Nicotine is highly addictive; in fact, it is as addictive as heroin and cocaine. Nicotine reaches the brain within 8 seconds of inhalation. Its effects on the body include increased heart rate and blood pressure, increased alertness, and reduced appetite. Although nicotine is an addictive substance, it is actually the tobacco in nicotine products that can cause deadly cancers.
How many people died building the Hoover Dam? A: According to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the âofficialâ number of fatalities in building the Hoover Dam is 96. Most were men who suffered âindustrial fatalities,â such as drowning, falls from canyon walls and truck accidents. Not included were workers injured at the site, who died later from unreported complications.
The 2013 fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people and wounded another 226 in West, Texas, should never have occurred, the chairman of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said Tuesday. Though the board's report says that at least 14 people were killed, the death toll was updated to 15 people in the days after the blast. The board's investigation, released a few days after the first anniversary of the explosion, indicates the incident was preventable, Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso said.