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Nicotine and cognitive focus

Augmenting acetylcholine through nicotine (not by smoking) is effective for enhancing concentration and focus.

On the list of things that you can do to make your brain a little more focused, this is infinitely safer than what a lot of people are doing, which is using stimulants.

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