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> 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
by 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.