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Slightly odd that they're conditioning this on nicotine and not tobacco or smoking. If someone quits smoking but relies on nicotine gum to get through occasiona
by torstenvl 7y ago
Slightly odd that they're conditioning this on nicotine and not tobacco or smoking. If someone quits smoking but relies on nicotine gum to get through occasional cravings, they would presumably still fall under the ban.
- Phylter 7y agoI think it's because there are health risks associated with most if not all forms of it. Some forms may have small health risks though. Really, they don't want to pay out the money for high health insurance anymore. I don't blame them, I guess. But it does seem discriminatory.
- DaiPlusPlus 7y ago> there are health risks associated with most if not all forms of it Hey, nicotine protects against Parkinson’s - perhaps they should reconsider their actuarial models! (Fun fact: so does methylphenidate, which apparently is generally neuroprotective according the latest on PubMed)
- sithadmin 7y ago>it's because there are health risks associated with most if not all forms of it. Some forms may have small health risks though. There is a strong causal relationship between any nicotine consumption and a plethora of cardiovascular issues. While these effects might be small for the occasional user, they certainly have a detrimental impact on the health of habitual users.
- torstenvl 7y ago> There is a strong causal relationship between any nicotine consumption and a plethora of cardiovascular issues. {{cn}}
- peteretep 7y agoYou can test for nicotine usage very easily, but you can’t catch someone smoking anywhere near as easily.
- goldcd 7y agoIt's pretty easy to test for Carbon Monoxide - can use a small handheld device that looks like a breathalyzer.
- peteretep 7y agoYou still need to be physically present at the time of smoking though, rather than able to spot check weeks afterwards like you can with nicotine usage in general.
- shhwwreyfd 7y agoThey would not be without smoke for weeks, not even for hours. Smokers continuously need cigarettes and reek of tobacco.
- rsynnott 7y agoCO-related effects persist in smokers for some time after smoking (a few days for red blood cell weirdness to go away, IIRC). Not sure how easy to test it is, though.