Nicotine Improves Memory And Helps Brain Repair Itself
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[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]The researchers implanted 46 rats with small minipumps that dispensed either 3 or 6 mg of nicotine per kilogram of body weight per day
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Cool, where do I get mine?!?
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Smoking is bad for brain power, the brain damage from the carbon monoxide outweighs the benefits of the nicotine. vaping should be good for the brain though.
I have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) which makes it very difficult to remember names and numbers for me (other People can add their own difficulty) and a whole plethora of problems one must learn to overcome. I've done this on my own from early childhood, people were always laughing at me when I didn't really understand something, even the simplest things. I spent a lot of time being embarrassed and hurt. I do indeed think differently. So I had to train myself how to mega-concentrate. I have two children also with ADD, and four out of five of my grandchildren have been diagnosed. The first was born Down Syndrome.
It takes tremendous conciousness to concentrate on the task at hand, however with the affliction concentration is also affected! I can multi-task like crazy, but if I get interupted it's over! Start over again. It gets dizzying, all brain functions which rely on efficient short and long term memory recall is sometime severely affected. Nicotine does seem to be advantageous to memory functions.
I've been self-medicating for years, the ability to 'relax' and be able to concentrate and carry out a task. However the side-effects from the other chemicals in smoke, especially carbon dioxide do negate any benefit, i/e sluggish thinking, unable to get good sleep, sort of foggy feeling, and so tired all the time.
So you can imagine how 'alert' I felt for the first time in years when I switched to an e-cig! It was amazing! I had to use the Dictionary when I first started posting on ECF, just to check myself, because previously I wouldn't attempt to spell certain words without looking them up. I couldn't believe being unaided, it was so surprising to me. Long-term memory not quite so hidden in my brain anymore! (Like a really bad filing system.)
My ADD hasn't gone away, it never will, but I am convinced I am far better off maintaining a low dose nic 6-12mg/ml intake with my e-cig than to try to quit completely. What the article said about too-high doses is absolutely correct, it does quite the opposite.
I love my e-cig.
It takes tremendous conciousness to concentrate on the task at hand, however with the affliction concentration is also affected! I can multi-task like crazy, but if I get interupted it's over! Start over again. It gets dizzying, all brain functions which rely on efficient short and long term memory recall is sometime severely affected. Nicotine does seem to be advantageous to memory functions.
I've been self-medicating for years, the ability to 'relax' and be able to concentrate and carry out a task. However the side-effects from the other chemicals in smoke, especially carbon dioxide do negate any benefit, i/e sluggish thinking, unable to get good sleep, sort of foggy feeling, and so tired all the time.
So you can imagine how 'alert' I felt for the first time in years when I switched to an e-cig! It was amazing! I had to use the Dictionary when I first started posting on ECF, just to check myself, because previously I wouldn't attempt to spell certain words without looking them up. I couldn't believe being unaided, it was so surprising to me. Long-term memory not quite so hidden in my brain anymore! (Like a really bad filing system.)
My ADD hasn't gone away, it never will, but I am convinced I am far better off maintaining a low dose nic 6-12mg/ml intake with my e-cig than to try to quit completely. What the article said about too-high doses is absolutely correct, it does quite the opposite.
I love my e-cig.
If you keep telling yourself this, it really never will. The brain has the power to overcome any disease or mental problem.
There is no cure for ADD, like many other neurological quirks, like Dyslexia, ADHD, and possibly Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) fits in this category. Sorry to say that. It is not a disease. It's not mental illness. It is the way my brain functions. There's no fix. Only a lot of work to deal with it the way it is, it takes a special way of learning and discipline to overcome major difficulties to whatever degree possible.
Welcome to the real world.
Welcome to the real world.
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It's nice that this kind of research has been emerging at the same time that nicotine is becoming more widely available in different forms. Maybe as medical science starts using cotinine we can eventually break through the societal barrier that has nicotine so tightly associated with the evils of smoking. Then we can all enjoy our nicotine in peace! And in fruit flavors!
My fear is that as medicinal uses of nicotine are confirmed, the FDA will see nicotine products exclusively as drugs - to the complete elimination of recreational or alternative sources.
Nicotine then becomes a prescription-only product.
We are between a rock and a hard place: Using a product that could be a "drug" within a short period, and one that is NOT a tobacco product by traditional definitions and the pending state actions against us. E-smoking defines recreational nicotine use!
We will live or die on whether that becomes as acceptable as drinking a cup of espresso.
Nicotine then becomes a prescription-only product.
We are between a rock and a hard place: Using a product that could be a "drug" within a short period, and one that is NOT a tobacco product by traditional definitions and the pending state actions against us. E-smoking defines recreational nicotine use!
We will live or die on whether that becomes as acceptable as drinking a cup of espresso.
I can confirm this - in college I would memorize 100-200 pages in one night chain vaping and chewing tobacco... would recommend it for any student!
"60 Minutes" did something a few weeks ago on "smart drugs" taken by U.S. college students to enhance academic performance. Kind of unnerving. Later on it got me to thinking, "Back in my day, we just smoked!"
Hemingway said "No smoke, no thought"
I've seen this effect through my entire life
it's the little hit of stimulant that keeps the brain in overdrive
i've even chewed tobacco for the kick in no smoking situations
but it rots your gums
praise the muses for the e-cig
i'm down to half my analog consumption
still cutting down
and thank christ,
still thinking
and still writing
I've seen this effect through my entire life
it's the little hit of stimulant that keeps the brain in overdrive
i've even chewed tobacco for the kick in no smoking situations
but it rots your gums
praise the muses for the e-cig
i'm down to half my analog consumption
still cutting down
and thank christ,
still thinking
and still writing
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