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Re:Nicotine: On the benefits and lack of demerits of nicotine by nrclark on Saturday November 11, 2023 @02:01PM (#38233359)
You might be overlooking a chemical conditioning element. A smoker gets a dopamine hit every time they take a pull from their cigarette. The smell, the sizzle, and the routine - all become associated with a reward pathway.

Nicotine is the chemical that causes this, but the addiction is far more than just nicotine alone.

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Re:Nicotine: On the benefits and lack of demerits of nicotine by darkerside on Saturday November 11, 2023 @02:28PM (#38233629)
Exactly. What is the chemical element in a smartphone addiction? Or a pornography addiction?

What a shortsighted and close minded comment (talking about parent).

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Re:Nicotine: On the benefits and lack of demerits of nicotine by standardUser on Saturday November 11, 2023 @03:11PM (#38234042)
As I just said in another comment, the fact that people can maintain their nicotine addiction with vapes or patches or gum shows that the primary addictive substance is nicotine and it can be effectively addictive all by itself.
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Re:Nicotine: On the benefits and lack of demerits of nicotine by dieselgate on Saturday November 11, 2023 @05:29PM (#38235226)
Do you have personal experience with a nicotine or tobacco addiction? Many of us may agree that nicotine is the _primary_ addictive substance but there are other considerations. It's not one size fit all and everyone is an individual.
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