000999@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat would happen if caffeine was made illegal?message-squaremessage-square124fedilinkarrow-up1246arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1231arrow-down1message-squareWhat would happen if caffeine was made illegal?000999@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square124fedilinkfile-text
Caffeine must be one of, if not the, most used drug. It is vital to the operation of more or less every industry.
minus-squareAlbumlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoNicotine sales would probably go up. It’s a mild stimulant.
minus-squarecolonial@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoCan confirm, I chew nic gum when I don’t feel like taking my ADHD medication. Gives you a little kick and (at least for me, YMMV) isn’t addictive.
minus-squareAlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoNicotine is definitely addictive, but it’s not nearly as addictive as a whole cigarette - cigs have more than just nicotine that’s addictive and some of those things are more addictive than nicotine.
Nicotine sales would probably go up. It’s a mild stimulant.
Can confirm, I chew nic gum when I don’t feel like taking my ADHD medication. Gives you a little kick and (at least for me, YMMV) isn’t addictive.
Nicotine is definitely addictive, but it’s not nearly as addictive as a whole cigarette - cigs have more than just nicotine that’s addictive and some of those things are more addictive than nicotine.