The acetic acid in vinegar acts as a natural disinfectant and carpet odor remover, breaking down the bacteria that cause unpleasant scents
However it has recently received increased attention due to a wide variety of potential performance enhancing drugs that are now available, and also due to prominent cases of doping by elite athletes that have been reported in the media
Menthol eases the harsh effect cigarette smoke has on the throat and is typically favored by new cigarette smokers
Rachael Wood, Consultant in Public Health Medicine women and childrens health at the NHS National Services Scotland Information Services Division in Edinburg, Scotland
This is consistent with the incentive-sensitization theory of addiction 4, 5 , which proposes that neutral stimuli can promote drug-seeking behaviour through association with drug effects, and that this is mediated through sensitization of particular brain systems, principally the ventral striatum