NYU professors who defended vaping didn't disclose ties to Juul

Re:NYU professors who defended vaping didn't disclose ties t... by 39896880 on Monday May 06, 2024 @11:49AM (#40276007)

I think you mean “dependency” and not “addiction.” Addiction is by definition a bad thing:

“Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to use a drug or engage in a behaviour that produces natural reward, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences.”

You’re right about nicotine though. It’s the delivery that’s the problem, in addition to the addictive properties which make the harm of the delivery less salient. Emphasis mine. From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction?wprov=sfti1#

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Re:NYU professors who defended vaping didn't disclose ties t... by dyauspitr on Monday May 06, 2024 @12:16PM (#40276317)

That’s my point. A nicotine addiction does not satisfy the “despite substantial harm and other negative consequences” corollary. Using a high quality vape pen and unflavored vegetable glycerine as the base, the delivery issue is somewhat resolved.

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Re:NYU professors who defended vaping didn't disclose ties t... by joquarky on Monday May 06, 2024 @11:41PM (#40282137)

Anyone else remember when "internet addiction" was a thing?

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