Negatine effects of Nicotine

[Kate]

You might find some research links in this Kaston:

Estimating the health consequences of replacing cigarettes with nicotine inhalers - http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/pic...0&blobtype=pdf

[Kaston]

You might find some research links in this Kaston:

Estimating the health consequences of replacing cigarettes with nicotine inhalers - http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/pic...0&blobtype=pdf

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you Kate! This was exactly what I was looking for!

[Kate]

I had a quick look at it and it is a projection rather than fact but there may be applicable research links there that I didn't see.

[keys]

Excellent article. Its conclusion is right on. The benefits outweigh ecig restriction, hands down.

[Kaston]

Quotes from a scientific study

• nicotine itself seems to be relatively safe
• habitual medicinal nicotine use might expose the user to a lifetime mortal risk of only 1 in 10,000 (very low compared to smoking)
• delivering nicotine without other smoke constituents should significantly reduce harms to current smokers
• nicotine probably accounts for much less than a third of smokers’ risk
• On average, eight nicotine users may be healthier than one smoker and seven non-smokers
• The benefits of a clean nicotine inhaler that displaces cigarettes might be larger than this analysis predicts
• consumers should know of nicotine’s potential immunosuppressive
  effects
• high probability that nicotine permanently affects fetal brain development
• Nicotine might impair quality of life or productivity by altering growth and function of the nervous system, with consequences potentially including depression, anxiety or addiction
• Although a number of animal studies suggest negative health consequences for nicotine consumption, others seem to exonerate nicotine as a major cause of cardiopulmonary and other diseases.

[Kaston]

I read the whole study and those where the highlights that I pulled out. Good stuff Kate!

[Kate]

That's a projection, a guess, not a study, be careful about giving it too much credibility.

What does that mean anyway, 'eight nicotine users may be healthier than one smoker and seven non-smokers'?

[Frankie]

What does that mean anyway, 'eight nicotine users may be healthier than one smoker and seven non-smokers'?

It means we should pick our friends very carefully to fall in the right group

[Kate]

Those seven non-smokers won't be too happy with the smoker in their midst.

[Kaston]

That's a projection, a guess, not a study, be careful about giving it too much credibility.

What does that mean anyway, 'eight nicotine users may be healthier than one smoker and seven non-smokers'?

I only know this from my many many psychology & stats classes in college.

Basically if you have 2 groups of 8 people, one group of all e-smokers, and another group comprised of 7 non-smokers and one smoker, having that one smoker in the non-smoker group brings their health average down so much that the e-smokers are healthier on average.

Another way of looking at it: one smoker is so unhealthy that it would take more than 8 people in perfect health to bring that one smoker's average health up.

Does that help?