The 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

The 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.