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Re:Addicted to vaped nicotine, teenagers have no clear path ... by tigershark on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @01:29AM (#18713545)
If it goes into your lips is not wasted nicotine, on the contrary you are overdosing on it. Nicotine is absorbed by the skin as far as I remember.
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Re:Addicted to vaped nicotine, teenagers have no clear path ... by ac29 on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @11:13AM (#18716631)
>Nicotine is absorbed by the skin as far as I remember.

Yep, of course it is, otherwise nicotine patches wouldn't work. It's also absorbed through mucous membranes in the mouth (see dip, chew, snus, etc).

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