Again, I have not spoken regarding long term effects at all where this is concerned. I have been more concerned with increased immediate risk of blood clots.
I searched for nicotine and blood clots. The name deep vein thrombosis only came up later from a law enforce,ent officer to whom I was talking about this thread. He dealt with deaths from that same problem in his job. The doctor who treated my husband for the blood clot told him that nicotine, as well as CO2 in cigarettes, thicken the blood and creates a greater risk for future blood clots. This was after I had him specifically ask about that. Otherwise, I'm sure the answer would have been that cigarettes in general were the risk factor. In my 20s, the doctor warnings I received concerning blood clots and smoking only specified smoking as the culprit.
It has to be your own choice of which risk is acceptable to you. For various medical questions to which I had trouble finding a knowledgeable MD, I've picked my own way through medical reports and studies, tediously deciphering just about every word with the use of a medical dictionary. You may find that method useful, I don't know.
Many people have jobs and lives which would cause them to be more concerned about nicotine's relation to blood clots than other people would be. In other respects nicotine some may determine the risk are worth the medical benefits. I have indeed found studies and reports indicating the beneficial use of nicotine. Unfortunately, I have only found the information in reports of those same types you regard as suspect.
I've read reports which used to indicate that nicotine was the helpful part of cigarettes which keeps ulcerative colitis in check. However, some other studies seem to indicate that CO2 may, in fact, be responsible for that. The jury is still out there. I have also read reports indicating that nicotine helps keep endometriosis less active (perhaps by lowering estrogen levels in women). Neither subject had as much information as I was able to find for the nicotine/blood clot link, but then, both conditions are considerably less common.
I searched for nicotine and blood clots. The name deep vein thrombosis only came up later from a law enforce,ent officer to whom I was talking about this thread. He dealt with deaths from that same problem in his job. The doctor who treated my husband for the blood clot told him that nicotine, as well as CO2 in cigarettes, thicken the blood and creates a greater risk for future blood clots. This was after I had him specifically ask about that. Otherwise, I'm sure the answer would have been that cigarettes in general were the risk factor. In my 20s, the doctor warnings I received concerning blood clots and smoking only specified smoking as the culprit.
It has to be your own choice of which risk is acceptable to you. For various medical questions to which I had trouble finding a knowledgeable MD, I've picked my own way through medical reports and studies, tediously deciphering just about every word with the use of a medical dictionary. You may find that method useful, I don't know.
Many people have jobs and lives which would cause them to be more concerned about nicotine's relation to blood clots than other people would be. In other respects nicotine some may determine the risk are worth the medical benefits. I have indeed found studies and reports indicating the beneficial use of nicotine. Unfortunately, I have only found the information in reports of those same types you regard as suspect.
I've read reports which used to indicate that nicotine was the helpful part of cigarettes which keeps ulcerative colitis in check. However, some other studies seem to indicate that CO2 may, in fact, be responsible for that. The jury is still out there. I have also read reports indicating that nicotine helps keep endometriosis less active (perhaps by lowering estrogen levels in women). Neither subject had as much information as I was able to find for the nicotine/blood clot link, but then, both conditions are considerably less common.
