Effects of Nicotine. Nicotine is the harmful, addictive substance found in all tobacco products. When you smoke a cigarette, chew tobacco, or otherwise ingest nicotine, the effects are immediate: Nicotine travels through the body in the bloodstream and heads straight for the brain, arriving in 7 to 15 seconds.
The current Oregon minimum wage of $9.75 per hour is the lowest amount a non-exempt employee in Oregon can legally be paid for hourly work. Special minimum wage rates, such as the Oregon waitress minimum wage for tipped employees, may apply to certain workers.
Oregon's minimum wage will remain $9.25 an hour in 2016, state officials announced Wednesday, marking the first time in five years the rate has not increased. The rate is adjusted every year to keep up with rising prices. This year, an index that measures consumer costs flatlined as gasoline prices tumbled.