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Not as much as nicotine though. NON-smokers are shown to be 50% more likely to develop Alzheimer's (controlling for increased mortality). They are both stimula
by metamemetics 16y ago
Not as much as nicotine though. NON-smokers are shown to be 50% more likely to develop Alzheimer's (controlling for increased mortality).
They are both stimulants with effects upon the acetylcholine system. One of the receptors weakly stimulated by nicotine but a target for research into treaments for Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, Parkinsons, ADHD as well as nootropics is the Alpha 7 Nicotinic receptor. If you hear of any alpha 7 nicotinic receptor agonists pharmaceuticals that are well tolerated in humans with few side effects, I would invest heavily.
- anigbrowl 16y agoI wonder if smoking-cessation products like nicotine lozenges and so on might start to get off-label prescriptions as has happened with some other drugs. One issue they all have is their lack of a quick release, which is what most smokers are seeking (guilty :-/ ).
- metamemetics 16y agoThe problem with nicotine, and part of the reason its so addictive, is its extremely short half lfie (2hours). However there are studies showing improvement in cognitive impairments with nicotine patches. One medication currently used for alzheimer's is Galantamine ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galantamine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galantamine ) which raises general acetylcholine levels as well as increasing nicotinic acetylcholine activity specifically.