WCNC - Officials warning parents about new tobacco products

[Vocalek]

Parents being warned about 'new tobacco' products | WCNC.com Charlotte

Uh, "nicotine buzz"? I've heard people talk about this, but have never experienced it. Researcher Dr. John Hughes of University of Vermont has stated that only 10% of tobacco users experience euphoria.

I find it very strange that the director of a drug and alcohol abuse education coalition stated:

Symptoms of nicotine poisoning include dizziness, feelings of euphoria, upset stomach and throwing up.

I once accidentally swallowed a chunk of a 4 mg. Commit lozenge. I experienced three of those symptoms, but missed out on euphoria. It doesn't even make sense that euphoria would be something experienced when you are ready to lose your lunch.

Here is a list of symptoms from Medline Plus:

Symptoms

Abdominal cramps
Agitation, restlessness, or excitement
Muscular twitching
Breathing - rapid
Breathing - stops
Burning sensation in mouth
Coma
Confusion
Convulsions
Depression
Difficulty breathing
Drooling (increased salivation)
Fainting
Headache
Heartbeat - pounding and rapid, followed by slow heart rate
High blood pressure, which then drops
Vomiting
Weakness

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002510.htm

I have to wonder whether nicotine-induced euphoria is something that ANTZ want to believe because it bolsters their ideas that "all addictions are identical" and that people only use substances to "get high."

 

[Hottody]

Thank you for posting this information.

 

[VapApe]

I believe they are confusing the relief from cravings as a buzz.

 

[troncellot]

More sensationalized nonsense....thanks for the reading!

 

[rothenbj]

I used to get euphoria from smoking but it was always after a particular physical act. Never was sure it was the tobacco.

 

[JENerationX]

I would get light headed if I hadn't smoked for a while. First one of the day would do it. I'm pretty sure it was from the other chemicals and deprivation of oxygen because the e-cig has never done that to me.

 

[Bill Godshall]

Its outrageous that WCNC's weblink claimed an anti drug propagandist is an "official".

Jane Alleva, Director of All On Board -- a drug and alcohol abuse education coalition

 

[VapApe]

You know how to tell when an ANTZ lies. Their mouths are moving.

 

[RosaJ]

I never experienced euphoria in the 40 plus years I smoked cigarettes, on the contrary one of the reasons I lit up a cig was to calm down from the stresses of job/life as a whole. I think whoever wrote that warning needs to look up the meaning of the word euphoria in a dictionary. Better still, they should try an ecig with nicotine to get the fear out of their psyche and chill out.

I wonder how much money they're getting paid through Fed grants, it may just be a job to pay the bills and they're just parroting what their boss tells them to say. Only requirement for that kind of a job is to believe that someone else has all the answers and knows better what is best for the masses. There are a lot of insecure people in this world!

 

[Petrodus]

I have to wonder whether nicotine-induced euphoria is something that ANTZ want to believe because it bolsters their ideas that "all addictions are identical" and that people only use substances to "get high."

I wish I could run into an ANTZ in the wild ... Just one time !!
Guess my body language frightens them off.