So HOW addictive is nicotine/smoking??

[TomCatt]

Hmmm, supposedly my grandfather made some good dandelion wine.


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[indianajames]

I may have overlooked it in a previous post, but there is also a very strong psychological factor involved for a lot of ex-/smokers, if not the majority. I smoked an average of 3 packs a day and started vaping at a mere 12mg of nic. Most of what I vape now is 6 or 8 mg, and I'm cool with that. I have noticed, though, that unless otherwise occupied I have a PV in my hand most of the time. Like right now as I type, I put my PV down in the exact same spot where my ashtray use to be.

While the physiological addiction is one that is entirely valid, the psychological aspect of smoking can play a big roll also, depending on the personality of the individual.

 

[DC2]

I think this thread is turning into a microcosm of what I have read throughout this forum over the last four years.

Nicotine by itself is almost certainly much less addictive for some than for others.
And for many, nicotine by itself may hardly be very addictive at all.


As for me, about a year ago we went on a trip to the Riviera Maya.
When I got back, I had a bit of "Montezuma's Revenge" so I took a couple days off work and just hung out.

I didn't feel great, but I didn't feel all THAT bad either.
But for two days I left all of my vaping gear in the trunk of the car because I just didn't feel like unpacking.

That NEVER would have or even could have happened when I was smoking... not in a million freaking years.

 

[Cycles Gladiator]

There is a scale of relative addictiveness done by UCSF and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Scroll down to see how 6 substances were rated based on withdrawal, reinforcement, tolerance, dependence, and intoxication. Nicotine has the highest dependence and 2nd to caffeine for the least intoxicating effects (or actually the lowest according to the other study).

Relative Addictiveness of Drugs (NYT 8/2/94)

 

[DC2]

There is a scale of relative addictiveness done by UCSF and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Scroll down to see how 6 substances were rated based on withdrawal, reinforcement, tolerance, dependence, and intoxication. Nicotine has the highest dependence and 2nd to caffeine for the least intoxicating effects (or actually the lowest according to the other study).

Relative Addictiveness of Drugs (NYT 8/2/94)

I'd be willing to bet that although they are using the word nicotine, they are really referring to smoking.
Also please note that was not a study, it was just two people taking a stab at making rankings.

 

[TomCatt]

Nicotine, a substance frequently implicated in tobacco addiction, has been shown to have "relatively weak" addictive properties when administered alone.[16] The addictive potential increases dramatically after co-administration of an MAOI, which specifically causes sensitization of the locomotor response in rats, a measure of addictive potential.[17][18] This may be reflected in the difficulty of smoking cessation, as tobacco contains naturally-occurring MAOI compounds in addition to the nicotine.[19][20][21]

Monoamine oxidase inhibitor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This was the inspiration for WTA (Whole Tobacco Alkaloids) eliquids