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It does that to begin with, but this dopamine increase (through stimulation and reduced MAO production) means that the baseline dopamine level in a smoker chang
by oliwarner 8y ago
It does that to begin with, but this dopamine increase (through stimulation and reduced MAO production) means that the baseline dopamine level in a smoker changes. That's why you feel shitty once you stop smoking.
Once you're that far —and we're only talking days— smoking is not getting you a desirable outcome, it's merely returning you to your new baseline dopamine level.
Simply put, it's just too addictive to be used recreationally.
- jf- 8y agoYou're just reiterating the received wisdom on drug tolerance: you have to take more to get the same effect. On that, some claim to find a ceiling effect to tolerance, that is after a certain dose adaptation no longer takes place and the dose remains effective. Alternatively you can cycle. Your bottom line is an over-simplification. Also, you're now longer making your initial point, that nicotine isn't fun, instead you've moved on to 'the fun wears off or you'll need to consume more to get the same effect'.