Is nicotine the most addictive drug?

[evan le'garde]

Ask her about her experiences with memory and quitting nicotine as well as the nicotine/alzheimer's connection.

Ok !.........

 

[koi2]

and here I thought it was chocolate..

I didnt think chocolate was bad for you.

 

[Traver]

But caffeine has a purpose !. So the use of both these substances are at either ends of the scale so to speak. The usefulness scale that is.

That's true nicotine and vaping come first.

 

[tj99959]

Is nicotine the most addictive drug?

Not even close. salt and sugar are the most addictive substances on the planet, and they contribute to over 1,000 deaths for every one death caused by smoking.

 

[Evi|grin]

I had a huge problem quitting smoke until i found out about vaping but ive only had minor issues lowering my nic since i started vaping. I can now go for hours without and im not climbing the walls. I could not imagine doing that when i smoked, especially sitting in the hospital with a sick family member.

Im leaving to go to the grocery store and run some errands now but leaving my MVP V2 at home.

 

[BillyWJ]

I didnt think chocolate was bad for you.

Raw chocolate (cocoa butter) is actually good for you in small portions, but "chocolate", which is usually a mix of cocoa butter, sugar, and milk, can be bad for you in large amounts.

 

[BillyWJ]

Nicotine is a worse addiction than most because it serves no practical purpose !. It's a pointless addiction !.

No, I disagree with this. Nicotine is a stimulant, and a relaxant. I know from personal experience it enhances creativity. That's one reason I'm so happy to have found vaping - I'm not doing the life-threatening behavior of inhaling burning smoke (and chemicals), but still getting the effects of nicotine that I've enjoyed for decades.

 

[Orb Skewer]

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[Razorback]

No, I disagree with this. Nicotine is a stimulant, and a relaxant. I know from personal experience it enhances creativity. That's one reason I'm so happy to have found vaping - I'm not doing the life-threatening behavior of inhaling burning smoke (and chemicals), but still getting the effects of nicotine that I've enjoyed for decades.

Nicotine also fires off natural pain killers in your brain (dopamine creation I think it is). That's the really addictive part of nicotine. That's how it can be a stimulant and a relaxant at the same time.... It's in broccoli and tomatoes, it has to be good for you!

 

[evan le'garde]

No, I disagree with this. Nicotine is a stimulant, and a relaxant. I know from personal experience it enhances creativity. That's one reason I'm so happy to have found vaping - I'm not doing the life-threatening behavior of inhaling burning smoke (and chemicals), but still getting the effects of nicotine that I've enjoyed for decades.

Well alright then !.

But personally i don't benefit creatively from using nicotine. I think a person has to be creative in the first place for that to happen. And now i'm thinking that maybe nicotine use could be used as a peripheral distraction to help engage the superior colliculus of the brain. But then again, any kind of multitasking could enable that to happen in the exact same way. I dunno !!

 

[koi2]

Raw chocolate (cocoa butter) is actually good for you in small portions, but "chocolate", which is usually a mix of cocoa butter, sugar, and milk, can be bad for you in large amounts.

Have to start vaping chocolate.