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> so low (6~8mg a day) That doesn't sound like a very low dose for a non-smoker? While addiction to gum is very unlikely, the probability of developing toleran
by unmole 4y ago
> so low (6~8mg a day)
That doesn't sound like a very low dose for a non-smoker? While addiction to gum is very unlikely, the probability of developing tolerance is high. How long have you been using this dosage?
- tarentel 4y agoThat's a pretty low dose for a daily basis. A single cigarette varies a lot on how much nicotine it has but on average it's around ~12mg and most smokers probably don't smoke a single cigarette a day so 6-8mg is quite low.
- unmole 4y agoSure, but smokers shouldn't be the baseline for what is healthy behaviour.
- kragen 4y agoThe absorbed dose from a cigarette is closer to 2mg, so 6–8mg is 3–4 cigarettes per day. That's an order of magnitude down from the dosage of heavy smokers, who smoke multiple packs (of 20 cigarettes) per day. But it's not the half-cigarette's worth you're suggesting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine Nicotine patches are probably a less addictive option than gum, but gum itself is much less addictive than smoking.