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I agree that they're not harmless. They're addictive, and being forced into reliance on a substance is never good. Though, this is the only detriment we know o
by Lambdanaut 13y ago
I agree that they're not harmless. They're addictive, and being forced into reliance on a substance is never good.
Though, this is the only detriment we know of.
- Zak 13y agobeing forced into reliance on a substance is never good I find this wording problematic. I'm skeptical that any significant number of people in the developed world today start using nicotine without knowing that it's addictive or that a significant fraction of nicotine addicts developed that addiction through involuntary exposure.
- Zigurd 13y ago> They're addictive, and being forced into reliance on a substance is never good. How bad is it? Unless I'm exercising hard, I'll get caffeine withdrawal symptoms if I stop drinking coffee. I have read of both beneficial and detrimental effects of caffeine. What's the threshold for considering the accompanying physical addiction a problem?
- DanBC 13y ago> What's the threshold for considering the accompanying physical addiction a problem? If something is addictive but not physically harmful the threshold is when it starts to affect your day to day life. Gambling is fun. Some people have a problem with gambling. When you think that gambling is affecting your day to day life it's stopped being fun and turned into a problem.