Just some information for you

[drewterry]

I mean if nicotine in tobacco plants and other nightshade plants is so deadly and addictive how do they cross pollunate? Wouldnt the nicotine kill anything that tried to cross pollunate it?

[scrubadub]

Originally Posted by drewterry

Did you read the scientific paper that I quoted twice? I even put a link to it. You might check it out. Nicotine is a bitter alkaloid that is used to help cross pollunation of the plants. Nicotine doesnt kill hummingbirds so how could it kill humans? All it does is taste bitter and cause the hummingbirds to bugger off and go somewhere else.

Yes I did read it but at that point there was no link at the time and I was writing my response as you were posting it so apologies for that.

Your dont appear to be saying the same thing now as you did in the OP however

There is no tar in cigarettes. What is called tar is actually sugar that has been burned and crystalized. That is what people who smoke are addicted to. That is what is in cigarettes that causes so much addiction. Its the sugar you inhale into your lungs when you smoke.

If your point is that burning sugar in cigarettes is bad for you then I'm not going to argue with that. It's the claim that sugar is what smokers are addicted too that I have an issue with.

[drewterry]

Originally Posted by SambucaLu

So let's see....if this (one reference) is true, why not make patches and gums from sugar then instead of nicotine?

And they aren't addicted? Why do they keep going back?

Ha! We were typing at the same time Css.

Lu

The reason they use nicotine in patches and gum is because that is what they have told you that you are addicted to. Its to sell patches and gum. The reason that people go back to smoking is because they sugar they were getting. If nicotine was the only thing that was addictive then people would be addicted to the gum and patches and never go back to smoking because they wouldnt have to in order to get what they are craving.

[CssReb]

Here's an interesting read for you Drew. Posted by a member just last month.

Nicotina rustica

[drewterry]

Originally Posted by scrubadub

Yes I did read it but at that point there was no link at the time and I was writing my response as you were posting it so apologies for that.

Your dont appear to be saying the same thing now as you did in the OP however



If your point is that burning sugar in cigarettes is bad for you then I'm not going to argue with that. It's the claim that sugar is what smokers are addicted too that I have an issue with.

I didnt put the link at first because I am new on here and I didnt know if it would let me post a link yet or not.

[drewterry]

I wonder how many of you are addicted to and crave potatoes or tomatoes.

[ZambucaLu]

Originally Posted by drewterry

I mean if nicotine in tobacco plants and other nightshade plants is so deadly and addictive how do they cross pollunate? Wouldnt the nicotine kill anything that tried to cross pollunate it?

No, not necessarily. Adult humans can eat honey....but honey can be deadly for infants. Who knows what animals (birds) can digest, inhale, or whatever, that might not be harmful to us. It's called nature. Every species has its own natural tolerances.

Lu

[CssReb]

Originally Posted by drewterry

The reason they use nicotine in patches and gum is because that is what they have told you that you are addicted to. Its to sell patches and gum. The reason that people go back to smoking is because they sugar they were getting. If nicotine was the only thing that was addictive then people would be addicted to the gum and patches and never go back to smoking because they wouldnt have to in order to get what they are craving.

That is so stupid.. I used to like chewing gum, now If I chew a stick of gum once a year that's a lot. It's not the sugar in tobacco that's addicting, it's nicotine and there is also the psychological part. going back to smoking has nothing to do with sugar. BRB I need a brownie

[drewterry]

Originally Posted by SambucaLu

No, not necessarily. Adult humans can eat honey....but honey can be deadly for infants. Who knows what animals (birds) can digest, inhale, or whatever, that might not be harmful to us. It's called nature. Every species has its own natural tolerances.

Lu

Are you addicted to potatoes and tomatoes?

[CssReb]

Originally Posted by drewterry

Are you addicted to potatoes and tomatoes?

We know they contain nicotine and sugars, but we're not popping potatoes and tomatoes in our mouths every 20 minutes, are you?