south korea tobacco regulation news today 2FIRSTS South Korea: Experts Propose New

Nicotine in tobacco leaves contains a chemical that causes the release of dopamine, which can help relax the nervous system

Now I am not sure what was wrong with the first "batch" of this tobacco that turned off the many, but I suspect Republic, like most dynamic companies, be they software or automobile makers, perhaps rushed the introduction of the new Drum to address the void left by the exit of the original, BEFORE some other brand had a chance to take hold as a viable replacement

Stanford University Press, Stanford, pp 179204, 308pp Li VC, Tang S (2018) Chinas new road for tobacco control: tobacco crop substitution

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