>nicotine actually is quite healthy Though there are far worse compounds in tobacco, nicotine is hardly 'healthy' - it entails a number of undesirable side eff

>nicotine actually is quite healthy Though there are far worse compounds in tobacco, nicotine is hardly 'healthy' - it entails a number of undesirable side effects. Long term use induces negative cardiovascular conditions (with rather noticeable acute effects on heart rate, blood pressure, blood lipid profile, and blood circulation in the extremities), directly contributing to atherosclerosis and dramatically increasing the risk of heart attack, strokes, and blood clots. It negatively impacts adolescent brain development, and contributes to a variety of harmful neonatal and womens' reproductive issues. That isn't to say that it doesn't have value as a nootropic - I'm an occasional user exactly for that purpose. But spreading the false notion that nicotine is somehow a 'healthy' substance is at odds with medical science.