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Nicotine is also a nice alternative to coffee. I still drink coffee but past late morning I'll usually reach for nicotine because the effect is much shorter.
by siliconc0w 6mo ago
Nicotine is also a nice alternative to coffee. I still drink coffee but past late morning I'll usually reach for nicotine because the effect is much shorter.
It also has neuro-protective effects if you're an older gentleman.
- vrganj 6mo agoIt's also cripplingly addictive. Ask me how I know.
- unmole 6mo ago> It's also cripplingly addictive. That very much depends on the medium. It's virtually impossible for a nicotine naive individual to get addicted to losenges or gum.
- coffeeindex 6mo agoI’m going to need a source on that
- unmole 6mo agohttps://gwern.net/nicotine#dependence https://gwern.net/nicotine#dependence
- sph 6mo agoIn order of addictive potential, smoking >>>>> lozenges/gum >> nicotine patch. It's all a matter of how long it takes to reach peak concentration in your blood stream. Smoking takes seconds, lozenges take minutes, a patch takes 2 to 3 hours.
- sph 6mo agoI have smoked for 14 years and hated every second of it until I quit. Nicotine is not cripplingly addictive. Inhaling tobacco (or electronic cigarette) vapour by lung is crippingly addictive. Years later, I replaced my ADHD medication with low-strength nicotine patches and I find it as effective, cheaper, longer-lasting and with less addictive potential than dexamphetamine. The side effects when I forget a patch are much less than not having my morning cup of coffee — just extremely distractable and lower energy. Smoking is terrible, but I wish people learned that the effects of smoking are much more intense from the effects of pure nicotine.
- siliconc0w 6mo agoMaybe if you use the pouches but I rarely 'feel' like gum like I feel like a coffee. If I'm on vacation I don't even think about having a gum. It's only when I'm working, notice I'm dragging, and remember the option.