Nicotine is unfairly demonized because it is the active ingredient in tobacco, which is responsible for about 6 Mio. deaths per year worldwide, 25% of which are from cancer, 25% from COPD, and 50% from cardiovascular diseases. In fact, it is thought that about 30% of cancers and 90% of COPD are attributable to smoking.
Even though addictive, nicotine itself is thought to be quite safe. It is a weak stimulant and a great nootropic. It is also thought to protect against dementia, particularly Parkinson’s disease.
Personal experience
I have been using nicotine for about six years. When I first tried it, I got nauseous as this molecule was unknown to the machinery in my area postrema, a brain stem site where potentially toxic foreign stuff is detected, and nausea is generated. However, this went away completely after a couple of times.
It did not take awfully long before I was having bits and pieces of nicotine gums and lozenges multiple times per day to help with studying. I still use it frequently and perhaps this blog would not have come into existence without it.
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