What influenced the lateness of declaring nicotine as an addictive substance?

A. Scientific evidence did not exist to support its classification as an addictive substance.
B. The politics of the tobacco industry had previously led to the classification of tobacco/nicotine as a habit.
C. A new form of tobacco emerged around the early 1990s that had a greater number of addictive substances.
D. Nicotine is actually not addictive, and the government reversed the decision in 2001.


Answer: B

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