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Nicotine is basically a synonym for addictive.

• tptacek 11y ago
  Ever had a week of migraines from quitting coffee?
  • Zikes 11y ago
    Can't say I have, no.
    • tptacek 11y ago
      Caffeine is very addictive. Should we regulate it too?
      • Zikes 11y ago
        When people start selling caffeine patches and joining support groups to quit drinking coffee, maybe we can visit that topic.
        • tptacek 11y ago
          First, lots of people do have very real problems quitting caffeine. Second: the support groups and meds for quitting smoking are there because smoking actual cigarettes is harmful. Take the burning cigarette away and you're not very far from the situation we're in with caffeine.
          • Zikes 11y ago
            "Caffeine addiction, or a pathological and compulsive form of use, has never been documented in humans." [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine_dependence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine_dependence
        • sophacles 11y ago
          They sell caffeine pills, and: * http://caffeine.supportgroups.com/ http://caffeine.supportgroups.com/ * http://articles.latimes.com/1995-02-06/news/ls-28802_1_coffee-people http://articles.latimes.com/1995-02-06/news/ls-28802_1_coffe... * http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/caffeineaddicts http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/caffeineaddicts
        • rDent 11y ago
          Excellent, here's a support group http://caffeine.supportgroups.com/ http://caffeine.supportgroups.com/ and here's some caffeine patches http://www.caffeineinformer.com/spot-on-energy-the-caffeine-addicts-patch http://www.caffeineinformer.com/spot-on-energy-the-caffeine-... Personally, I'm all for anything that reasonably reduces risk and improves health care outcomes.
• trhway 11y ago
  > Nicotine is basically a synonym for addictive. the same is for caffeine, addiction hits at very low level of consumption : http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/research/BPRU/docs/Caffeine_Dependence_Fact_Sheet.pdf http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/research/BPRU/docs... Now imagine if every cup of your coffee came with a spoon of asbestos mixed with cadmium and radon powder. The problem with nicotine and its addiction isn't the nicotine or the addiction itself - they are basically harmless, like coffee. The problem is that typical nicotine delivery method - tobacco cigarette - causes people to inhale whole slew of carcinogenic chemicals. The vaping eliminates all those bad factors thus converting a very harmful habit into a habit of mild relaxation (basically the only effect of low levels of nicotine). The best one thing a government can do right now to improve health of the nation (and decrease Medicare expenses) in near future is to give away the e-cigs everywhere where tobacco is sold. To the Wikipedia link in the comment below - with all the respect to Wikipedia, my link above is from John Hopkins.
  • Zikes 11y ago
    "Caffeine addiction, or a pathological and compulsive form of use, has never been documented in humans." [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine_dependence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine_dependence
    • sophacles 11y ago
      There are big problems with addiction studies in general - in this case because needing a cup of coffee to start your day is considered just fine, whereas needing a drink to start your day is considered pathological. Being grumpy because of lack of coffee is generally understood and sympathized with. Being grumpy because you haven't had a bump today is considered a cocaine problem and compulsive behavior. There is so much socialization and stigma around various substances, that terms like compulsive and pathological are hard to use objectively.
      • Zikes 11y ago
        Starting your day with bacon & eggs is just fine, too, unless you ask the vegans.