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The difference between drug abuse and addiction is that abuse involves harmful use without dependency, whereas addiction is characterized by a compulsive need to use drugs, despite negative consequences
For example, research published in Nature Medicine demonstrated that nicotine stimulates the vagus nerve, and, by extension, nicotinic receptors, reducing inflammatory cytokine production in models of sepsis
On January 26, 2023, the FDA announced that it will not regulate CBD as a dietary supplement or food stating that it is not apparent how CBD products could meet safety standards for dietary supplements or food additives