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Re:FDA is considering drugs to help kids quit vaping by thebigspacefuck on Friday January 18, 2019 @03:40PM (#18942838)
Yes. It's an appetite suppressant, helps you focus similar to ADHD drugs, and relaxes you. Snus (steamed tobacco) doesn't have carcinogens, cause cancer, or reduce lifespan. Pipe Tobacco users live on average 3 years longer than non Pipe Tobacco users. Nicotine is not an issue with respect to cancer. It's everything else in cigarette smoke. Nicotine's not even that addictive by itself. What's more addictive are the social behaviors surrounding it. Overcooked steaks are carcinogens and psychologically addictive, should we ban those too?
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Re:FDA is considering drugs to help kids quit vaping by sithadmin on Friday January 18, 2019 @05:15PM (#18943612)
Quite a few studies implicate nicotine as a carcinogenic agent. Further, nicotine is absolutely terrible for cardiovascular health.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4363846/

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Re:FDA is considering drugs to help kids quit vaping by _Schizotypy on Friday January 18, 2019 @11:12PM (#18945284)
Thank you! This is an important point that I almost never see mentioned.
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