Nicotine, the primary addictive component in tobacco, stimulates the release of dopamine, creating pleasurable sensations that reinforce continued use
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91 Thus, while each plaintiff must prove reliance, he or she need not identify any discrete statement or omission by the defendants, but may instead prove inferential reliance based upon the long history of the cigarette manufacturers public misinformation and propaganda campaign touting the lack of reliable scientific evidence establishing a link between smoking, addiction, and cancer
Richard Boatright, a 61-year-old man who began smoking at the age of 12, is one of thousands of plaintiffs who were a part of the first-ever smokers class action case Engle v