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On the hypothesis that smoking was covering some kind of need in smokers, what's replacing smoking? What is that need and what's covering it now?
by thriftwy 9y ago
On the hypothesis that smoking was covering some kind of need in smokers, what's replacing smoking? What is that need and what's covering it now?
- 0xcde4c3db 9y agoWhen the US went through the same thing, it superficially seemed like cigarettes were largely replaced by caffeine, particularly in the form of "energy drinks" like Red Bull and 5-Hour Energy. It's possible that this is just a coincidence, though. As to what specifically the need might be, there's a good bit of circumstantial evidence to suggest that nicotine relieves or compensates for some symptoms of schizophrenia, ADHD, and related disorders.