Exclusive: Leaked email shows firm behind Marlboro cigarettes critical of global ‘prohibitionist’ agenda
  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    36·
    2 years ago

    There’s also a belief that nicotine is highly addictive and very harmful. This is incorrect. Nicotine on its own is actually less physically addictive than caffeine (shorter withdrawal period), and actually has heath benefits.

    Bullshit. Quitting caffeine (multiple caffeinated drinks a day) was far, far easier than quitting cigarettes (a pack and a half a day).

    • thepianistfroggollumEnglish
      51·
      2 years ago

      Re-read the paragraph you just quoted. I clearly specified that the statement was about nicotine only, not cigarettes.

      Cigarette smoke contains over 9000 chemicals besides nicotine, some of which are added specifically to increase the addictive properties.

      I also said physically addictive, not mentally addictive.