the brain by stimulating the adrenal glands to release the hormone epinephrine (adrenaline) and by increasing levels of the chemical messenger dopamine. Which alters behavior and mood.

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Answer:

The brain perhaps

Step-by-step explanation:

Mood and anxiety are cause by a chemical imbalance in the brain. When nicotine is put into the brain it affected how a person perceived emotion.

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