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Tobacco addiction is about monoamine oxidase inhibition and its tendency to make nicotine extremely habit-forming. Tobacco smoke contains various MAO-inhibiting

Tobacco addiction is about monoamine oxidase inhibition and its tendency to make nicotine extremely habit-forming. Tobacco smoke contains various MAO-inhibiting chemicals, which are the primary reinforcing agent. Vapes do not contain monoamine oxidase inhibitors, only nicotine. They are significantly less habit-forming, and the tobacco companies know this. Edit: except Juuls, which are tobacco extract vaporizers and almost certainly contain MAO inhibitors.

grandmczeb 7y ago
That's not evidence, that's a motive. On the other hand it's a fact that tobacco companies have spent money on campaigns against various e-cigarette bans[1] and publicly argued against them as well[2]. [1] https://www.opensecrets.org/news/issues/e-cigarettes https://www.opensecrets.org/news/issues/e-cigarettes [2] https://prospect.org/health/big-tobacco-lobbied-to-save-vaping-juul-altria/ https://prospect.org/health/big-tobacco-lobbied-to-save-vapi...