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> How many people do you know that have become addicted to nicotine gum or patches? Sweet Mother of Uncontrolled Confounding Factors. OK, let's do this. We're

by cbd1984 11y ago

> How many people do you know that have become addicted to nicotine gum or patches? Sweet Mother of Uncontrolled Confounding Factors. OK, let's do this. We're a weird and diverse crowd. Does anyone here other than the article's author have experience with taking nicotine-containing smoking cessation aids purely for their own sake, without previously having been a tobacco user?

dplgk 11y ago
My business partner does this, says it helps his memory and concentration.
- whalesalad 11y ago
  It's not cheap. A box of gum is $40-60.
  - jonnybgood 11y ago
    For how many pieces? Last I saw it was around $15 at Walgreens.
  - dplgk 11y ago
    He uses the patches. Not sure if it's any cheaper.
benjohnson 11y ago
I did, and appreciated the results. As I am leery of long term complications, I limit my current usage to when I'm feeling down and not-productive. This time centers around the dark times of the year, and I estimate that I self-medicate with nicotine gum for about 4 weeks total a year.
evincarofautumn 11y ago
I’ve been vaping for a year or so, because I like the effects of nicotine, but can’t stand smoking cigarettes. Caffeine makes me more effective at focusing on the mundane parts of programming, but it makes it more difficult to actually reason through problems. Nicotine doesn’t interfere with my reasoning as much, though the body high can be a distraction. Also, I still have to go outside to vape, because even if it’s not as bothersome as smoke, I’m not sure my coworkers would appreciate me blowing clouds all over the office. I take breaks occasionally, for periods of 1–3 weeks. Cravings last a few days and they’re slightly worse than caffeine. It’s also just a bit of geeky fun to experiment with building your own setup. I’ve never had such an intuitive understanding of electricity before. :)

by cbd1984 11y ago

dplgk 11y ago

My business partner does this, says it helps his memory and concentration.

whalesalad 11y ago
It's not cheap. A box of gum is $40-60.
- jonnybgood 11y ago
  For how many pieces? Last I saw it was around $15 at Walgreens.
- dplgk 11y ago
  He uses the patches. Not sure if it's any cheaper.

benjohnson 11y ago

I did, and appreciated the results. As I am leery of long term complications, I limit my current usage to when I'm feeling down and not-productive. This time centers around the dark times of the year, and I estimate that I self-medicate with nicotine gum for about 4 weeks total a year.

evincarofautumn 11y ago

I’ve been vaping for a year or so, because I like the effects of nicotine, but can’t stand smoking cigarettes. Caffeine makes me more effective at focusing on the mundane parts of programming, but it makes it more difficult to actually reason through problems. Nicotine doesn’t interfere with my reasoning as much, though the body high can be a distraction. Also, I still have to go outside to vape, because even if it’s not as bothersome as smoke, I’m not sure my coworkers would appreciate me blowing clouds all over the office. I take breaks occasionally, for periods of 1–3 weeks. Cravings last a few days and they’re slightly worse than caffeine. It’s also just a bit of geeky fun to experiment with building your own setup. I’ve never had such an intuitive understanding of electricity before. :)