• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    1 year ago

    There’s also a belief that nicotine is highly addictive and very harmful. This is incorrect. Nicotine on its own is actually less physically addictive than caffeine (shorter withdrawal period), and actually has heath benefits.

    Bullshit. Quitting caffeine (multiple caffeinated drinks a day) was far, far easier than quitting cigarettes (a pack and a half a day).

    • thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com
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      1 year ago

      Re-read the paragraph you just quoted. I clearly specified that the statement was about nicotine only, not cigarettes.

      Cigarette smoke contains over 9000 chemicals besides nicotine, some of which are added specifically to increase the addictive properties.

      I also said physically addictive, not mentally addictive.

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      1 year ago

      That’s because cigarettes are also laced with MAOI’s.

      The MAOIs increase the dopamine response from Nicotine when it is heavily desired.