Nicotine Enhances Learning And Memory - Page 2

1069 · 06-28-08, 12:17 PM

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And if we really want to get down to the nitty gritty; the recent boom in tobacco related cancer has much more to do with both the chemicals infused with the tobacco, as well as the radioactive inorganic phosphate fertilizers that have been pushed on the soil for over 50 years.

I've got a piece in my mouth as I type.
It burns, and coats my tongue with an icky yellowish film.
I like the burn; that means I'm getting my nic fix.
Still, it can't be good for one's health.

I was actually addicted to nicotine gum long before I was addicted to cigarettes- at age 13. Since quitting smoking several years ago, I've merely returned to my first love.
It would be an exaggeration to say I'm addicted now, though.
I don't chew it every day. I like to have it around for an occasional treat; a pick-me-up before I do housework, or near the end of a long stressful day at work. If it's not there, though, I can live without it.
It certainly wasn't that way when I was addicted to cigarettes. If they weren't there, I'd become absolutely violently frantic until somebody provided some. That was a terrible addiction, one that I'm so glad to be free of. It's slavery, really.

hemstitch · 08-05-08, 02:31 AM

Really? Well, I guess it's all in the mind. The medical basis presented seemed out there.

donc · 08-05-08, 06:54 AM

I wonder how long it will be before some reporter finds that study was funded by the tobacco industry?

roguenuke · 08-08-08, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by 1069

I'm sure nicotine gum increases one's risk of oral, maxillary, and esophageal cancer, the same as chewing tobacco does.
I choose to chew it anyway occasionally. But it's good to be honest with oneself about the risks associated with one's actions.
Nicotine gum is not approved for long-term use (it's meant to be used for 4 to 6 weeks, possibly up to twelve weeks, for smoking cessation), and nicotine is carcinogenic. Chewing nicotine gum for years is no doubt equally as risky as chewing tobacco for an equivalent number of years, although both activities are still far less risky than cigarette smoking, and they have the added benefit of not exposing others to second-hand carcinogens.

Actually, most of the risks of cancer from chewing/dipping tobacco comes from what kind you use and how it is manufactured, not the nicotine itself.

Dipping tobacco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

While Nicorette is not even banned from children, although they do advise caution if you give Nicorette to children

Nicorette Gum facts and comparsions at Drugs.com