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> Isn't this going to make the argument for making teens smoke cigarettes so they can get access to vaping with nicotine? And before you say "they're not going
by EdwardDiego 7y ago
> Isn't this going to make the argument for making teens smoke cigarettes so they can get access to vaping with nicotine? And before you say "they're not going to go that far," we can also have a conversation about what underage people will do to get access to alcohol
Alcohol is an entirely different animal to nicotine. Nicotine doesn't, in normal doses, produce a notably altered mental state that's strongly associated in society with "having a good time". Alcohol is significantly more attractive because of all its socialisation associations.
Also, nicotine is significantly more addictive than alcohol. https://www.health.com/condition/smoking/an-addiction-specialist-explains-nicotines-powerful-hold-over-cigarette-smokers https://www.health.com/condition/smoking/an-addiction-specia...
- lovehashbrowns 7y ago> Nicotine doesn't, in normal doses, produce a notably altered mental state Right, nicotine doesn't lead to drunk driving. So that makes vaping with nicotine a target for legislation, whereas alcohol is perfectly fine because it leads to a good time? Nicotine also doesn't lead to things like alcohol poisoning, or liver damage.
- derefr 7y agoNicotine is increasingly being considered a nootropic/cognitive enhancer, and so is likely to become a drug of abuse as a "study drug" for college students, the way Ritalin is today.