What are addictive substances

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a. )The food and drug administration classifies tobacco an "addictive substance."
b. )The congress votes to raise the excise tax on all tobacco products.
c.) Hurricane Fran dumps 15 inches of rain on North Carolina and destroys 80 percent of that state's tobacco crop.
d.) Sixteen states sue the major tobacco companies for billions of dollars because of tobacco-related costs in their Medicaid programs.
e.) Medical evidence that more than two cups of coffee a day (Considered by many to be a substitute for smoking) greatly increases the risk of stomach cancer.

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